Guard News - The National Guard

Face of Defense: Leading the D.C. National Guard
October 4, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Flying fascinated Air Force Maj. Gen. Sherrie McCandless when she was a child, so it was no big surprise that in 1991 she joined the military after college to pursue her dream of being a...

163d Airmen train on readiness in Exercise Grizzly Lightning
October 4, 2021 — MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – Airmen with the 163d Attack Wing participated in a readiness training exercise at March Air Reserve Base Oct. 2-3. The two-day event, dubbed Grizzly Lightning 21-1, was phase...

Task Force Phoenix halfway through Middle East mission
October 4, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The Soldiers of Task Force Phoenix have endured intense heat with highs reaching above 120 degrees for nearly four months while conducting operations in five Middle Eastern...

National Guard's interstate cooperation enhances air defense
October 1, 2021 — WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii – In an operations center on the slopes of the Waianae mountain range, teams of Air National Guard Airmen monitor pods of brightly colored computer screens. From their...

National Guard neighbors help Louisiana rebuild after Ida
October 1, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – Every military service member understands sacrifice and selfless service are part of the big picture before taking an oath to defend the United States. After Hurricane Ida ripped through...

Sword fighting as 'strategy in blink of an eye'
September 30, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The metallic clash and clang of two swords striking each other echoed throughout the small room. Tension and anticipation filled the air as the opponents moved swiftly back and forth,...

New York Air Guard's Skibirds wrap up 2021 Greenland mission
September 30, 2021 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing wrapped up its annual support to the National Science Foundation in Greenland as Airmen and LC-130 "Skibirds" returned to Stratton...

Army Guard director awarded Croatian Duke of Trpimir medal
September 30, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The director of the Army National Guard was awarded the Duke of Trpimir medal by Croatian President Zoran Milanović during a ceremony Sept. 27 in Split, Croatia, honoring the 25-year...

Washington Air Guard command chiefs serve Afghan guests
September 29, 2021 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Two command chiefs from the Washington Air National Guard volunteered to support Operation Allies Welcome by leading a temporary community at Joint Base...

Maryland, Kentucky Guard partner to build homes for vets
September 29, 2021 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Members of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, and the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, helped build homes for Cherokee veterans in Tahlequah as part of the...

Louisiana Guard shoring up levee damaged by Hurricane Ida
September 29, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade is working nonstop to fill a breached levee in Grand Isle.Grand Isle is Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island, with a little...

176th Wing recognized for heroic rescue mission
September 29, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The 176th Wing’s operations and maintenance groups were recognized with the 2021 Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year accolade. Over Memorial Day weekend,...

Vermont Guardsman solves M17 training round extraction issue
September 28, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Shortly after the U.S. Army adopted the M17 service pistol in 2017, new individual weapons qualifications required the use of dummy, drilled, inert (DDI) practice rounds before...

Cyber units secured joint networks during Northern Strike
September 28, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Air National Guard's 272nd Cyber Operations Squadron trained with the Texas National Guard's 273rd COS to secure networks during Northern Strike 21."An exercise like...

New York National Guard funeral honors Korean War MIA
September 28, 2021 — SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. – Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, the assistant adjutant general of New York, joined New York Army National Guard Soldiers Sept. 20 to salute a Korean War Soldier whose remains were laid...

Virginia National Guard officer assumes post in Colombia
September 27, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia National Guard officer has taken up a unique post in South America after graduating from the Spanish-immersive Command and General Staff College course at the Western...

Michigan Army Aviation partners with first responders
September 27, 2021 — IONIA, Mich. – Soldiers with the Michigan National Guard (MING) Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) conducted cold-load and aircraft familiarity training with local fire and EMS personnel Sept...

Tennessee National Guardsman revives pedestrian with CPR
September 27, 2021 — LAREDO, Texas – On Sept. 20, Tennessee Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Christopher Hurley rushed to resuscitate a person on the Gateway to the Americas port of entry bridge.While conducting...

La. Guard builds bridges, clears roads to recovery after Ida
September 24, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Ida blew ashore Aug. 29th, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees and devastated the Gulf Coast. Ida made landfall as a...

Indiana Guardsman serves as link between Americans, Afghans
September 23, 2021 — EDINBURGH, Ind.— An Indiana National Guard Soldier, who’s working in support of Operation Allies Welcome at Camp Atterbury, serves as a critical link between his fellow Soldiers and Afghan...

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