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Oregon Guardsmen complete training for wildland fire season
June 28, 2021 — WARRENTON, Ore. – Wildfires killed 11 people and burned more than 1 million acres of land in Oregon during the 2020 wildfire season – all during a surge in the coronavirus pandemic. More than 110...

Military intelligence pros train at Panther Strike 21
June 25, 2021 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – After a year's hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the intelligence professionals of the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion and Delta Company 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion...

Nebraska Army Guard helps contain wildfire
June 25, 2021 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Army National Guard helicopter crews helped battle wildfires near Brush Creek June 24-25.At the direction of Gov. Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Army National Guard activated two...

167th Airlift Wing reinforces readiness in extended drill
June 25, 2021 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The 167th Airlift Wing focused on readiness and training during an extended annual drill weekend June 9-13.The four-day assembly, instead of the standard two-day weekend, is known...

National Guard chief details contributions of force
June 25, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guardsmen more than demonstrated their value to America the past year, and the need for their service has never been greater, said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the...

Waiver enables 62-year-old doctor to join New York Air Guard
June 25, 2021 — F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Dr. David Feldman, a 62-year old New York City gastroenterologist and private pilot, is now also Air National Guard Lt. Col. David Feldman."Joining the...

25 Years Later: Remembering Khobar Towers bombing
June 25, 2021 — RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - “I still don’t know if the bloody footprints on the ground are those of a survivor or one of the 19 who lost their lives that day.”Those are the words of Master Sgt. Norma...

Airmen help care for Moroccan children during African Lion
June 25, 2021 — TAFRAOUTE, Morocco – U.S. Air National Guard members in Morocco for the African Lion 2021 exercise provided medical care to children at the Military Medical Surgical Field Hospital June 7-17.The...

Nevada Air Guard activated to help fight fires in West
June 25, 2021 — RENO, Nev. – The National Interagency Fire Center has requested one C-130 aircraft and aircrew from the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, to aid firefighting efforts in the West.The...

123rd CRG completes TRANSCOM training mission with Army
June 24, 2021 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – More than 100 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and 50 Army Soldiers with the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element participated in Operation...

Connecticut Guard, Uruguay continue 21-year partnership
June 24, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Members of the Armed Forces Mission of Uruguay visited Connecticut June 14-17 as part of a 21-year relationship with the Connecticut National Guard under the State Partnership...

New England Soldiers, Airmen join cybersecurity exercise
June 24, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Cyber Soldiers and Airmen from around New England gathered June 14-18 at Joint Base Cape Cod to participate in the seventh annual Cyber Yankee cybersecurity exercise.The exercise...

MXG removes tail from Utah Air Guard KC-135R
June 24, 2021 — SALT LAKE CITY – On June 2, Members from the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Maintenance Group and the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Maintenance Group took on the monumental task of removing the...

Nebraska Air National Guard SFS takes on Patriot 21
June 24, 2021 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. — Airmen of the 155th Security Forces Squadron and other National Guard units and partners worked through a mock natural disaster exercise at Patriot 21 in...

Learning from the past helps prepare leaders for the future
June 24, 2021 — SHARPSBURG, Md. – As part of continuing professional development, National Guard members toured Antietam National Battlefield recently, taking in the details of one of the bloodiest days in American...

188th Medical Group completes casualty care training
June 23, 2021 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Twenty-one Arkansas Air National Guard Airmen from the 188th Medical Group completed an intensive Tactical Combat Casualty Care course June 3-4. The training...

South Carolina National Guard attends cyber boot camp
June 23, 2021 — CHARLESTON, S.C. - South Carolina National Guard Soldiers attended The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute's inaugural National Guard Cyber Boot Camp June 7-18.Twenty-Eight South Carolina...

Wisconsin cavalry spur ride blends tough training, tradition
June 23, 2021 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Wisconsin Army National Guard cavalry troopers connected tough, mission-focused individual training with cavalry tradition and the centennial celebration of a historic Wisconsin...

Vermont Guardsman receives Soldier’s Medal for 2020 rescue
June 23, 2021 — JERICHO, Vermont – On Feb. 29, 2020, Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Dearborn, a Vermont Army National Guard instructor at the Army Mountain Warfare School, responded to an emergency call from State Police to...

Winning team built during Warfighter 21-05
June 23, 2021 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – A warfighter exercise tests the capability of geographically dispersed, division-level elements and molds them into a team capable of deploying, winning and coming home...

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