Guard News - The National Guard

Alaska Army Guard ‘First Scouts’ Honored for 1955 Rescue
March 30, 2023 — GAMBELL, Alaska – On June 22, 1955, two Russian MiG-15s from Siberia shot down a U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane flying a routine maritime patrol from Kodiak out over the Bering Sea. After it crashed in...

Washington National Guard Shares Domestic Response Expertise
March 30, 2023 — RAYONG, Thailand - Members of the Washington National Guard and the Royal Thai Armed Forces participated in multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training in Rayong Province Feb...

New York Air National Guard Supports Antarctic Research
March 29, 2023 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing flew more than 180 missions from October to March to support National Science Foundation research in...

Vermont, Maine Guard Join Common Challenge 23
March 29, 2023 — KOLAšIN, Montenegro - The platoon halted on the ridge. A peak lay before them, covered in nearly two meters of snow. The Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 172nd Mountain Infantry Regiment (Mountain),...

Air Force Chief of Staff to Honor 105th Airlift Wing Airmen
March 29, 2023 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. will recognize 17 New York Air National Guard Airmen on April 1 for their bravery and teamwork...

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 March 6-8.Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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,...

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...

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...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness