Courtesy Story | Fort Sill Public Affairs | 11.15.2021
Pvts. Broughton and Brendan Beggs are the youngest of nine siblings in their family from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The fraternal twins decided to join the Army National Guard and ended up in 1st Battalion, 19th Field Artillery for Basic Combat Training (BCT)....
Story by Capt. Robert Taylor | Idaho Army National Guard | 06.01.2019
Two companies from the Kansas Army National Guard’s 891st Engineer Battalion are currently completing a rotation at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, to prepare to conduct future real-world missions during unit deployments. The 242nd Engineer Company, based in Coffeyville, and the 772nd Engineer Mobility Augmentation Company, based in Pittsburgh, are providing......
Story by Capt. Robert Taylor | Idaho Army National Guard | 06.01.2019
If Kansas Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Rectenwald is at work, he’s likely saving someone’s life or standing by ready to do so. As a civilian, he works as a paramedic for the Jefferson County Ambulance Service, located about an hour outside of Kansas City. As a member of the Kansas Army National Guard he serves as a 68W combat medic in the 891st Engineer Battalion....
Story by Staff Sgt. Karin Sharrai | Idaho Army National Guard | 09.27.2018
The 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, recently completed a 21-day training rotation at the Idaho Army National Guard’s Orchard Combat Training Center, located southeast of Boise....
Story by Capt. Robert Taylor | Idaho Army National Guard | 08.24.2018
Capt. Haily Barley sees a lot of similarities between her job as a police officer for the Middleton Police Department and her service to the Idaho Army National Guard. “I’m pushed to my limits, both physically and mentally, at both jobs,” she said. “But the best part is the people. You’ll never meet more amazing people dedicated to helping or serving.” Barley should know......
Story by Capt. Robert Taylor | Idaho Army National Guard | 06.16.2018
Under wartime conditions, 12B combat engineers must strategically place primed M1A3 Bangalore torpedoes in wire obstacles, tie them together for detonation and move to a safe standoff distance as quick as possible while taking heavy fire from the enemy....
Story by Maj. Robert Taylor | Idaho Army National Guard | 06.13.2018
Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard’s 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion and the Army Reserve’s 321st Engineer Battalion conducted a live-fire M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) range June 13, 2018, at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Boise, Idaho, in support of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation....
Story by Capt. Robert Taylor | Joint Force Headquarters - Idaho National Guard | 06.21.2017
Soldiers of the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion, headquartered in Twin Falls, returned home today after spending the past three weeks at Fort Hood, Texas, conducting annual training. The training involved more than 80 Soldiers from the Magic Valley and involved Soldiers from at least six states and four of the Army National Guard's five armored brigade combat teams....
