Guard News - The National Guard

La. Guard adds K-9 casualty care to medic sustainment training
February 10, 2022 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s combat medic sustainment program recently conducted a 10-day course for combat medics at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Jan. 20-30. A total of...

Alaska National Guard team wins Environmental Security Award
February 10, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The National Guard Bureau officially recognized the Alaska Army National Guard’s Restoration Team for their exceptional accomplishments in restoring...

124th SFS conducts joint operations in wing focus exercise
February 9, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines participated in joint training as part of a wing focus exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Gowen Field Feb. 5.During this...

Virginia Guard Soldiers mobilize to support Kosovo Force
February 9, 2022 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Soldiers and aviators of 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Virginia Army National Guard, successfully conducted mobilization and final readiness...

Vermont Guard conducts medical readiness exercise in Senegal
February 9, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard will participate in a medical readiness exercise in Senegal as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.Fifteen...

Tennessee Guard military police unit trains for deployment
February 9, 2022 — FORT BLISS, TEXAS - Tennessee National Guard Soldiers preparing for deployment participated in a three-day exercise focused on communication skills and M240 machine gun teams firing at moving targets...

Rangers and National Guard support IVAS tropics test
February 8, 2022 — CAMP SANTIAGO, Puerto Rico — From minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit to over 90, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) was tested. In back-to-back extreme weather testing led by the Program...

Florida Guard Soldiers compete in Kuwait Military Pentathlon
February 8, 2022 — KUWAIT – Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Hurricane recently had the unique opportunity to represent the U.S. Army in a military pentathlon...

National Guard chief returns from African regional security talks in Rome
February 7, 2022 — ROME – The National Guard Bureau’s chief, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference here last week for a series of...

124th Medical Group trains with Idaho Army Guard aviators
February 7, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Members from the 124th Medical Group trained with Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers on medical evacuations during their unit training assembly Feb. 4-5.The Airmen who participated in...

Oklahoma National Guard helps motorists in winter storm
February 7, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma National Guard concluded a multi-day state active-duty mission helping the Oklahoma Highway Patrol rescue stranded drivers during a winter storm.Soldiers from the 45th...

115th SFS trains on jungle, water survival skills in Hawaii
February 4, 2022 — HONOLULU - Wisconsin National Guard Airmen enhanced survival and technical skills during jungle and water survival training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 13-23.About 25 Airmen with...

Alaska National Guard, Mongolia conduct SPP expert exchange
February 4, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard participated in the second iteration of the Airmen-to-Airmen Talks program with the Mongolian Air Force to plan for future training...

New York National Guard Airmen get polar survival training
February 4, 2022 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - The New York National Guard Airmen who fly people to the South Pole or supplies to Greenland science stations on the 109th Airlift Wing’s LC-130 Hercules “Skibirds” must know how to...

More Wisconsin Guard members work as nursing assistants
February 4, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Approximately 70 Wisconsin National Guard members completed a two-week certified nursing assistant (CNA) training course at Madison College and were assigned to health care facilities...

AATC is key in reaching F-15EX missile launch milestone
February 4, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Jan. 25 marked a historic milestone for the Air Force’s newest fighter as the F-15EX Eagle II executed its first live-fire weapons test over the Gulf of Mexico.The test consisted of...

New York Army Guard medics compete against the Army's best
February 3, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Two New York Army National Guard medics assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, were among 44 Soldiers competing to be the Army’s best medics at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan...

Daughter commissions into Idaho Guard as her father retires
February 3, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – 2nd Lt. Marah Sharpe’s father has served in the Idaho Army National Guard for longer than she’s been alive. But despite commissioning into the organization Jan. 28, she will only have...

Wisconsin Guard conducts ‘Winter Strike’ forward observation
February 2, 2022 — GRAYLING, Mich. – Round after round hits the impact zone at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center. Some rounds — air bursts with white phosphorous — detonate seconds before impacting the frigid...

New Army Guard company, battalion headquarters activated at NGB
February 2, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – A new company and battalion headquarters were activated in the Army National Guard directorate at the National Guard Bureau in a ceremony at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard...

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation