Guard News - The National Guard

Pease KC-46A Pegasus refuels Blue Angels for game flyover
December 15, 2020 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – A New Hampshire National Guard aircrew performed the first KC-46A aerial refueling of the Blue Angels on Dec. 12 to support their flyover of the annual Army-Navy...

Maryland National Guard A-10 crews train with Estonian JTACs
December 15, 2020 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron conducted close air support training with joint terminal attack controllers from their state...

National Guard supports vaccination efforts for Michigan
December 15, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard will help vaccinate people in the state in support of community health care organizations and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services fight...

NY National Guard's oldest, youngest mark Guard's birthday
December 14, 2020 — LATHAM, New York – A 60-year old retired Army sergeant major who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and served in Afghanistan, a 22-year old Airman who graduated from Brazil's tough jungle...

INNG medical teams help out at long-term care facilities
December 14, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard has expanded its role in supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by sending specialized medic teams to long-term care facilities facing critical...

West Virginia Guard, partners prepare for COVID-19 vaccine
December 14, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) for Vaccinations rehearsed receiving, handling and distributing COVID-19 vaccine at West Virginia National Guard...

Alaska Guard's Op Santa delivers gifts to remote villages
December 14, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard delivered gifts to people in three remote villages in a 65-year tradition known as Operation Santa Claus. The Guard, in partnership...

Colorado, California National Guard win sniper championships
December 14, 2020 — BARLING, Ark. – Twenty-three two-person sniper teams from across the National Guard and 12 interservice teams competed in the 50th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship and the 30th Annual Armed...

Connecticut Guard delivers more than 102,000 test kits
December 11, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard delivered 102,280 COVID-19 antigen tests to 212 locations throughout the state this week.The deliveries added to an ongoing effort to maximize testing...

24/7 Guard coordination center key for domestic ops success
December 11, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Large television screens illuminate an otherwise darkened, underground facility, as National Guard members and civilians assess and monitor homeland response developments and provide...

NJ gunnery range hosts State Partnership JTAC training
December 10, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. — U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron in Middle River, Maryland, and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from...

Guam, Hawaii share COVID best practices with the Philippines
December 10, 2020 — HONOLULU – The Guam and Hawaii National Guard participated in a virtual subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) on COVID-19 with the Armed Forces of the Philippines as part of the Guard's State...

177th Fighter Wing named Air Force Outstanding Unit
December 10, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing has been recognized as an Air Force Outstanding Unit for 2018-2019.The award is given by the...

Guardsmen honor World War II veteran on his 99th birthday
December 9, 2020 — HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Wearing a Dodgers baseball cap and a pin that read, “It’s my birthday,” World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient Joseph Casaburi was greeted by four New York Army...

South Carolina Air National Guard turns 74
December 9, 2020 — EASTOVER, S.C. – Happy birthday Swamp Fox! Seventy-four years ago, Harry S. Truman was president and Strom Thurmond had just been elected governor of South Carolina when the South Carolina Air...

54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade advises US partners
December 9, 2020 — AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas National Guard remains the premier state fighting force, ready to provide combat forces to the Department of Defense. The Texas Guard contains units rarely found in other...

Ohio Guard partners with state to plan vaccine distribution
December 8, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Military and civilian partners form an assembly line around tables and carefully work together to safely transfer glass vials into small boxes. Time is of the essence to keep the...

INNG, agencies partner to ship critical COVID-19 supplies
December 8, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard and members of the State Police and the departments of health and transportation emulated the minuteman credo and were ready at a moment's notice to respond...

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue snowmachiner
December 8, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard Airmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured snowmachiner Dec. 6 near Petersville about 95 miles north of Anchorage and just south of...

Minnesota Guard finds meaningful work in long-term care
December 7, 2020 — ST. PAUL, Minn. – Members of the Minnesota National Guard are experiencing firsthand the impact COVID-19 is having on residents in long-term care and the staff who care for them as they step in to...

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