https://www.nationalguard.mil National Guard News RSS Feed en-us Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:49:00 GMT Fri, 26 Jul 2024 02:18:53 GMT https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3849478/florida-army-guard-makes-major-training-exercise-possible/ CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Close to 5,000 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers reported to Camp Shelby,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/25/2003510077/150/150/0/240715-Z-TJ333-001.JPG' alt='Soldiers from the 53rd Brigade Support Battalion prepare an M977A4 HEMTT cargo transporter to move ammunition from an ammunition supply point to an ammunition holding area at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 15, 2024. They are among almost 5,000 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers mobilized to Camp Shelby to support the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise, a major training event that ensures the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s readiness and proficiency to deploy.' /> <br /> Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:49:00 GMT Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3849478/florida-army-guard-makes-major-training-exercise-possible/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3849319/pennsylvania-guards-213th-rsg-trains-on-heavy-vehicles/ FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Soldiers with the 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/25/2003509994/150/150/0/240723-Z-HB431-1683.JPG' alt='U.S. Soldiers with the 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, train how to operate and maintain Light Medium Tactical Vehicles during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 23, 2024.' /> <br /> Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:46:00 GMT Spc. Annie Riley, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3849319/pennsylvania-guards-213th-rsg-trains-on-heavy-vehicles/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3848816/indiana-national-guard-conducts-intensive-mortar-training/ FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Members of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment of the<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/24/2003509764/150/150/0/240720-A-XH374-1225.JPG' alt='Members of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard, conduct a critical segment of their annual training focusing on advanced mortar operations as part of &quot;Operation Touchdown July 18, 2024.' /> <br /> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:44 GMT Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Runser, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3848816/indiana-national-guard-conducts-intensive-mortar-training/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3845676/oregon-national-guard-trains-for-peacekeeping-deployments/ FORT JOHNSON, La. - As night fell on the Joint Readiness Training Center July 20, Task Force<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/22/2003507752/150/150/0/240721-Z-ZJ128-1001.JPG' alt='Lt. Col. Joshua Rapp, commander of Task Force Guardian, conducts an after-action review with his staff July 21, 2024, at Fort Johnson, La. The review follows Task Force Guardian&#39;s first night of engagement with opposition forces during the Joint Readiness Training Center rotation, preparing the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team for upcoming overseas missions.' /> <br /> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:55:38 GMT Maj. Wayne Clyne, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3845676/oregon-national-guard-trains-for-peacekeeping-deployments/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3845271/medical-training-brings-new-opportunities-to-blackfeet-tribe/ BROWNING, Mont. – U.S. service members from more than 50 units across the country are in Montana for<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/22/2003507416/150/150/0/240717-Z-CC887-2032.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Spc. Brianna Bottorff, a combat medic assigned to the 215th Medical Company, Indiana Army National Guard, triages a patient at the Blackfeet tribal Health - Operation Walking Shield Innovative Readiness Training medical mission at Browning High School in Browning, Mont., July 17, 2024.' /> <br /> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:05:00 GMT Maj. Jordyn Craft, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3845271/medical-training-brings-new-opportunities-to-blackfeet-tribe/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3845179/alaska-air-guard-helps-rescue-plane-accident-victims/ JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing and<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/22/2003507363/150/150/0/180605-Z-ZY202-023.JPG' alt='A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier during a fini flight for Chief Master Sgt. Lance Jordan, command chief master sergeant for the Alaska Air National Guard.' /> <br /> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:38:42 GMT David Bedard, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3845179/alaska-air-guard-helps-rescue-plane-accident-victims/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3844390/remember-why-you-serve-top-enlisted-guard-leader-says-in-south-dakota/ RAPID CITY, S.D. - Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/19/2003506824/150/150/0/240713-Z-EP075-1001.JPG' alt='Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, presents coins of recognition to members of the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from South Dakota. The SEA toured facilities and met with Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard during their drill weekend July 14-15, 2024.' /> <br /> Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:22:21 GMT Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Pena, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3844390/remember-why-you-serve-top-enlisted-guard-leader-says-in-south-dakota/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3844123/new-york-national-guard-assists-with-tornado-recovery-effort/ ROME, N.Y. - Dozens of New York National Guard members spent three days cleaning up debris caused by<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/19/2003506654/150/150/0/240717-Z-BK208-1010.JPG' alt='New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 174th Attack Wing clear debris in Rome, New York, July 17, 2024, alongside city employees. The New York National Guard deployed 25 Airmen from the 174th Attack Wing, 25 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, and an additional 10 Soldiers to help clear debris left by a July 16 storm.' /> <br /> Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:35:11 GMT Staff Sgt. Eric Bryant, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3844123/new-york-national-guard-assists-with-tornado-recovery-effort/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3843913/pennsylvania-maintainers-conduct-two-week-training-exercise/ JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron’s<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/19/2003506521/150/150/0/240718-Z-NQ177-002.JPG' alt='Pennsylvania Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Leonard, left, and Tech. Sgt. Shane Miller, with the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, work on a pick-off rescue while on a radar tower during a two-week training exercise that ended June 16, 2024. The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron is a geologically separated unit of the 171st Air Refueling Wing.' /> <br /> Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:08:20 GMT Master Sgt. Keith Boring and Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3843913/pennsylvania-maintainers-conduct-two-week-training-exercise/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3842469/weapons-of-mass-destruction-exercise-tests-interoperability/ LIHUE, Hawaii – Members of the 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team tested<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/18/2003505555/150/150/0/240607-F-PL327-978.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel F. Billingsley, communications chief, 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, tests radio transmissions during a training exercise in Lihue, Hawaii, June 7, 2024. The exercise included military and civilian response partners to better integrate capabilities when disaster strikes.' /> <br /> Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:17:00 GMT Master Sgt. Arthur Wright, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3842469/weapons-of-mass-destruction-exercise-tests-interoperability/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3844161/air-national-guard-helps-battle-california-fires-from-the-air/ At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme, Calif., over multiple fires in California. Two additional aircraft will also be activated later this week from Nevada and Wyoming.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/19/2003506677/150/150/0/240715-F-QY689-102.JPG' alt='Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Aircrew and personnel with the Colorado Air Force Reserve Command&#39;s 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, the California Air National Guard&#39;s 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, the U.S. Forest Service, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) prepare two MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft to assist with firefighting efforts at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, July 15, 2024.' /> <br /> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:10:00 GMT AFNORTH Public Affairs https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3844161/air-national-guard-helps-battle-california-fires-from-the-air/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3840514/iowa-air-national-guard-security-forces-train-in-michigan/ ALPENA, Mich. - Through heat, humidity and rain, Security Forces Airmen of the Iowa Air National<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/16/2003504264/150/150/0/240711-Z-KI557-087.JPG' alt='U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Kolby Gries, 185th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces, looks through the sights of a M240B machine gun at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center near Alpena, Michigan, July 11, 2024. Security Forces Airmen of the Iowa Air National Guard were training on air base ground defense, urban tactical operations, weapons and equipment, and security forces procedures.' /> <br /> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:12:00 GMT Senior Airman Tylon Chapman, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3840514/iowa-air-national-guard-security-forces-train-in-michigan/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3839816/virginias-search-and-extraction-team-proves-capabilities/ FORT BARFOOT, Va. - More than 200 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted multiple<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/16/2003503853/150/150/0/240523-Z-A3554-001.JPG' alt='Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participate in a collective training exercise while conducting search and extraction procedures May 23, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The team&#39;s search and rescue element practiced skills to find and rescue survivors on a training site constructed by the VNG Soldiers and Airmen.' /> <br /> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:54:05 GMT Virginia National Guard Public Affairs https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3839816/virginias-search-and-extraction-team-proves-capabilities/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3839682/idaho-army-guard-helps-rescue-injured-hikers-in-2-missions/ BOISE, Idaho - For the second time in five days, the Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/16/2003503777/150/150/0/230426-Z-AY311-2042.JPG' alt='The same training that Idaho Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers complete to be ready to fight and win our nation’s wars also makes the Guardsmen a valuable asset in their local communities when called upon to support domestic operations in emergencies.' /> <br /> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:27:03 GMT Maj. Robert Taylor, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3839682/idaho-army-guard-helps-rescue-injured-hikers-in-2-missions/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3838369/wisconsin-guard-conducts-search-and-rescue-training/ JACKSON COUNTY, Wis.  –  A Wisconsin Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew conducted a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/15/2003503198/150/150/0/240601-O-A3612-034.JPG' alt='Sgt. Zachary Hintze, a crew chief assigned to a Wisconsin Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew from West Bend, Wis., hoists Sgt. 1st Class Eric Furbee, a critical care flight paramedic, back into the aircraft after a successful patient recovery during a search and rescue training exercise June 1, 2024, in Jackson County. The Black Hawk crew collaborated with Trail Ambassadors and the emergency management offices of Jackson County and the Ho-Chunk Nation.' /> <br /> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:54:28 GMT Vaughn R. Larson, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3838369/wisconsin-guard-conducts-search-and-rescue-training/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3838218/f-15ex-eagle-ii-unveiled-at-portland-air-national-guard-base/ PORTLAND, Ore. - The future of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing was on full display July<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/15/2003503091/150/150/0/240712-Z-CH590-1351.JPG' alt='An F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to the 142nd Wing, takes off during the unveiling ceremony at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, July 12, 2024. The 142nd Wing will be replacing the F-15 C/D model Eagles with the new F-15EX Eagle II models.' /> <br /> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:45:00 GMT John Hughel, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3838218/f-15ex-eagle-ii-unveiled-at-portland-air-national-guard-base/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3836479/wisconsin-guard-medical-company-helps-set-up-clinic/ FORT JOHNSON, La. - Walking into an empty medical clinic and getting it up and running in under<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/12/2003502072/150/150/0/240613-Z-OK054-007.JPG' alt='1st Lt. Jennifer Vanden Busch, the Joint Readiness Training Center Aid Station Rear operations officer, prepares a syringe June 13, 2024, during a training rotation for the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Brigade Combat Team. She was among the medics, nurses and physicians from the Wisconsin National Guard and surrounding states who responded to a call for volunteers to staff the JRTC clinic.' /> <br /> Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:50:30 GMT Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3836479/wisconsin-guard-medical-company-helps-set-up-clinic/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3835794/vermont-national-guard-rescues-beryl-flood-victims/ COLCHESTER, Vt. - Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers worked with urban search and rescue teams to<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/11/2003501576/150/150/0/240711-Z-BA489-1001.JPG' alt='Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers supported Vermont Emergency Management Urban Search and Rescue Teams conducting health and welfare checks and evacuating people during flash flooding July 10-11, 2024, in Barre, Vermont. Before the storm, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott approved the activation of approximately 15 Soldiers and seven high-water vehicles to prepare for flash flooding.' /> <br /> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:51:03 GMT Maj. J. Scott Detweiler, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3835794/vermont-national-guard-rescues-beryl-flood-victims/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3835111/utah-air-national-guard-conducts-weapons-training-exercise/ HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing, Gowen Field, participated in a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/11/2003501119/150/150/0/240611-Z-IM874-1234.JPG' alt='Aircraft armament systems technicians from the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Maintenance Group download 30 mm rounds during a weapons system evaluation program exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 11, 2024. The A-10 is equipped with the GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun and can fire 3,900 rounds a minute.' /> <br /> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:20:53 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Allmaras, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3835111/utah-air-national-guard-conducts-weapons-training-exercise/ Guard News https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3835108/new-jersey-pennsylvania-air-guard-collaborate-on-exercise/ ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – Civil engineer Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing, New<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/11/2003501118/150/150/0/240609-Z-WF444-1163.JPG' alt='Airmen assigned to the 171st Civil Engineer Squadron and the 177th Civil Engineer Squadron perform land navigation and simulated combat training exercises as part of the Piney Devil training exercise June 9, 2024, at Warren Grove Range, New Jersey.' /> <br /> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:02:43 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Merlock, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3835108/new-jersey-pennsylvania-air-guard-collaborate-on-exercise/ Guard News