Guard News - The National Guard

Virginia, Kentucky Guard Soldiers end Africa Mission
September 23, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, ended their nine-month security...

NY 106th Rescue Wing Airmen Played Role in Thai Cave Rescue
September 23, 2022 — NEW YORK – Wearing shorts and a T-shirt, with stubble on his chin, Tech. Sgt. Jamie Brisbin, a pararescueman now assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, remembers arriving in...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hiker near Appalachian Trail
September 23, 2022 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee National Guard medical flight crew conducted an emergency air evacuation of a hiker suffering chest pains along the Appalachian Trail Sept. 20.Shortly after 12:30 p.m...

National Guard Infantry Units Support East Africa Mission
September 22, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Two storied National Guard units came together to transfer control of the continuing security mission in East Africa.U.S. Army National Guard Col. Jim Tierney, the 1st...

Alaska Guard Assists with Flood Recovery in Western Alaska
September 22, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – More than 100 members of Joint Task Force Alaska deployed to the hub communities of Bethel and Nome Sept. 21 to support flood recovery efforts across Western...

National Guard Attack Squadron Earns Prestigious Award
September 21, 2022 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The North Dakota Air National Guard's 178th Attack Squadron was presented with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies' General Atomics Remotely Piloted Aircraft Trophy for...

New York National Guard Joins South African Air Show
September 21, 2022 — PRETORIA, South Africa – Sixty New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and five aircraft are participating in Africa’s biggest air show Sept. 21-25.The Guard is exhibiting two C-17 Globemaster III...

Pennsylvania’s 111th Attack Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise
September 20, 2022 — BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa. – Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airmen of the 111th Attack Wing conducted a readiness exercise during an extended drill Sept. 15-17 at Biddle Air National Guard...

New Jersey Guard Supports Partner Albania in Readiness Exercise
September 20, 2022 — BIZE-TIRANE, Albania – New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers supported the Albanian Armed Forces during the Albanians' critical NATO Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise Sept. 12.Guard members...

Idaho Guard Soldiers Conduct Intense Pre-deployment Training
September 20, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina National Guard, have been training in Texas since mobilizing in...

NY National Guard Sustainment Soldiers Heading for Middle East
September 19, 2022 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – Two hundred and fifty New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to New York City’s 369th Sustainment Brigade said goodbye to family members Sept. 18 as they left...

Puerto Rico National Guard Rescues Hurricane Victims
September 19, 2022 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico National Guard rescued dozens of people threatened by Hurricane Fiona, which knocked out power to the entire island and caused severe flooding. Monday in Cayey,...

New York Firemen to Represent Guard at Jungle Warfare School
September 19, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Two firefighters will represent the New York National Guard and the United States at the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Center’s international course at the end of September.Army Sgt. William...

DC Air Guard Celebrates Air Force’s 75th Anniversary
September 19, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. – The District of Columbia Air National Guard celebrated the Air Force’s 75th Anniversary on base at the Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo Sept. 17-18.This...

Vermont National Guard Honors Former POWs, MIAs
September 16, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard and Vermont State Guard honored former prisoners of war and those missing in action, including three former World War II POWs and a former POW who was...

New York Air Guard’s 109th Air Wing Conducts ‘Elephant Walk’
September 16, 2022 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing made history with the unit’s first “elephant walk” Sept. 10.Nine of the wing’s aircraft...

New Hampshire Air Traffic Controllers Increase Readiness
September 15, 2022 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – Forty-five Airmen with the 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron completed a two-day weapons qualification course at Fort Devens in Massachusetts Sept. 10-11.This...

New York Guard Team Studies Domestic Ops Best Practices
September 15, 2022 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. - Thirty-four members of the New York Army and Air National Guard and the New York Guard learned the latest techniques in domestic operations planning from a U.S...

Hawaii Army Guardsman Helps Break Down Language Barrier
September 15, 2022 — JAKARTA, Indonesia – In packed conference rooms, dozens of U.S. service members engage with counterparts from the Indonesian armed forces at Exercise Gema Bhakti 2022. The discussions are broad, from...

South Carolina Guard Builds Blackfeet Nation Senior Center
September 15, 2022 — HEART BUTTE, Mont. – Thirty-nine Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron and 169th Force Support Squadron built a senior center in Montana for the Blackfeet...

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