Guard News - The National Guard

Texas Guard preserves historical assets with partners, tech
April 28, 2022 — CAMP MABRY, Texas – The Texas Army National Guard’s Cultural Resources Management program was awarded the 2022 Secretary of the Army Environmental Award for Natural Resources for a large... MORE

Ranger, Sapper assessment conducted at Fort Indiantown Gap
April 28, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Thirty Soldiers and Airmen attended the Ranger and Sapper Assessment Program April 21-24.The purpose of RSAP is to assess service members who want to attend the Army’s... MORE

NC Guard trains in Operation Sage Eagle in New Mexico
April 28, 2022 — MORRISVILLE, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard Soldiers from Detachment 2, Charlie Company of the 1-126th Aviation Regiment, took part in Operation Sage Eagle in White Sands, New Mexico, in an... MORE

Wisconsin Guard develops partnership with Papua New Guinea
April 27, 2022 — PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – The fledgling partnership between Papua New Guinea and the Wisconsin National Guard has already proven to be rich in opportunities for initiatives in COVID-19... MORE

Kentucky Guard hosts senior leader engagement with Ecuador
April 27, 2022 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky National Guard leaders welcomed Ecuadorian military and political leaders last month for the most significant Ecuadorian delegation visit to the United States in over a... MORE

Montana Air Guard wounded warrior shines at Invictus Games
April 27, 2022 — FORT BELVOIR, Va. – When Staff Sgt. Matt Cable was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a rare, fast-moving cancer, his chances of survival were 50%. When he developed a blood infection and fell... MORE

West Virginia, North Carolina Guard join cyber exercise
April 26, 2022 — MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia and North Carolina National Guard and representatives from state and federal agencies fielded a U.S. team in the world’s largest international cyber defense... MORE

MING hosts annual joint professional development training
April 26, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard hosted its sixth annual joint professional development training April 20-22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.Supported by personnel from all... MORE

ASLC brings ANG, NGB, USAF leaders together
April 26, 2022 — DALLAS – Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, the Air National Guard director, hosted the Air National Guard Senior Leader Conference April 19-21.ASLC is an annual conference that joins senior air leaders and... MORE

Summit underscores team nature of cyber defense
April 25, 2022 — FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Senior leaders from around the U.S. Cyber Command enterprise discussed the future of cyber operations, evolving capabilities and deeper integration during a summit April... MORE

New storage tanks boost California firefighting capabilities
April 25, 2022 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing installed four tanks to store fire retardant, vastly improving its ability to fight fires from the air in partnership with... MORE

Army National Guard aviators train underwater
April 25, 2022 — FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade attended the Shallow Water Egress Trainer course April 6-7.The course put Soldiers in a chamber... MORE

Family serves together in Africa with Virginia Army Guard
April 22, 2022 — CAMP SIMBA, Manda Bay, Kenya – For most fathers, an overseas deployment of a child is a mixture of pride and apprehension. When a second child is included, those emotions double. For Staff Sgt. Daniel... MORE

VNG aviators capitalize on Black Hawk capabilities in Kosovo
April 22, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has been the U.S. Army's go-to aircraft since the beginning of NATO's mission in Kosovo in 1999. In addition to transporting... MORE

Chaplain for 115th Fighter Wing earns national recognition
April 22, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Lt. Col. Derek Wolter, 115th Fighter Wing chaplain, was awarded the 2021 Samuel Stone Award as the Chaplain of the Year for the Air National Guard.The award is named after Chaplain... MORE

Nebraska school principal welcomed home from deployment
April 22, 2022 — FORT CALHOUN, Neb. – Iowa Air National Guard 1st Sgt. Drew Wagner was welcomed home at the elementary school where he is the principal following a six-month deployment overseas.Wagner said that in a... MORE

Iowa Air Guard refueling wing rotates to CENTCOM area
April 21, 2022 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing departed this week for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to provide air refueling support for the... MORE

Vermont Guardsman earns master instructor badge
April 20, 2022 — CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. – Staff Sgt. Andrew Fryburg, chief instructor at the 124th Regimental Training Institute’s modular training battalion, was awarded the master instructor badge April 19.“There are... MORE

Nevada, Arizona Guard train for hazardous situations
April 20, 2022 — APEX, Nev. – Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen teamed with the Arizona Air Guard last week to test their ability to cohesively respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear situations.The... MORE

New York’s 109th Airlift Wing preps for Greenland missions
April 19, 2022 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Three LC-130 “Skibirds” and around 75 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing will be heading for Greenland at the end of April to... 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