Guard News - The National Guard

Nebraska Guardsman Wins Danish Contingency March in Kosovo
February 6, 2023 — CAMP NOVO SELO, Kosovo - Nebraska Army National Guard Capt. Travis Kirchner, 111th Public Affairs Detachment commander, won the traditional Danish Contingency March of 24.27 kilometers Jan...

134th Air Refueling Wing Trains on Chemical Threat Response
February 6, 2023 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Hundreds of 134th Air Refueling Wing members trained how to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks quickly and efficiently...

Samoa, Nevada Guard Pair in Growing State Partnership Program
February 3, 2023 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada National Guard is adding the Independent State of Samoa as its third partner nation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations through the State Partnership...

Minnesota Guard Conducts 30th Year of Winter Training
February 3, 2023 — GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - At a remote camp in Northern Minnesota where it’s -18 degrees and winds make it feel like -33, Minnesota National Guard communications experts conduct extensive winter...

Vermont Army Aviation Soldiers Ready for Overseas Mission
February 2, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. - Aviation Soldiers from Company C, 3-126 Army Aviation, 86th Troop Command, Garrison Support Command, Vermont Army National Guard, will conduct air ambulance missions across their...

Air Guard Updates 148th Fighter Wing F-16s with Radar Pods
February 1, 2023 — DULUTH, Minn. – Subject matter experts from Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, the Air National Guard, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Reserve Test Center and the 148th...

172nd Airlift Wing Completes Readiness Exercise
February 1, 2023 — JACKSON, Miss. – Airmen from the 172nd Airlift Wing participated in large-scale readiness exercise Jan. 27-29, testing their ability to operate in a deployed environment under various threats.“The LRE...

National Guard Leaders Join Multi-state Arctic Event
February 1, 2023 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - In the Arctic, steel becomes brittle at -22 degrees Fahrenheit, continuous connectivity at the bandwidth needed for modern military operations lags, and more than 80% of Alaska...

Wisconsin Guard Trains on Fire Missions in Frigid Weather
February 1, 2023 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - At least one Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldier is a fan of the winter weather at Northern Strike, the country’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored military exercise.“I...

Guard Chief Plans Fitness Initiative for Guard, Families
January 31, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau is launching a holistic fitness initiative in March to improve the wellness of National Guard members and their families. The new program...

Indiana Air Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing Exercises ACE Concept
January 31, 2023 — MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing is conducting Guardian Blitz, a training exercise with approximately 180 Airmen and 10 A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft,...

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Endure Danish Military Challenge
January 30, 2023 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Thirteen Soldiers with the 252nd Composite Supply Company, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit deployed to the Middle East, completed the grueling Danish Contingent March...

Deployed New York Guardsmen Train with Active-duty Aviators
January 30, 2023 — KATTERBACH, Germany - National Guard Soldiers deployed to Europe recently spent time training with active-duty counterparts to improve their ability to plan and win future battles together.The...

Space Control Squadron Redesignated Electronic Warfare Squadron
January 30, 2023 — CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. – The 114th Space Control Squadron, a geographically separated unit assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, was redesignated as the...

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak
January 27, 2023 — UNDISCOLOSED LOCATION – Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division who are deployed to the Middle East participated in Exercise Juniper Oak 2023.The Soldiers supporting Task Force Spartan deployed their...

Northern Strike Builds Readiness, Challenges Visiting Units
January 27, 2023 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - The muzzle flash of an M240 machine gun illuminates a snow-covered embankment. Below, military vehicles pulling field artillery guns grind to a halt as Soldiers duck and begin...

Kansas Air Guard Joins Aeromedical Evacuation Training
January 27, 2023 — FORBES FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Kan. - The 117th Air Refueling Squadron and the 190th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in an Aeromedical Evacuation training mission in Oklahoma hosted...

105th Airlift Wing Wins 2nd Straight Meritorious Unit Award
January 26, 2023 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. - For the second year in a row, the 105th Airlift Wing has been awarded the U.S. Air Force’s Meritorious Unit Award for its accomplishments in combat support throughout 2021.The award...

Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, Capable
January 26, 2023 — FORT RUCKER, Ala. – The National Guard’s top leader talked with Army aviators Tuesday about how the Guard has evolved over the past four decades and what the future holds.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson,...

Guard Charges Forward with Electric Vehicle Conversion
January 25, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Force modernization keeps the National Guard relevant and responsive, so it tops a list of priorities for Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau. This extends from...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

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

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness