Guard News - The National Guard

Louisiana Guard Supports Communities Damaged by Storm
December 19, 2022 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard helped support communities around the state that were hit by a severe storm with damaging tornadoes Dec. 14.Louisiana Guard members provided 16,200 bottles... MORE

Vermont TAG meets with President of State Partner Senegal
December 16, 2022 — WASHINGTON - A Vermont National Guard delegation met with the president of Senegal and the African Union in Washington Dec. 12.Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of Vermont, sat down with... MORE

West Virginia Guard Hosts Irregular Warfare Planning Conference
December 16, 2022 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare program hosted an exercise planning conference Dec. 5-7 with representatives of U.S. Army special operations forces,... MORE

Hawaii Air Guard Hosts U.S.-Australian Pacific Edge Exercise
December 16, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing hosted its largest exercise on Hickam Field Nov. 28-Dec. 9 during the second iteration of Pacific Edge.The Pacific... MORE

NH Guard, Salvadoran Cyber Teams Strengthen Partnership
December 14, 2022 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Backlit by the soft blue glow of nearly a dozen computer screens, a joint cyber team from the New Hampshire National Guard assessed El Salvador’s burgeoning cyber unit... MORE

Deployed Guardsmen Celebrate National Guard’s 386th Birthday
December 13, 2022 — GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - New York National Guard Soldiers deployed to Germany to help train Ukrainian soldiers celebrated the National Guard’s 386th birthday Dec. 13.Sgt. 1st Class Raul Llopis, 54, a... MORE

Wisconsin, Papua New Guinea Sign State Partnership Agreement
December 13, 2022 — PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - Leaders of the Wisconsin National Guard and Papua New Guinea signed a State Partnership Program agreement Dec. 2. The partnership officially began in 2020, but... MORE

New York, Vermont Air Guard Train Together
December 13, 2022 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Members of the 105th Airlift Wing took to the sky in a simulated high-threat environment exercise Dec. 6-9 at Stewart Air National Guard Base.The flight initiated a four-day training,... MORE

171st Air Refueling Wing Keeps B-2 Stealth Bomber Airborne
December 12, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – A Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 tanker crew from the 171st Air Refueling Wing responded recently to an unexpected request for fuel from a B-2 bomber crew.The three-man crew... MORE

195th Wing is 1st Air Guard Unit to Field Unique Weapon Upgrade
December 8, 2022 — SEPULVEDA AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – How would the sound and feel of firing a real weapon impact training in an already overwhelming scenario? This is the question addressed at the Street... MORE

Alaska Air Guard Medical Airmen Practice ACE Capabilities
December 8, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Airmen from Alaska’s Air National Guard 176th Medical Group flew to Hawaii to put Agile Combat Employment to the test by building a medical tent with a few... MORE

Rainbow Division Vet Passes on War Stories to Today's Soldiers
December 8, 2022 — ALBANY, N.Y. – A World War II veteran of the 42nd Infantry Division shared his combat stories with 300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers serving in the division's headquarters for the unit's... MORE

Deployed NY Infantry Regiment Commemorates Battle of Makin
December 7, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Makin Nov. 26.The annual Makin Dinner honors the brave legacy of... MORE

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Praises Pennsylvania Partnership
December 6, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The prime minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, called the partnership between the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Lithuanian Armed Forces a “true friendship” during... MORE

Georgia Guard Leaders Examine Past to Prepare for Future
December 6, 2022 — MARIETTA, Ga. – Georgia National Guard Soldiers visited Virginia to consider what lessons the Overland and Petersburg campaigns of the American Civil War offer to today’s warfight.Brig. Gen. Dwayne... MORE

New York Air Guard Honors Former President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2022 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard marked the 240th birthday of President Martin Van Buren, the first president not born a British subject, in his rural hometown Dec. 5.Air Force Brig... MORE

Guard’s Global Reach, Capabilities Support National Defense Strategy
December 5, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – What the National Guard brings to the global stage directly contributes to significant pieces of the 2022 National Defense Strategy, said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the... MORE

Indiana Air Guardsmen Help Car Accident Victims
December 5, 2022 — TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Two Indiana National Guard Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing provided critical care following a rollover vehicle incident that resulted in two people being trapped... MORE

Oklahoma Guard, Azerbaijan Celebrate 20-year Partnership
December 2, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma National Guard leaders and an Azerbaijan delegation gathered at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their partnership under the State... MORE

New York Guardsman Responds to In-flight Medical Emergency
December 2, 2022 — ALBANY, N.Y. – An ordinary Thanksgiving Day flight turned into an effort to save a life for New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Daniel Conley, a medical technician assigned to the 105th Airlift... MORE

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak

Northern Strike Builds Readiness, Challenges Visiting Units

Kansas Air Guard Joins Aeromedical Evacuation Training

105th Airlift Wing Wins 2nd Straight Meritorious Unit Award

Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, Capable