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Pennsylvania Soldiers Win Multinational Shooting Competition
December 1, 2022 — SINAI, Egypt – A team of U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, won a multinational shooting competition while... MORE

National Guard SEA Thanks Texas Guardsmen on Border Mission
November 30, 2022 — HARLINGEN, Texas - Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the senior enlisted advisor for the chief, National Guard Bureau, visited Texas National Guardsmen at the Texas-Mexico border over the... MORE

NY Air Guard Leaders Salute World War II Vet on his 100th
November 29, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard leaders gathered at the Shaker Place Nursing Home to honor a World War II veteran on his 100th birthday Nov. 28.William H. Meyer served in the Army Air... MORE

Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade Tested in Warfighter Exercise
November 29, 2022 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team sent more than 100 Soldiers to participate in Warfighter Exercise 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Oct. 25-Nov... MORE

Iowa National Guard Soldier Gives Back to Homeless
November 29, 2022 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – Shortly after the first snow of the season, Iowa National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sullivan pulled out his “Lil Red Wagon” for the third year in a row to collect donations for the... MORE

Alaska Guardsmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Scammon Bay
November 29, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter filled with volunteers and holiday gifts for children in the northwest community of Scammon Bay touched down on the south bank... MORE

First Lady Jill Biden: National Guard a 'beacon of hope' in times of need
November 28, 2022 — WASHINGTON – How best to support service members and their families dominated discussion when First Lady Jill Biden hosted National Guardsmen, spouses and children at the White House Nov. 28.“For many... MORE

Minnesota Guard Honors Returning MIA Korean War Veteran
November 28, 2022 — MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIRPORT – Near midnight on a small airport tarmac in Bismarck, North Dakota, family and tribal drums greeted the return of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Melvin Little Bear, a Korean... MORE

Cal Guard’s 746 CSSB Hands off Mission to Colorado’s 68 DSSB
November 25, 2022 — POWIDZ, Poland - The 746th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion furled their colors during a transfer of authority ceremony with the 68th Division Sustainment Support Battalion Nov. 22. The 746 CSSB,... MORE

Guard Wing Supports Film Production of First Black Naval Aviator, MOH Recipient from Korean War
November 23, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. - “Devotion” details the heroic efforts of Navy Capt. Thomas Hudner Jr., who purposely crash-landed his own aircraft in an attempt to rescue downed fellow naval aviator Ensign Jesse... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard Conducts Homeland Response Force Exercise
November 23, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard members of the state’s Homeland Response Force conducted a training exercise Nov. 17-20.Almost 400 Soldiers and Airmen from Army and Air National... MORE

KC-135 Operations Resume at Reopened Sioux City Runway
November 23, 2022 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Military aircraft operations returned to the Sioux City airport this week with the completion of a substantial runway improvement project.While the construction was underway, Iowa... MORE

New York Air Guardsman Completes Brazil Jungle Training
November 22, 2022 — MANAS, Brazil - For New York Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Jeremy Miter, adapting to the heat and humidity of the Amazon basin was the toughest part of the six weeks he spent at Brazil’s jungle warfare... MORE

New York Guard Assists With Historic Snowfall Response
November 21, 2022 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – One hundred and thirty New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded to a massive lake-effect snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area.At the direction of Gov. Kathy Hochul, 60... MORE

Fatality Search and Recovery Mission Helps Bring Closure
November 21, 2022 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Never before had Airman 1st Class Brandon Porter seen the destruction left by a tornado after it ripped through a candle factory in Mayfield in December, starting a fire that killed... MORE

Pease Crew Flies Record KC-46 Endurance Mission
November 21, 2022 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – In a feat of air mobility endurance, a KC-46A Pegasus from the 157th Air Refueling Wing flew a nonstop mission halfway around the globe and back Nov. 16-17.The... MORE

Hokanson: ESGR ‘empowers everything we do’
November 21, 2022 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Throughout the past 50 years, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program has provided a conduit between reserve component service members and their employers.The National... MORE

FireGuard Program Enhances National Guard Wildfire-fighting
November 18, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard’s FireGuard program has helped Guard members in California and Colorado detect and respond to wildfires – saving lives and property since the pilot program began in... MORE

Virginia National Guard’s 116th IBCT HQ Ends Kosovo Mission
November 18, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The Virginia National Guard’s 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Headquarters ended its mission as Task Force Saint Lo and the mission command headquarters for NATO Kosovo... MORE

Pennsylvania Partnerships Highlighted for Defense Attachés
November 18, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – About 20 foreign military officers who serve as defense attachés for their countries toured Fort Indiantown Gap Nov. 16.The group received an overview of the Pennsylvania... MORE