Guard News - The National Guard

VT Guard hosts trauma care training with North Macedonia
November 9, 2020 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – In an upstairs room at her home in New York, while her children and dogs play downstairs, Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, clinical nurse assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air...

Michigan Air Guard pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
November 9, 2020 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. – Air Force Secretary Barbara M. Barrett presented Maj. Brett DeVries, a pilot with the 107th Fighter Squadron, the Distinguished Flying Cross Nov. 6 for...

Tenn. National Guard surpasses half-million COVID-19 tests
November 6, 2020 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard reached a milestone this week in COVID-19 testing. Since the pandemic, Soldiers and Airmen have administered over 500,000 COVID-19 tests to citizens...

Soldiers re-enlist at historic Kuwait landmark
November 5, 2020 — ARIFJAN, Kuwait – In front of a host nation's historical landmark, two 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers stand side-by-side, showcasing their devotion to their community, state and nation. In front of...

NY National Guard's two Civil Support Teams train together
November 4, 2020 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Returning from work at Stewart Air National Guard Base, an Airmen became ill and was rushed to the hospital. Medical staff discovered he was exposed to a hazardous nerve agent called...

New Mexico Air Guard help the state with CARES Act team
November 3, 2020 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Over 136 days, 36 Air National Guard members worked as a part of the CARES Act team. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allowed for members of the Guard...

La. Guard continues to provide operations support after Zeta
November 3, 2020 — BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard currently has over 1,260 Soldiers and Airmen assisting the state with operations, including COVID-19, Hurricanes Laura, Delta and most recently Zeta...

National Guard will support election in multiple states
November 2, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – At the request of their governors, Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard are assisting at polling stations, providing cyber support and conducting logistical missions for the Nov...

Mississippi National Guard supports Hurricane Zeta recovery
November 2, 2020 — BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. – The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) is supporting state and local emergency management authorities assisting people along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the aftermath of...

MAFFS tackle largest wildfires in California history
October 30, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The ground shakes and you feel the vibration of four propeller engines approaching.The rumble becomes a deafening roar as the California National Guard C-130 aircraft, only 150...

Indiana Guard helps long-term care facilities fight COVID-19
October 30, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Hundreds of members of the Indiana National Guard will help fight the spread of COVID-19 at all of the long-term care facilities across the state. At the direction of Gov. Eric Holcomb,...

SFC White retires from Guard with 40 years of service
October 30, 2020 — ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands – We all anticipate that point in our careers when we reach "retirement." For Sgt. 1st Class Mercedes White, that time is now. After serving 40 years in the military, White...

Command chief’s plan to support Airmen takes flight
October 29, 2020 — NEW CASTLE, Del. – Citizen-Airmen with the Delaware National Guard's 166th Airlift Wing enjoyed an incentive flight on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Oct. 21 as a reward for their hard work and...

Married to the job: two first sergeants tackle leadership
October 29, 2020 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – One Missouri National Guard couple provides new meaning to the word team. Trisha and David Katzfey, both first sergeants and full-time Soldiers, find balance with their different...

Foreign military attachés visit Kansas National Guard
October 29, 2020 — TOPEKA, Kan. – Thirty-two foreign military attachés accredited by the United States and posted in Washington, D.C., visited the Kansas National Guard at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard Oct...

Tennessee National Guard aircrew rescues injured hiker
October 29, 2020 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew rescued an injured hiker in the Pisgah National Forest area in North Carolina early on Oct. 28. At approximately 11:50 p.m. on Oct. 27,...

Innovation funds help Nebraska National Guard firefighters
October 28, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Improving readiness just got a whole lot easier for the Nebraska Air National Guard Fire Department.Using U.S. Air Force innovation funds, the department recently bought a new pump...

NC Guard Employment Center celebrates 3,000th job placement
October 28, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Employment Center celebrated its 3,000th job placement at a ceremony at the NCNG Joint Force Headquarters on Oct. 19. The center's purpose is...

NY National Guard supports COVID-19 travel safety operations
October 28, 2020 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – Passengers getting off airplanes coming from outside New York are being greeted by New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen helping the Department of Health enforce New York’s...

Army National Guard exceeds strength goals for fiscal year
October 27, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Army National Guard exceeded its annual strength goals despite the COVID-19 global pandemic that created large-scale changes to nearly every aspect of daily life."It's been an...

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