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Kentucky Guard provides security, directs traffic at Derby
May 9, 2022 — LOUISVILLE, Ky., -- Almost 160,000 spectators were back at Churchill Downs for the running of the 148th Kentucky Derby May 7. Kentucky National Guardsmen from the 223rd Military Police Company and... MORE

Vermont Army Guard to support Swift Response exercise
May 6, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – More than 120 Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers will participate in the training exercise Swift Response 22 in North Macedonia.Exercise Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army... MORE

New York Army National Guard Soldiers train for deployment
May 6, 2022 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, honed their marksmanship skills on the range and in the air during unit annual training.The 218... MORE

Missouri National Guard, SPP partner Panama conduct SMEE
May 6, 2022 — PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Missouri National Guard recently traveled to Panama to participate in a State Partnership Program subject matter expert exchange with law enforcement and protection... MORE

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits New Hampshire troops
May 5, 2022 — NEWINGTON, N.H. – Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead visited the Granite State to meet with Guard leaders and discuss strategic... MORE

Spark Cell brings innovation to 175th Wing
May 5, 2022 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - The 175th Wing was the first Air National Guard wing to be awarded funding for two programs that started in its U.S. Air Force Spark Cell earlier this year.The goal of Spark Cells... MORE

Washington National Guard celebrates diversity of force
May 5, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Diversity is a strength of the U.S. military, which brings together service members from different backgrounds and ethnicities and helps the force grow stronger.“Observing the... MORE

First Stratotanker inducted into Air Force museum
May 5, 2022 — WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Aircrew members were on the brink of tears as they soared over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base April 30, knowing their most cherished aircraft would be the... MORE

Idaho Guard combines care for environment, youth education
May 5, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – More than 180 seventh graders experienced science through a hands-on field trip at the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area at the Idaho National Guard’s... MORE

SMP cadets hone skills while maximizing benefits
May 5, 2022 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – Approximately 70 cadets in the Virginia Army National Guard’s Simultaneous Membership Program honed their military skills at a field training exercise April 22-24.The cadets,... MORE

Guard airborne firefighting units train in Idaho
May 4, 2022 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Less than two years after the nation’s most devastating firefighting season, the National Guard participated in Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System spring training with state... MORE

NY Army Guard No. 1 in medical readiness among big states
May 4, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard has been recognized as the best in medical readiness among large state forces across the National Guard.Maj. Gen. Jill Faris, the director of the... MORE

Michigan National Guard team saves a life while mentoring Liberian partners
May 3, 2022 — MONROVIA, Liberia – The man was dead.“He completely flatlined for a little over two minutes,” said U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Gomberg, a battalion physician assistant assigned to Headquarters and... MORE

Vermont ANG F-35s join NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission
May 2, 2022 — SPANGDHALEM AIR BASE, Germany – Eight F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 2 to continue... MORE

Idaho Air National Guard pilot a trailblazer for women
May 2, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Twenty-nine years ago, Defense Secretary Les Aspin made an announcement that would change the future of women in the military.Lt. Col. Jennifer Ovanek, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with... MORE

National Guard members pitch innovation
May 2, 2022 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. – On March 14, through Academia, Industry, Military, Hybrid Innovations (AIM-HI), the Michigan Air National Guard and the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain... MORE

Connecticut Guard completes Black Hawk fleet conversion
May 2, 2022 — WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – Soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard’s Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, retrieved a new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from Joint Base... MORE

Guard civil support teams conduct WMD training exercise
May 2, 2022 — RAPID CITY, S.D. – National Guard civil support teams from seven states and local, state and federal agencies conducted a regional training exercise throughout western South Dakota April 26-27.The... MORE

Helo-Aquatic Search and Rescue Team trains in North Carolina
April 29, 2022 — MORRISVILLE, N.C. – Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1-131st Assault Helicopter Battalion, and Det. 2, Charlie Company, 1-126 General Support Aviation Battalion, trained as members of the North Carolina... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard wraps up nursing care support
April 29, 2022 — LA CROSSE, Wis. – After more than three months, Wisconsin National Guard members’ mission to help as nursing assistants at state health care facilities is winding down.Senior Wisconsin National Guard... MORE

New York National Guard honors Korean War MIA

Idaho Army National Guard fires precision-guided munitions

Alabama National Guard, Romania strengthen SPP ties

Pennsylvania National Guard aviators find lost hikers

Arizona National Guard delivers for Operation Patriot Press