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Nevada Guard Soldiers Certified for Wildland Firefighting
August 19, 2024 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - Twenty-eight northern and southern Nevada Soldiers completed certification as Type 2 wildland firefighters in August, a crucial step in enhancing the region’s firefighting...

Puerto Rico Guard Rescues Tropical Storm Ernesto Victims
August 16, 2024 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico Army National Guard rescued multiple people in areas flooded by Tropical Storm Ernesto Aug. 14.Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi activated the Guard Aug. 12...

Virginia Guard Tests Cybersecurity Readiness in Exercise
August 16, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia National Guard and multinational and interagency partners executed Cyber Fortress 3.0, a water management cyber incident response, July 7-20 at the State Military...

Oklahoma Army Guard Artillerymen Tested at Northern Strike
August 16, 2024 — GRAYLING, Mich. – Artillerymen with the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, tested their mettle at Northern Strike 2024 at...

Michigan Air Guard Medical Group Trains on Patient Staging
August 15, 2024 — ALPENA, Mich. - In the era of great power competition, caring for and transporting patients will be essential for our joint force. Northern Strike 24-2 is exercising this capability through the 127th...

Washington National Guard, Thai Airmen Strengthen Ties
August 15, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington Air National Guard, Pacific Air Forces and Royal Thai Air Force wrapped up the 11th Airman-to-Airman talks at Camp Murray Aug. 8.“It’s been a great week and always...

Colorado Soldier Supplies Space Information to New York Guard
August 15, 2024 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - When leaders and staff of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, currently conducting command post exercises at Fort Drum, need to know how space assets can...

South Carolina Guard Soldiers Train on New Equipment
August 14, 2024 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Soldiers assigned to 1st and 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Battalion, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, trained on newly fielded equipment Aug...

New York Sergeant is Army Guard’s Best Warrior Soldier
August 14, 2024 — JERICHO, Vt. - New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, a part-time architect and graduate student, is one of two Best Warriors in the 325,000-Soldier Army National Guard.Fillion, an...

Washington Guard Shares Aviation Expertise with Thai Partners
August 14, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Four Washington National Guard members from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, shared aviation maintenance knowledge with their partners in the Royal Thai Army’s 9th...

Oregon National Guard Mobilized for Middle East Deployment
August 14, 2024 — FOREST GROVE, Ore. – About 230 members of the Oregon Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, were recognized Aug. 9 during a mobilization ceremony as they prepared for a...

Alaska Army Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Rafter
August 14, 2024 — BETHEL, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard aviators with Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel, helped rescue an overdue...

New York Army Guard Engineers Test Skills in Engineer Rodeo
August 13, 2024 — WALTON, N.Y. - Thirty-four New York Army National Guard engineers from across the state tested their engineering equipment skills Aug. 10 during the 204th Engineer Battalion’s Fourth Annual Engineer...

Massachusetts Guard, Art Commission Unveil ‘Every Flag a Story’ Exhibit
August 13, 2024 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard, in partnership with the State House Art Commission, proudly unveiled the “Every Flag a Story” exhibit during a ceremony in Memorial...

Alaska Army Guard Soldiers Train in Mobilization Exercise
August 13, 2024 — FORT RILEY, Kan. - More than 50 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group are participating in Mobilization Exercise Level III, part of First Army’s annual mobilization...

New York, Alabama Soldiers are Army Guard’s Best Warriors
August 13, 2024 — ETHAN ALLEN FIRING RANGE, Vt. – Sgt. Peter Fillion, an infantryman with C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Kirtley Finnell, with the 20th...

Maryland Air Guard Joins Cyber Defense Exercise in Estonia
August 12, 2024 — TALLINN, Estonia – Maryland National Guard Airmen participated in a cybersecurity exercise at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence with their Estonian and French partners.Locked...

Kentucky Guard Hosts Ecuadorian Military for Exchange
August 12, 2024 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard hosted Ecuadorian military members for a subject matter expert exchange focusing on interagency operations and communications in a domestic operational...

National Guard Rifle Team Clinches Dogs of War Trophy
August 12, 2024 — CAMP PERRY, Ohio - The All National Guard six-person marksman team won the National Trophy, also known as the Dogs of War Trophy, at the National Matches in August. It was only the third time the...

NY Guard Soldier Designs Korea, Vietnam Commemorative Medals
August 12, 2024 — LATHAM, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Lauren Hicks turned her love for art into state commemorative medals designed to honor New Yorkers’ service in the Korean and Vietnam wars.Hicks,...

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