Guard News - The National Guard

Army Command Works to Engage With African Partners
October 12, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Africa is a continent of potential, and service members at the Southern European Task Force, Africa, work every day to help African partners turn that potential into reality, said...

Iowa National Guard Medics Care for Homeless Veterans
October 12, 2023 — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - “Give me strength to lead by caring.” It’s a line of the time-honored Army Combat medic prayer that encapsulates what’s often most endearing about the combat medic. They train...

148th Fighter Wing EOD Flight Hosts Validation Course
October 11, 2023 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - The 148th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight created and hosted an advanced conventional course for 30 technicians at the Minnesota National Guard’s Camp Ripley...

Washington Guard Joins Exercise with Partners in Malaysia
October 11, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Nine Washington National Guard members from the 194th Wing and Medical Command participated in the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept...

Mother, Son Join Virginia Air Guard’s 192nd Wing Together
October 10, 2023 — HAMPTON, Va. - Two of the Virginia Air National Guard’s newest recruits are 17-year-old Emmanuel McClain and his mom, Tobye McMillian, who took the oath of enlistment from Col. Brock Lange, commander...

Oregon Air Guard Civil Engineers Recapitalize Old Facility
October 10, 2023 — NORTH BEND, Ore. - The 173rd Civil Engineer Flight mission-ready Airmen executed a unit-led field training exercise to restore a former Department of Defense facility for future mission...

New York Army, Air Guardsmen Compete in South African Event
October 10, 2023 — POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - Fifteen New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen won a team second place and some individual awards in a week-long military skills competition in South Africa.The...

Washington and Oregon Guard Train with Royal Thai Air Force
October 6, 2023 — KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand – Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Air Refueling Wing and the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing participated in the first Enduring...

NY Air Guard Leaders Honor Former President Chester Arthur
October 5, 2023 — MENANDS, N.Y. - The commander of the New York Air National Guard honored Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, on the 194th anniversary of his birth during a ceremony at his grave...

Vermont Guard Partner North Macedonia Hosts Adriatic Conference
October 5, 2023 — SKOPJE, North Macedonia – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont adjutant general, and leaders from other U.S. states joined their partner nation chiefs of defense for the 26th U.S.-Adriatic Charter...

Iowa Guard, Kosovo Partners Train in HAZMAT Exercise
October 5, 2023 — DES MOINES, Iowa - The 71st Civil Support Team and two dozen members of the Kosovo Security Force trained together in a hazardous materials exercise in September.“All I could think of was how to find...

New York Air Guard Woman Powerlifts to Success
October 5, 2023 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Sarah Chambers wasn’t in it for the recognition or to set records when she decided to try powerlifting.“My personal life wasn’t going as planned...

Guard Team Awarded 3rd Consecutive Services Cup Cyber Trophy
October 5, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A National Guard team received the 2022 SANS NetWars Department of Defense Services Cup from Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, marking the third...

New Jersey Air Guard Flies KC-46 Pegasus Sortie
October 4, 2023 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The 108th Wing’s 141st Air Refueling Squadron officially flew its first KC-46 Pegasus local sortie Oct. 3.The mission included 16 pilots, boom operators and...

Tennessee Guard, Bulgaria Celebrate 30-Year Partnership
October 4, 2023 — SOFIA, Bulgaria - To mark three decades of cooperation as one of the original partners in the State Partnership Program, the Tennessee National Guard and the Bulgarian Armed Forces held more than 30...

Nebraska Army Guard, Alaska Air Guard Team Up for Training
October 3, 2023 — LINCOLN, Neb. - Twenty-eight Soldiers serving in the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 2-134th Infantry Battalion (Airborne) jumped from a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard...

Alaska National Guardsmen Prepare for Middle East Deployment
October 3, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Approximately 100 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, are deploying to Kuwait in November as...

Utah Army, Air Guard Train in Joint Preparedness Exercise
October 2, 2023 — SALT LAKE CITY - Members of the Utah National Guard emergency management and weapons of mass destruction civil support teams trained together in a preparedness exercise at Roland R. Wright Air...

New York Guard Soldier Serves Soldiers, Students
October 2, 2023 — MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE AIR BASE, Romania – A Soldier stands in formation during Army National Guard drill weekend, prepared to use his military skills and training.At 8 a.m., a school counselor...

Arizona National Guard, Oman Strengthen Partnership
October 2, 2023 — PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs welcomed the Sultanate of Oman Armed Forces delegation for a weeklong Arizona National Guard Oman Leadership Summit, celebrating the...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response