Guard News - The National Guard

Virginia, Maine National Guard CSTs conduct joint training
May 20, 2022 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Soldiers and Airmen with the Virginia and Maine National Guard Civil Support Teams participated in Joint Hazard Assessment Team training with the FBI and the Virginia Beach...

US, Australian aircrew swap seats for Global Dexterity
May 20, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Australian accents were heard aboard U.S. aircraft, and vice versa, as international aviators participated in exercise Global Dexterity May 2-13.C-17...

Wisconsin Airmen complete air combat training in Key West
May 20, 2022 — KEY WEST, Fla. – Approximately 150 Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin, participated in joint-international training at Naval Air Station Key West May 5-18.Throughout the...

106th Medical Group gets hands-on training in Alaska
May 19, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA - Thirty-four New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing Medical Group trained in Alaska alongside their Active Air Force counterparts May...

A matter of life or death: seeking help for mental health
May 19, 2022 — SWANTON, Ohio – “I was highly suicidal and I told my husband that if he didn’t take me to the hospital, I wasn’t going to continue to live.”For Tech. Sgt. Jilayne Michelsen, assigned to the Ohio...

Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing refuels Red Flag
May 19, 2022 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – There is no need to stop for gas when the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing delivers. Airmen of the 168th Wing led a tanker task force refueling Red Flag-Alaska...

Deployed Guard unit honors Tuskegee Airman on 100th birthday
May 18, 2022 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Sgt. Victor Butler, one of the last known surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, celebrates his 100th birthday May 21. His only request was for birthday cards, and the...

Malawi Defense Force JAG visits Kentucky National Guard
May 17, 2022 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard’s legal team hosted Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force for a two-day visit that included a tour of the Kentucky State Capitol...

Maryland Air Guard wraps up Swift Response support
May 17, 2022 — LLIELVARDE AIR BASE, Lativa – The Maryland Air National Guard supported the Swift Response exercise over the past two weeks with simultaneous operations in North Macedonia and Norway.Approximately 120...

Ukrainian emigrant serves in Michigan Army National Guard
May 17, 2022 — AUGUSTA, Mich. – People join the military for various reasons, ranging from educational benefits to a desire to travel. One Michigan Army National Guard Soldier, who emigrated from Ukraine, joined to...

Minnesota Guard Soldier, NCO are regional Best Warriors
May 17, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – Twelve noncommissioned officers and Soldiers from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin competed in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp...

New Hampshire Airmen demonstrate readiness in 4-day exercise
May 17, 2022 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – More than 150 Airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing participated in an extensive readiness exercise May 12-15.The exercise tested the wing’s ability to...

Wisconsin Guard, civilian partners practice crisis response
May 16, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Airmen and Soldiers of the Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package practiced crisis response procedures with civilian and military partners...

NY Army Guard Soldiers rehearse decontamination practices
May 16, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 222nd Chemical Company at Fort Hamilton conducted a group decontamination training exercise in Pennsylvania May 5.The...

Alabama National Guard Soldiers hydrate partner nations
May 16, 2022 — PRICE BARRACKS, Belize - Alabama Army National Guard Soldiers have been purifying and delivering potable water to service members participating in Operation Tradewinds 2022 in Belize in May.Sgt. 1st...

California Airmen complete readiness training exercise
May 16, 2022 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – More than 370 California Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 163d Attack Wing participated in a wing-wide readiness training exercise May 12-14.The exercise...

Alaska Guard provides flood assistance to Manley Hot Springs
May 13, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard is helping the Interior Alaska community of Manley Hot Springs recover from flooding from the Tanana River.An Alaska National Guard...

Nebraska Guard supports Innovative Readiness Training
May 13, 2022 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska National Guard Maj. Erik Zingler, the optometry officer in charge for the 155th Medical Group, has helped change how U.S. citizens receive health care.Zingler is a member of...

Southern Strike 2022 joint exercise concludes
May 13, 2022 — GULFPORT, Miss. – More than 2,000 U.S. Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen from throughout the country gathered at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center for Exercise...

A family affair: Mother, children reunite on deployment
May 12, 2022 — ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait - While it is common for parents to work with their children or extended family in family businesses, it is less common in an institution such as the military.When the...

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