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Iowa Guard Tests Innovative Technology during Northern Strike
August 18, 2023 — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– The 294th Medical Company Area Support from the Iowa National Guard tested a groundbreaking technology by integrating drones in a training environment on August 7. Medical squads...

West Virginia 167th Airlift Wing Tests Readiness in Exercise
August 17, 2023 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The 167th Airlift Wing conducted a readiness exercise at Shepherd Field Aug. 9-12 with Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia Guard members.As part of the Unit Effectiveness...

Bosslift Gives Employers Up Close Look at New York Guard
August 17, 2023 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing opened its doors and cockpits Aug. 5 to civilian employers of wing members for the first time since the start of the...

Nevada Air Guard Helps Battle Western Wildfires
August 17, 2023 — NEVADA AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev. - The Nevada Air National Guard will support wildland firefighting operations in several western states at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center.The...

Cal Guard's Joint Forces Training Base Gets Solar Microgrid
August 17, 2023 — LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - The California National Guard hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an energy resilience project at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Aug. 11 to support the U.S. Army’s...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hiker in National Park
August 17, 2023 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew performed an emergency air evacuation of a hiker suffering a severe illness in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aug...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Sheep Hunters
August 16, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two sheep hunters Aug. 11 near Tonsina, about 165 miles east of Anchorage.The two uninjured hunters were...

Massachusetts Guard Cyber Team Helps Town Check Security
August 16, 2023 — TEWKSBURY, Mass. – Four Massachusetts National Guard members worked with the Town of Tewksbury to identify weaknesses in their cybersecurity and suggest improvements.Two Soldiers and two Airmen...

New York Air Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing Launches STEM Camp
August 14, 2023 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Twenty-four children of Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing got a first-hand look at how the Air Force uses science, technology,...

Ohio Air Guard Engineers Conduct Annual Training in Spain
August 14, 2023 — MORON AIR BASE, Spain - Ohio Air National Guard Airmen from the 200th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) completed construction projects at Morón Air Base...

Airmen Train for Space Operations During Vulcan Guard
August 14, 2023 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing hosted an iteration of the Vulcan Guard space exercise Aug. 10-11, bringing together U.S. Space Command, the Brazilian military and all...

Montana National Guard Hosts Regional Cooperation Exercise
August 14, 2023 — HELENA, Mont. - The Montana National Guard is hosting Regional Cooperation 23, a U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise for military personnel from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan,...

Challenge Fuels Transition for Newest Infantry Soldiers
August 11, 2023 — FORT BARFOOT, Va. – A few times each year, the Virginia National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, conducts an 11B Infantry Transition Course. Some of the Soldiers...

Pennsylvania Air Guard Gets New Special Ops Aircraft
August 11, 2023 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing accepted a new MC-130J Commando II military aircraft during a July 27 ceremony.The 193rd SOW is the first — and...

Defense Department Mobilizes to Respond to Hawaii Wildfires
August 11, 2023 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will continue to work closely with state and local officials to protect lives and battle the destructive wildfires that have swept through the Hawaiian island of...

Virginia Guard Conducts Mountain Warfare Exchange in Tajikistan
August 11, 2023 — ROMIT, Tajikistan - Five Virginia National Guard Soldiers conducted a mountain warfare exchange with soldiers from the Republic of Tajikistan July 24-29.The five-day exchange in Romit supported the...

Kingsley Field Fire Department Trains Local Firefighters
August 10, 2023 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Kingsley Field Fire Department conducted F-15 familiarization training with local Fire District One emergency personnel at Kingsley Field this month.Kingsley Field Fire...

Wisconsin Air Guard Unit Masters New Air Control Tactics
August 10, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - More than 120 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron recently spent two weeks at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in lower Michigan,...

New York Guard Soldiers, Airmen to Join Brazilian Exercises
August 10, 2023 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. - More than 100 New York National Guard Airmen and Soldiers will participate in two August training missions in Brazil as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership...

New York Air National Guardsman Wins Air Force-wide Honor
August 9, 2023 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. - An Airman assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing has been named one of the top 12 Airmen in the 500,000-member total Air Force.Staff...

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