Guard News - The National Guard

Nebraska National Guard battles wildfire by air and ground
April 14, 2022 — ARAPAHOE, Neb. - The Nebraska National Guard activated 38 Airmen and Soldiers to help battle wildfires from the air and ground in Gosper and Furnas counties April 8-12.Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter...

NYNG Soldiers compete to be Best Warrior in Empire State
April 14, 2022 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. - Heavy rain and cold winds descended on Camp Smith, and gunfire echoed across the wood line as six Soldiers competed to be the New York Army National Guard 2022 Best...

Michigan ANG firefighters aid county with training resources
April 13, 2022 — ALPENA, Michigan – Firefighters from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center have spent dozens of off-duty hours this winter building live-fire training props to aid 12 county fire departments. An...

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula gears up for Northern Exposure
April 13, 2022 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is participating in exercise Northern Exposure, bringing together partners in a record 12 counties to train to respond to natural disasters and other...

Army and Air Guard members compete in fitness contest
April 13, 2022 — CONCORD, N.C. – The National Guard’s All Guard Endurance Team sent more than 40 service members to the Spartan Sprint 5k with over 20 obstacles at a 600-acre farm April 9-10.From California, Maj...

2 Ohio National Guard Soldiers awarded Purple Heart
April 13, 2022 — NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Two Ohio National Guard Soldiers were awarded the Purple Heart April 10 during a ceremony in front of their families and fellow Soldiers at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1...

West Virginia Guard unit receives 1st new medevac Black Hawk
April 13, 2022 — WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, Aeromedical Evacuation Company, received its first of six new HH-60M “Mike” model Black...

Hokanson: State Partnership Program critical to national security
April 12, 2022 — DENVER – A three-decade security cooperation program with almost half the world’s nations is critical to America’s national security, the National Guard’s most senior general said last week.Army Gen...

National Guard brigade takes on Army modernization mission
April 12, 2022 — FORT STEWART, Ga. – The Citizen-Soldiers of the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Carolina National Guard, have a lot on their plates, from civilian careers to responding to emergencies in...

Kentucky, New Jersey Guard aid Ecuador demining operation
April 12, 2022 — SANGOLQUí, Ecuador – Ecuadorian civil engineers recently welcomed a team of Air National Guard, active-duty Air Force and civilian personnel from U.S. Southern Command to observe, train and equip a...

New York National Guard supports nursing home
April 11, 2022 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – When Senior Airman Taylor Dunham, an Air Force medical technician, joined the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing, he figured he would be taking temperatures or checking...

SPP partner Niger, 138th Regiment complete training
April 11, 2022 — NIAMEY, Niger - Soldiers from the 138th Regiment (Combat Arms) Indiana Regional Training Institute trained 120 Forces Armées Nigériennes in Niger for six weeks in February and March.This training...

NDNG Soldiers serving at Southwest border rescue migrants
April 11, 2022 — DEL RIO, Texas – North Dakota Army National Guardsmen rescued migrants from drowning while crossing the Rio Grande March 22.Spcs. Luis Alvarado and Gracin Clem, assigned to Joint Task Force North,...

107th Attack Wing engages in unit-wide training operation
April 11, 2022 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. – More than 100 Airmen participated in a readiness exercise and training operation April 6 to demonstrate the 107th Attack Wing’s capability to generate and...

118th Wing conducts its largest combat readiness exercise
April 11, 2022 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s 118th Wing conducted the largest combat readiness exercise in its history at Berry Field Air National Guard Base April 5-9 to prepare for potential near-peer...

National Guard winds down COVID-19 support, remains ready
April 8, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – With COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates decreasing, the Department of Defense ended its active-duty component’s support for coronavirus missions last week.But Defense...

Oklahoma National Guard, Azerbaijan hold SPP exchange
April 8, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Five doctors with the Azerbaijan Operational Capabilities Concept Battalion exchanged medical knowledge with the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard March 28-April 1.The Guardsmen...

Puerto Rico Guard Airmen learn hand-to-hand combat skills
April 8, 2022 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Airmen with the 156th Contingency Response Group, 156th Combat Communications Squadron and the 156th Security Forces Squadron participated in the Air Force Combative...

Task Force Red Dragon Soldiers join French-led WAKRI 22
April 8, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon serving in Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa joined French Armed Forces and units...

Kentucky Air Guardsmen rescue drowning infant
April 7, 2022 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron saved the life of a drowning infant at the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center March 15.According to...

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