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DCNG inauguration support ribbon recognizes service
March 15, 2021 — WASHINGTON – National Guard members from any state, territory or the District of Columbia who supported the 59th presidential inauguration on Title 32 orders are authorized to receive the D.C...

Pa. National Guard supports vaccination clinics for teachers
March 15, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Dozens of Pennsylvania National Guard members are supporting COVID-19 vaccination clinics for teachers and school staff at seven sites across Pennsylvania. A total of 88...

Pennsylvania Guard officer sets powerlifting records
March 15, 2021 — ANNVILLE, Pa. – "Once I went to that first meet in July of 2019, that was it," said 1st Lt. Lindsey Boughter, a public affairs officer with the 109th Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support...

West Virginia National Guard marks one year of COVID mission
March 12, 2021 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. — March 13 marks the one-year anniversary of Gov. Jim Justice mobilizing the West Virginia National Guard to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the longest continuous...

103rd, 109th back science foundation mission in Greenland
March 12, 2021 — SCOTIA, N.Y. and EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The New York National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing and the Connecticut National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing transported National Science Foundation personnel and...

Guam National Guard completes one year of COVID-19 response
March 12, 2021 — BARRIGADA, Guam – On July 21, 1944, U.S. military forces stormed the beaches of Guam and reclaimed the island after a brutal three-year Japanese occupation. The day would go on to be celebrated as...

Ohio National Guard engineers finish winter storm cleanup
March 12, 2021 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio National Guard members completed a mission in Southern Ohio to help clear nearly 230 miles of roadway during a 15-day activation. Gov. Mike DeWine directed Ohio National Guard...

National Guard committed to COVID response
March 11, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Risks are part of the job description for pararescue jumpers. But, as Chief Master Sgt. Seth Zweben recalled, the leap into the unknown to deliver COVID-19 virus test kits to 3,500...

In historic year, Washington National Guard answers the call
March 11, 2021 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – To describe 2020 as unprecedented would be an understatement. "This past year has been a trying year," said Washington National Guard Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the adjutant...

Michigan National Guard vaccinates state police
March 11, 2021 — DIMONDALE, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard administered the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Michigan State Police employees at department headquarters March 4.“We have a lot of contact with...

Kentucky National Guard facilitates COVID vaccinations
March 11, 2021 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - As Kentucky transitions into the vaccination phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky National Guard maintains its partnership with the University of Louisville, Kentucky...

Pennsylvania Guard's 171st ARW refuels Navy E-2D aircraft
March 10, 2021 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing completed a groundbreaking mission, refueling U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes.While this is not the first time these...

North Carolina Guard supports mass vaccination clinic
March 10, 2021 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Fifty North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deployed to the PNC Arena to support a mass vaccination clinic for COVID-19 operations March 4.The Soldiers, assigned to the NCNG’s 30th...

Guard's mobile team vaccinates residents of San Juan Islands
March 10, 2021 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Tears of joy and sighs of relief greeted members of the Washington National Guard’s mobile vaccination team in late February when they began administering vaccines on the San Juan...

Arizona Air Guard strengthens US-UK military partnership
March 10, 2021 — GOLDWATER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. – Whether it’s providing air refueling for international pilot training flights or contributing unique perspective during State Partnership Program...

Hawaii National Guard vaccinates thousands of residents
March 10, 2021 — KONA, Hawaii – Early in the new year during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hawaii National Guard began vaccinating residents of the islands of Hawaii and Maui.With vaccinations becoming more readily...

NYNG has deployed over 6,000 to battle COVID-19 in past year
March 9, 2021 — NEW YORK - The mission started with 270 Guard members deployed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo March 10, 2020, to deliver school lunches and clean public buildings in a one-square-mile containment zone in New...

National Guard command CWO forged resolve from family bonds
March 9, 2021 — WASHINGTON - Teresa Domeier didn't shy from playing contact football with her older brothers while growing up in rural Nebraska. She'd get in the dirt with them, tackling her siblings and taking hits...

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue Iditarod musher
March 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured Iditarod musher March 9 from the Rohn Roadhouse about 136 miles northwest of Anchorage...

Puerto Rico National Guard vaccinates thousands of people
March 9, 2021 — FORT BUCHANAN, PR – The Puerto Rico National Guard, mobilized a year ago to support the fight against COVID-19, is carrying out "Operation Strong Front" by helping vaccinate thousands of Puerto...

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