Guard News - The National Guard

Texas Guard’s 136th Airlift Wing completes four-day exercise
February 25, 2022 — FORT WORTH, Texas - The 136th Airlift Wing conducted an operational readiness exercise Feb. 11-15 to assess its strengths and vulnerabilities and ensure a force of combat-ready Airmen.”The readiness...

177th Fighter Wing hosts ANG production assessment team
February 25, 2022 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - The 177th Fighter Wing hosted eight Air National Guard staff and field-level experts Feb. 22-25 to explore ways Airmen can increase the number of aircraft...

Sheriff’s deputies deploy with Tennessee National Guard
February 24, 2022 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – When the Tennessee National Guard’s 268th Military Police Company left for a yearlong deployment to the Horn of Africa last month, the 80-member company included experienced local...

National Guard to back law enforcement at DC demonstrations
February 23, 2022 — WASHINGTON - As many as 700 members of the National Guard will be available to help local law enforcement during First Amendment demonstrations expected in the nation’s capital.Defense Secretary Lloyd...

Pennsylvania Guard members pitch in during pandemic
February 23, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – It’s been nearly two years since the Pennsylvania National Guard began supporting COVID-19 medical missions.During that time, Pennsylvania National Guard members have helped...

Thirty years, 10 Airmen, one base
February 23, 2022 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – In April, the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing sent more than 300 Airmen on a three-month deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB),...

Virginia National Guard unit prepares for overseas mission
February 23, 2022 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 576th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, trained Feb. 3-19 for an overseas...

California Air Guard medevacs stroke victim from cruise ship
February 23, 2022 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. – A cruise ship passenger who fell ill hundreds of miles at sea is back on land after a rescue mission by the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue...

Joint Base Lewis–McChord Medical Company trains in Germany
February 22, 2022 — HOHENFELS, Germany - Soldiers with the 547th Medical Company (Area Support), 62nd Medical Brigade, reacted to a mock accident during a mass casualty training exercise at the Joint Multinational...

Connecticut Guardsmen now part of contingency response force
February 22, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn – Soldiers from the 143rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion handle a variety of missions. However, this may be their most important mission yet.The 143rd CSSB of the Connecticut Army...

Alaska Army Guard aviation recognized for ‘Rescue of Year’
February 18, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Four members of the Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, received the...

Oklahoma Airmen teach land navigation skills
February 18, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – The 137th Combat Training Flight (CTF) taught 33 students land navigation, radio communication and radio programming skills during Mission Sustainment Team (MST) training at Will...

NY Air Guard 106th civil engineers train at Silver Flag
February 17, 2022 — FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City,...

Nebraska Guard assists with civilian airplane emergency
February 17, 2022 — LINCOLN, Neb. - A Nebraska Army National Guard crew flying a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a nighttime training flight responded immediately to assist civilians who notified air traffic control they...

New Hampshire Guardsman helps rescue woman from burning home
February 17, 2022 — STRATFORD, N.H. – On the afternoon of Feb. 7, Pfc. Liam MacVittie had to make an unscheduled trip to his home in Dover.  He had just finished his shift at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West...

Making Mountaineers: U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – Each service member who enters the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School passes under a placard with an ominous warning from Ethan Allen himself: “The Gods of the...

Legacies of Excellence: Mountain Warfare School instructors
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – Service members from French desert commandos to U.S. Special Forces operators have sung the praises of U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School instructors.The Vermont...

Humble Beginnings: U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – The U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School was established April 5, 1983, in a mobile home next to a tin shack on a small hill in Jericho, Vermont. The tin shack still...

Beyond the Basics: U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – The education at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School doesn’t end at the Basic Military Mountaineer Course.From the four advanced and specialty courses taught in...

NY Guard trains on frozen lake to prep for polar missions
February 16, 2022 — GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE, N.Y. – Twenty Airmen assigned to the New York National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing are honing their skills as members of the Polar Camp Ski-way Team (PCST) on the Great Sacandaga...

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