BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota National Guard and USA Today Sports will present the 2013 Inspiration Award to Mandan High School senior Michael Kaip at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 22 at Mandan High School during a school assembly...

BISMARCK, N.D. — A remembrance ceremony at the “Memorial to the Fallen in the Global War on Terrorism” will honor two additional North Dakotans that were killed in action last December...

FARGO, N.D. — The tenth year of an annual fundraising event to support families of those serving in the military turned into the biggest yet...

Williston, N.D. — The Williston community, families, friends and loved ones all gathered Sunday to attend a Freedom Salute to honor more than 90 Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper), who returned to North Dakota at the end of March...

WILLISTON, N.D. — A formal welcome home ceremony, called a Freedom Salute, is taking place this weekend to honor approximately 90 Guardsmen and their families with the North Dakota National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper)...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Soldiers with the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will be leaving North Dakota in two groups and from two locations on Sunday morning, as they travel to Fort Bliss, Texas...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Joining the national-wide proclamation, Gov. Jack Dalrymple has proclaimed May as Military Appreciation Month...

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have gotten pretty good at fighting floods. They should. They’ve got plenty of real-world experience in recent years. North Dakota Guardsmen have helped local ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Six members of the North Dakota National Guard covered a cumulative 157.2 miles Sunday morning as they represented the state in the Lincoln National Guard Marathon...

BISMARCK, N.D. — After 42 years of service to his state and nation, Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Jundt, of Bismarck, is retiring...

BISMARCK, N.D. –The North Dakota National Guard’s 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) will be conducting field training exercises at Kimball Bottoms beginning 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3 and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 4...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — More than six years after its return from a mission to Afghanistan, Company A of the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment finally received tangible proof of one of the highest unit awards the Army can bestow for meritorious service. ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — A Change of Responsibility ceremony on Saturday will honor the North Dakota National Guard’s outgoing state command chief warrant officer and welcome his replacement. ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Army National Guard welcomed a Catholic chaplain to its ranks in a ceremony held at Raymond J. Bohn Armory here today.

FARGO, N.D. — As the North Dakota National Guard begins its second week supporting flood efforts, the number of Soldiers and Airmen on duty increased briefly today as missions shift from traffic control to quick reaction forces for flood emergencies. ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — More than 1,000 family members, friends and supporters of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment filled the Alerus Center in Grand Forks today. They were there ...

BISMARCK, N.D. —The North Dakota National Guard’s 188th Engineer Company (Vertical), of Wahpeton and Oakes, recently dominated the annual Army Engineer Regiment and Society of American Military Engineers-sponsored awards in the National Guard division by claiming four of the five top military honors...

BISMARCK, N.D. —The North Dakota National Guard and Joint Family Program recognizes its volunteer award winners this week during National Volunteer Week, thanking their many volunteers that enable the accomplishment of critical missions...

FARGO, N.D. — The first North Dakota National Guard members to assist in 2013 flood operations began duty Monday in Fargo, and those efforts increased yesterday and again today. Nearly 80 National Guard members are now ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — More than 200 members of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will be honored Sunday before leaving for a yearlong deployment. The Soldiers ...

FARGO, N.D. — A weekend Spring Concert will bring together the North Dakota National Guard’s 188th Army Band and the Lake Agassiz Concert Band with a mix of music from throughout the past century. Each band ...

FARGO, N.D. — A boy from Glasston, N.D., will soon be promoted to a general in the North Dakota Air National Guard. Samuel Green, 7, just finished chemotherapy to battle Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, an aggressive and rare cancer ...

FARGO, N.D. — During a ceremony today at the North Dakota Air National Guard base in Fargo, the unit known as the “Happy Hooligans” added yet another accolade to a lengthy list of accomplishments. For the 15th time, the Airmen ...

FARGO, N.D. — It may seem routine to receive the same award again and again, but leaders say it simply shows the level of dedication, precision, commitment and mission accomplishment shown by the North Dakota Air National Guard. Known as ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota National Guard will be participating in the recertification portion of the Wildland Fire Behavior and Firefighter Training Friday, April 5...

FARGO, N.D. — As part of the Department of Defense-sponsored State Partnership Program relationship that North Dakota shares with Ghana, three North Dakota National Guard members recently returned from a mission there and in the neighboring country of Togo. ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The final two Guardsmen with the North Dakota National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper) are scheduled to return tomorrow...

On Feb. 2, along with a group of 29 other people from the 119th Wing, I departed Fargo in a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft. The temperature was negative 12 degrees Fahrenheit as we boarded the aircraft and waited — with all of the doors open — while the loadmaster ...

FARGO, N.D. — After a nearly three-month hiatus from overseas deployments, nearly 30 members from the North Dakota Air National Guard’s 119th Security Forces Squadron left this month for Afghanistan. The six-month deployment breaks the reprieve ...

BISMARCK, ND — Almost a year after the community hosted a send-off in their honor, more than 90 Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper) were united with family and friends ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The return trip for nearly 100 Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper) has been confirmed...

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota National Guard journalists recently garnered numerous awards in competitions that pitted their stories and photos against the best across the nation...

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Air National Guard Happy Hooligans welcomed a new commander today. Col. Kent Olson will lead the 119th Wing as Col. Rick Gibney steps down and prepares to deploy. ...

FARGO, N.D. — Nearly 40 North Dakota National Guard members who took part in a U.S. Army Africa exercise in Cameroon are back home as their Central African military counterparts develop follow-on plans for using their newly learned skills. The exercise ...

FORT BLISS, Texas — Almost a year after the community hosted a send-off in their honor, nearly 100 Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper) are back on U.S. soil tonight. ...

FARGO, N.D. — A Thursday ceremony at the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, will honor the outgoing wing commander and welcome his replacement. After more than three years of dedicated leadership ...

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. — The North Dakota National Guard capped off a stellar biathlon season with a team championship at the 29th Annual Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships last week...

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Air National Guard, known as the “Happy Hooligans,” recognized the “best of the best” during the 2012 Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet on Saturday...

FARGO, N.D. — The 10th annual Remember Our Serving Soldiers, or R.O.S.S. event, will take place Saturday, March 9 at the West Fargo, N.D., VFW Post 7564...

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Air National Guard, known as the “Happy Hooligans,” will recognize the “best of the best” during the 2012 Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday in Moorhead, Minn...

DOUALA, Cameroon – Col. Giselle Wilz, Task Force Central commander for Central Accord 2013, will be available for phone interviews from Cameroon at 2 p.m. Central time Friday, March 1...

DOUALA, CAMEROON – While plentiful in the United States, finding duct tape in Cameroon brings to mind the proverbial needle in the haystack. ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota National Guard will host a media availability for former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha at 1 p.m. (CST), Thursday Feb. 21...

DOUALA, Cameroon – Months of long-distance planning and meetings evolved in recent weeks into an in-person partnership that will launch Central Accord 13...

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The North Dakota National Guard’s best shooters have been competing against the best in the U.S. Army since Jan. 28 at Fort Benning, Ga. As they travel home this weekend from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s U.S. Small Arms Championship, or “All-Army” competition ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — An Iraqi war Veteran with more than 40 years of military experience relinquished his duties as the North Dakota National Guard’s senior enlisted leader to Chief Master Sgt. James Gibson...

BISMARCK, N.D. — An Iraqi war Veteran with more than 40 years of military experience will relinquish his duties as the North Dakota National Guard’s senior enlisted leader during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory in Bismarck...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota National Guard will host a media availability for former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha at 1 p.m. (CST), Feb. 21 at the North Dakota State Capitol press studio...

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. — The North Dakota National Guard brought its largest team yet to the Central Region Biathlon Competition last week. Twelve Soldiers and Airmen competed against their counterparts from 12 other states Jan. 24-27 at Camp Ripley, Minn. ...

BISMARCK, N.D. – A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has received an alert notification for possible mobilization. The 814th Medical Company (Area Support), based out of Bismarck, with a detachment in Grand Forks, N.D...