Guard News - The National Guard

Wisconsin Guard augments Colorado Guard artillery deployment
January 4, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Ten members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery — a high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) unit — trained with the Colorado Army...

Maryland Air Guard counters real-world cyber adversaries
January 4, 2022 — BALTIMORE – The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyber Operations Group supported a task force under U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force at Fort Meade, Maryland, from February to...

176th Maintenance Group opens Virtual Reality Training Lab
January 4, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The 176th Maintenance Group opened its innovative Virtual Reality Training Lab in December, giving maintenance Airmen an interactive way to familiarize...

Alaska Army Guard helps rescue man in medical distress
January 4, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard’s G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, and medical personnel from the Fairbanks Fire Department rescued a man in...

Oregon National Guard wraps up hospital support mission
January 3, 2022 — PORTLAND, Ore. – In late August, more than 300 Oregon Air Guardsmen from the Portland Air National Guard Base’s 142nd Wing were rapidly mobilized to provide emergency support to Oregon hospitals...

Colorado Guard assisting with Marshall Fire, COVID testing
January 3, 2022 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Approximately 60 members of the Colorado National Guard are helping law enforcement respond to the devastating Marshall Fire response in Boulder County.Gov. Jared Polis declared a...

Iraqi-American returns to home country as US Army Soldier
January 3, 2022 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — When U.S. Army Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed arrived in Iraq with Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, he stayed focused on his mission despite this being his first return to the...

New Jersey Air Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome
January 3, 2022 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – More than 80 New Jersey Air National Guard Citizen-Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing have supported Operation Allies Welcome at Liberty Village...

Alaska Guard assists with winter storm emergency evacuations
January 3, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard is providing emergency response assistance to the Fairbanks North Star Borough after extreme snow and ice in Interior Alaska caused...

Nevada Guard backs first responders at ‘America’s Party’
January 3, 2022 — LAS VEGAS – The Nevada National Guard completed its 22nd year assisting first responders for “America’s Party,” an annual New Year’s Eve celebration that brings hundreds of thousands of partygoers to...

National Guard Soldiers provide security, partnerships in Horn of Africa
December 29, 2021 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – National Guard units bring unique and cohesive capabilities that enable U.S. forces to give back to the many partner nations who operate in Djibouti. Providing security is...

South Dakota, Wyoming Guard lead the way with sexual assault training
December 29, 2021 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. –The South Dakota Army National Guard has partnered with the Wyoming Army National Guard for the last two years to pilot a new program to prepare service members better to respond to...

Air National Guard, Active Air Force train in arctic weather
December 28, 2021 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. — Nearly 30 Airmen assigned to the 123rd Contingency Response Group (CRG) returned to Camp Ripley for a second round of cold weather training December 13-17. The Kentucky Air...

NY National Guard troops continue to aid nursing homes
December 28, 2021 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Eighteen New York National Guard medics and medical technicians on duty at a Syracuse area nursing home are opening up more care slots in the region’s medical system, according to Dr...

Joint ACE exercise fulfills training, testing objectives
December 28, 2021 — U.S. MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii – The Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC), traditionally known for its innovation and cost-saving tactics, took on a much broader mission as the...

Alaska Airmen rescue pregnant woman in distress
December 28, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a pregnant woman in distress Dec. 27 at Kipnuk about 100 miles southwest of Bethel. Alaska Air...

Kentucky Air Guard completes tornado response mission
December 23, 2021 — MAYFIELD, Ky. – Seventeen Kentucky Air National Guard Airmen completed a 10-day mission to control traffic and provide security as residents struggled to recover from a Category 5 tornado that carved...

NYNG honors more than 10,000 veterans with military funerals
December 23, 2021 — LATHAM, N.Y. - New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen provided military funeral services for more than 10,000 families in 2021.As of Dec. 21, 2021, New York Army and Air National Guard funeral...

28th ID Soldier receives rare military intelligence award
December 23, 2021 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – A 28th Infantry Division Soldier recently received a prestigious award for reserve component military intelligence Soldiers.Staff Sgt. Matthew Haberle, a Soldier with the...

West Virginia military, Army to work on tech challenges
December 23, 2021 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Military Authority will participate in the U.S. Army’s Catalyst-Pathfinder Program to provide opportunities for the West Virginia National Guard to engage...

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