Guard News - The National Guard

Minnesota National Guard, Norway Strengthen Training Ties
February 20, 2025 — STJØRDAL, Norway - The Minnesota National Guard and the Heimevernet, the Norwegian Home Guard, joined forces for the 52nd Annual Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange Feb. 5-19, continuing a tradition...

DC Guardsman Credits Lifesaving Action to Military Training
February 20, 2025 — WASHINGTON - A District of Columbia National Guard Soldier’s quick thinking and training proved lifesaving when she rescued a teenage driver trapped in a car after a devastating crash near Annapolis,...

Louisiana Guard 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Deploy
February 20, 2025 — PINEVILLE, La. - Approximately 600 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted annual training to prepare to deploy to Europe and Africa.“Pre-mobilization...

Guard Builds Readiness, Interoperability in Doha Competition
February 19, 2025 — DOHA, Qatar - The West Virginia and District of Columbia Army National Guard joined the Qatar armed forces in a historic, readiness-focused military training exchange Feb. 2-5 at Qatar’s National...

Washington Guard, Thai Partners Share Disaster Response Tips
February 19, 2025 — PRACHINBURI, Thailand - Washington National Guard and Royal Thai Army Soldiers participated in their annual Homeland Assistance Disaster Relief subject matter exchange from Jan. 30 to Feb. 8, in...

Hawaii Air Guard’s Sentry Aloha Exercise Boosts Readiness
February 19, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing concluded its long-running readiness exercise, Sentry Aloha, Feb. 12.Designated Sentry Aloha 25-1, this iteration...

District of Columbia Guard Returns from Border Mission
February 18, 2025 — WASHINGTON – About two dozen District of Columbia Army National Guard Aviation Command members returned from a 12-month deployment supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the federal...

Kentucky, Indiana Guard Evacuate Hundreds Stranded by Floods
February 18, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky National Guard Airmen and Soldiers evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County Feb. 17.The troops, including Airmen from...

New Hampshire Guard Aviation Leaders Visit Salvadoran Partner
February 18, 2025 — CONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire National Guard’s senior Army and Air aviation commanders met their counterparts from the Salvadoran Air Force during the Ilopango Air Show in El Salvador.The show...

Nebraska Woman is Air National Guard Spouse of the Year
February 14, 2025 — LINCOLN, Neb. - Cara Loken, reserve component transition assistance adviser for the Nebraska National Guard, has been named the 2024 Air Force Association Air National Guard Spouse of the Year.This...

California Air Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Upgrading Aircraft
February 14, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif.- The U.S. Air Force 129th Rescue Wing is replacing the HH-60G Pave Hawk with six newer HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters.The first two helicopters arrived this...

Washington Guard Linguists Excel at Best Linguist Competition
February 14, 2025 — SALT LAKE CITY - Seven Soldiers with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist), 56th Theatre Information Operations Group, Washington National Guard, competed in the seventh annual Best...

Washington National Guard, Malaysian Partners Share Expertise
February 13, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington Air National Guard hosted Pacific Air Forces and Royal Malaysian Air Force senior leaders for the seventh annual Airman-to-Airman Talks Feb. 11-13.The talks are an...

Tennessee Aquatic Rescue Team Upgrades Helicopters
February 13, 2025 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team continues to strengthen its lifesaving capabilities with advancements in aviation technology, including a recent upgrade to the UH-60V...

Pennsylvania Guard Civil Support Team Polishes Skills
February 13, 2025 — LANDISVILLE, Pa. - Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team trained Feb. 3-7 at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training...

Air National Guard Conducts Arctic Training in Minnesota
February 11, 2025 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - Seventy Air National Guard Airmen trained and conducted mission-essential tasks in extreme cold during the Air National Guard’s Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley...

Texas National Guard Operation Lone Star Helps Secure Border
February 11, 2025 — ROMA, Texas - National Guard members continue to play a key role in sealing and securing the southern U.S. border as additional troops join them. Nearly 1,500 Army National Guard Soldiers from more...

NY Wing to Participate in Canadian Arctic Training Exercise
February 11, 2025 — SCOTIA, N.Y. – Fifty-nine Airmen and two LC-130 Hercules aircraft from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing will participate in a joint military exercise in the Northwest Territories...

National Guard Leaders Bid Farewell to Former Chief
February 11, 2025 — CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. - Retired Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr. , former chief of the National Guard Bureau, was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery Jan. 24 during a ceremony befitting his long...

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Graduate New Hospital Partnership Program
February 11, 2025 — HERSHEY, Pa. – Three Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing are the inaugural graduates of a new program and partnership between Penn State Health Milton S...

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