Guard News - The National Guard

Tennessee Guard Rescues Hiker in Great Smoky Mountains Park
September 10, 2024 — LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park early Sept. 10.Shortly after 3 a.m...

New Hampshire Guard Airmen Prepare for 1st KC-46 Deployment
September 10, 2024 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – Airmen, families and members of Congress gathered inside Hangar 254 Sept. 8 to honor more than 180 Airmen who will deploy to support U.S. Central Command this...

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims, Hikers, Hunter
September 9, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing members rescued eight distressed residents in five missions over the Labor Day Weekend.Two of the missions required 212th...

Hawaii Guard, Indonesia Conduct Super Garuda Cyber Exercise
September 9, 2024 — SURABAYA, Indonesia - On the outskirts of Surabaya’s bustling city at a sprawling naval base, teams of multinational service members collaborated to solve perplexing challenges in cyberspace.From Aug...

Kentucky National Guard Hosts State Partner Djibouti
September 6, 2024 — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Logistics officers from the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) visited the 1792nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion while in Kentucky Aug. 19-22.The visit was part of the Department...

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Supports Antarctic Research
September 6, 2024 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. - Four firefighters from the 171st Air Refueling Wing recently returned from Operation Deep Freeze, a longstanding mission supporting the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Research...

Louisiana National Guard Supports Belize Wellness Exchange
September 6, 2024 — PINEVILLE, La. – “Nobody can take care of you better than you. You can’t pour from an empty cup; you need to think of ways to fill your cup. Keep in mind, sometimes your cup will go down before it...

Guard Partnership Exchange Strengthens Security at Thai Port
September 6, 2024 — LAEM CHABANG, Thailand - Eight Washington National Guard members recently visited the Port of Laem Chabang in the longest-running exchange in the 22-year State Partnership Program relationship between...

Louisiana Guard’s Cavalry Squadron Hosts Annual Spur Ride
September 5, 2024 — PINEVILLE, La. - Twenty-nine Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the unit’s annual spur ride at Camp...

PACAF Joins Allies, Partners in Indian Air Force-led Exercise
September 5, 2024 — JODHPUR AIR FORCE STATION, INDIA - Pacific Air Force units were among 28 nations participating in or observing India’s largest multinational exercise, Tarang Shakti 24 Phase II.The Indian Air...

Wisconsin Guard Civil Support Team Hones Readiness
September 4, 2024 — MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team faced a realistic training scenario Aug. 28, responding to the discovery of a makeshift laboratory in a home renovation company...

National Guard Leaders Tout Professional Development
September 3, 2024 — DETROIT - National Guard leaders helped facilitate professional development for Soldiers and Airmen during the 53rd Annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States Conference...

Northern Lightning Exercise Concludes at Volk Field
September 3, 2024 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - More than 1,000 service members from nearly 25 units nationwide conducted Northern Lightning, a two-week joint-training exercise held annually at the Volk Field Combat Readiness...

Oregon National Guard Hones Skills for Large-Scale Combat
September 3, 2024 — SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted an extended annual training at Fort Johnson, Louisiana's Joint Readiness Training Center. This intensive...

Texas Guard, Chilean Medics Train Together at Southern Fenix
September 3, 2024 — POZO ALMONTE, Chile – In the hot sun of the Atacama Desert in the Tacapacá region, Texas Army National Guard and Chilean combat medics are working together as part of the State Partnership Program to...

DC Guard Helps Care for Native Americans in Montana
August 30, 2024 — FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, Mont. – Under the vast Montana sky, where horses and buffalo graze on tall prairie grass, 17 members of the District of Columbia Army National Guard Medical Detachment...

North Carolina Guard Delivers Books to Botswana Children
August 30, 2024 — RALEIGH, N.C. - Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Airlift Wing worked with the North Carolina Army National Guard, the Botswanan Ministry of Education, Go Global NC, and the...

Louisiana Guard Supports 101st Airborne Division Exercise
August 29, 2024 — NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana National Guard supported the Fort Campbell, Kentucky-based 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) refueling at Camp Minden, Louisiana, Aug 14.The exercise evaluated the...

Air Guard Hosts Junior Officer Leadership Development Course
August 29, 2024 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air National Guard hosted 60 company-grade officers from nine countries for the annual International Junior Officer Leadership Development Course at McGhee Tyson Air National...

US, Indonesia Begin Multinational Super Garuda Shield 2024
August 29, 2024 — SURABAYA, Indonesia - The United States and the Indonesian National Armed Forces officially launched the 2024 Super Garuda Shield exercise Aug. 26 with an opening ceremony at Juanda Naval Air Base...

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