Guard News - The National Guard

Pennsylvania Army National Guard Supports Defender Europe 22
June 3, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – About 250 Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers deployed to Lithuania in May to support Defender Europe 22 and NATO exercise Flaming Thunder. The Soldiers, assigned to...

Guard, Royal Thai Army Take Part in Stryker Leaders' Course
June 2, 2022 — YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Through 20 years of partnership, the Washington National Guard and the Royal Thai Armed Forces have shared knowledge and best practices on many topics. The latest...

National Guardsmen Complete French Desert Commando Course
June 2, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI – French Armed Forces stationed in Djibouti alongside U.S. service members with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa completed the four phases of the grueling French...

Alabama Air National Guard Refuels Romanian Air Force
June 2, 2022 — BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – Airmen from the Alabama National Guard’s 117th Air Refueling Wing and 187th Fighter Wing conducted capability exercises in the Black Sea region with the Romanian Air Force as part...

National Guard strengthens NATO readiness in Europe
June 1, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 20,000 service members from over 20 countries supporting NATO, including the National Guard, showcased their integrated military capabilities during large-scale exercises...

Illinois Guard Boosts Interoperability for V Corps, Polish Army
June 1, 2022 — KRAKOW, Poland – The 244th Digital Liaison Detachment, Illinois National Guard, provided a valuable information bridge between V Corps and the Polish army during the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise. The...

Army National Guard signal conference highlights data, data transport modernization
June 1, 2022 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A theme echoed throughout May’s 2022 Army National Guard G-6 Tactical Communications Conference stressed the importance of data and rapid resilient data transport as the Army...

142nd Wing Guardsmen hone skills in WSEP/Checkered Flag 22-2
May 31, 2022 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.- Roughly 200 142nd Wing Guardsmen and a fleet of 123rd Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagles flew from Oregon to Florida in May to participate in a two-week exercise known as WSEP...

Minnesota medics care for Alaskans in remote communities
May 31, 2022 — KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska – The Minnesota National Guard’s 204th Medical Company Area Support Company mobilized to Alaska for Arctic Care 2022 May 3-14.Arctic Care is an annual Innovative Readiness...

Kentucky National Guard participates in Tradewinds 22
May 31, 2022 — PRICE BARRACKS, Belize - Kentucky National Guard Soldiers traveled out of the country to support Operation Tradewinds 22 in Belize Apr. 29-May 25.Almost 40 Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters...

Senior enlisted advisor highlights strategic importance of Guam National Guard
May 31, 2022 — BARRIGADA, Guam – Mientras mas megai libidtaña, mas megai babaña.This Chamorro proverb (translation: “The more liberty, the more license”) speaks to the peoples of the Mariana Islands chain that...

New York National Guard Honors Korean War MIA
May 27, 2022 — ELMIRA, N.Y. – Nine New York Army National Guard members ensured that a Korean War Soldier who went unidentified for 70 years was laid to rest with full military honors May 27. An Army National Guard...

Idaho Army National Guard fires precision-guided munitions
May 27, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted its first live-fire training and certification using the Army’s modernized M1156 Precision Guidance...

Alabama National Guard, Romania Strengthen SPP Ties
May 27, 2022 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Romania’s 72nd Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Battalion trained with the Alabama National Guard’s 31st CBRN Brigade at Camp Shelby in April,...

Pennsylvania National Guard aviators find lost hikers
May 27, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A helicopter crew from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Site located a group of lost hikers.At about 9:30 p.m. May 24, Dauphin County...

Arizona National Guard delivers for Operation Patriot Press
May 27, 2022 — FLORENCE, Ariz. – Soldiers from the Arizona Army National Guard’s 222nd Transportation Company hauled about 2 million pounds of munitions over 5,100 miles of desert, mountains and plains to support...

New York Air Guard conducts mid-ocean medical supply drop
May 26, 2022 — F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing flew 1,200 miles east over the North Atlantic May 20, found a 32-foot sailboat heading toward the Azores,...

Oregon National Guard Airmen save lives in Idaho
May 26, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Two Idahoans are alive today thanks to the quick and skillful reaction of some of America’s most elite service members. After completing a day of small arms training, Airmen with the...

Hawaii Air Guard helps deliver baby formula from Europe
May 26, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Hawaii Air National Guard pilots helped fly 78,000 pounds of baby formula from Germany to Indianapolis aboard a Hickam-based C-17 Globemaster III, completing...

Fighting wildfires almost year-round, Guard preps for more
May 26, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Hermit’s Peak Fire in New Mexico is now the largest fire in state history, scorching more than 310,000 acres and prompting the governor to activate nearly 180 New Mexico National...

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