Guard News - The National Guard

Whitehead: “Guardsmen in the Pacific Crucial to Homeland Defense”
March 28, 2023 — HONOLULU – The National Guard’s senior enlisted leader visited with Hawaii National Guardsmen and command teams to observe operations in the Pacific Mar. 6-8.During the visit, Senior Enlisted Advisor... MORE

New York Guard Participates in Exercise Guerrier Nordique
March 28, 2023 — RESOLUTE, Nunavut, Canada – Members of the 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York, supported exercise Guerrier Nordique, from Feb. 22 to March 23, in the harsh High... MORE

New York Army Guard Officer Candidates to Train in Albania
March 28, 2023 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. - Five New York Army National Guard officer candidates are heading to Albania in April to train with their counterparts from the Albanian Land Force and the New Jersey... MORE

176th Wing Rescues Snowmachiners Stranded in Ravine
March 27, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Arctic Guardians of the 176th Wing rescued two snowmachiners stranded in a ravine on Bald Mountain March 25.Nearing midnight, the Alaska Rescue Coordination... MORE

Lithuanian Air Force Commander Visits 193rd Special Ops Wing
March 27, 2023 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Col. Antanas Matutis, Lithuanian Air Force commander, toured the 193rd Special Operations Wing March 21 as part of a week-long visit to enhance security cooperation and plan... MORE

Oregon Guard, Bangladesh Army Train During Tiger Lightning
March 27, 2023 — GAZIPUR, Bangladesh – Members of the Oregon National Guard, the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Civil Affairs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal... MORE

Illinois Guard Soldiers Receive Polish Armed Forces Medal
March 27, 2023 — MARSEILLES, Ill. - Polish Army Col. Edward Chyla presented the bronze Polish Armed Forces Medal to four Illinois National Guard members March 25.The Illinois National Guard Soldiers received the medal... MORE

Virginia National Guard Installation Redesignated Fort Barfoot
March 27, 2023 — FORT BARFOOT, Va. – The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett was officially redesignated Fort Barfoot in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extensive... MORE

Idaho Guard’s First Senior Female Enlisted Leader Paves Way
March 24, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho - Command Sgt. Maj. Alice Randolph unofficially began her career in the U.S. Army when she was just 10 years old.“My brother came back from basic training and taught us drill and... MORE

Soldiers Train at Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program
March 24, 2023 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Ten National Guard Soldiers from seven states participated in Military Funeral Honors Level 2 training at the State Military Reservation Feb. 26-March 11.Soldiers from Alabama,... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard Soldier Places 2nd in Army Marksmanship
March 24, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier placed second overall at the 2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships.Maj. Ian Swisher of the 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 56th... MORE

Washington Guard Trains with Royal Thai Army Counterparts
March 23, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, Bear and Cobra companies, recently learned how to survive in a jungle as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2023.“The Soldiers... MORE

Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders
March 21, 2023 — HORSHAM, Pa. - Strategic planning, capability sharing and future cooperation were the focus when leaders of the Lithuanian Air Force and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 111th Attack Wing met at... MORE

West Virginia Guard, Qatar Conduct Key Leader SPP Exchange
March 21, 2023 — DOHA, Qatar - West Virginia National Guard and Qatari military leaders met in Doha March 14-16 in a State Partnership Program engagement.Participants included Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, adjutant general;... MORE

Air Force Leaders Discuss Total Force Integration
March 20, 2023 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Senior RegAF, Reserve, National Guard and civilian Air Force and Space Force leaders participated in a Department of the Air Force Total Force Integration symposium,... MORE

Indiana Guardsmen, Slovak Partners Compete to be Best Warrior
March 20, 2023 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Indiana National Guardsmen and Slovakian service members competed in this year’s Best Warrior Competition March 17-19. The three-day competition tested basic Soldier skills like... MORE

Washington Guard, Thai Partners Strengthen Cybersecurity
March 20, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Since he first supported the Cobra Gold exercise in 2018, Washington Air National Guard Lt. Col. Jason Silves has focused on strengthening cybersecurity.“I started at Cobra Gold... MORE

National Guard, Canada Conduct Tactical Arctic Insertion
March 20, 2023 — RESOLUTE BAY, NUNAVUT, Canada - Thirty-seven U.S. and Canadian Soldiers were tactically inserted by an LC-130 Hercules on Arctic Ocean ice just east of Little Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada,... MORE

Guard Recognizes Milestones that Brought Positive Change
March 20, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard will recognize three anniversaries this year that legally established racial integration in the military, opened more opportunities for women to serve and ended the... MORE

Kentucky Civil Response Team Hosts Multi-agency Exercise
March 17, 2023 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – If there ever were an incident at the Churchill Downs Racetrack requiring the specially trained chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) unit of the National Guard,... MORE