Guard News - The National Guard

Oregon Air Guard Security Forces Squadron Trains in Hawai'i
June 7, 2024 — OAHU, Hawai'i - Is spending two weeks in Hawai'i shooting machine guns on a military range on anyone's bucket list? Twenty-eight 173rd Security Forces Squadron defenders did just that in early May for...

Alaska Air Guard Rescue Triad Conducts Water Rescue Training
June 6, 2024 — WHITTIER, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons conducted water rescue operations training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier May...

Nevada National Guard Holds Workshop for New Partner Samoa
June 6, 2024 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - Michael Fusi Ligaliga understands familial village systems and how they work in the Independent State of Samoa.He’s an assistant professor and program lead of Pacific Island...

Wisconsin National Guard Brigade Begins Major Training Exercise
June 6, 2024 — FORT JOHNSON, La. – More than 5,000 Soldiers from across the United States, along with support elements from Canada, have arrived at the Joint Readiness Training Center for a month-long training...

Tennessee Guard Participates in Thracian Warrior Exercise
June 6, 2024 — HASKOVO, Bulgaria - Members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment, participated in exercise Thracian Warrior 24 at Novo Selo and Koren training areas May 28...

Malaysia, Washington Guard Strengthen Partnership at Bersama Warrior 2024
June 6, 2024 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The 10th annual Bersama Warrior exercise began June 1 with an opening ceremony led by Malaysian Armed Forces leaders and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Borchers, director...

80 Years Ago, National Guard Units Played Key Role in D-Day Landings
June 5, 2024 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Their waterlogged footsteps were historic. That thought, however, most likely wasn’t on the Soldiers minds as they stepped ashore from rocking landing craft onto the French coast...

Alaska Guard Soldiers Honored Before Middle East Deployment
June 5, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 49th Personnel Detachment, known as the 49th Theater Gateway, were honored during a deployment ceremony at the...

Idaho National Guard, German JTACs Train Together
June 5, 2024 — JUNIPER BUTTE RANGE, Idaho - In 2015, an enlisted Idaho Air National Guardsman and a German Army lieutenant attended the same Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course and began a...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues 2 Injured Hikers
June 4, 2024 — LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Army National Guard flight crews rescued two hikers suffering medical emergencies in separate air evacuation missions in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area May...

Kentucky Air Guard to Fly at D-Day Observance in France
June 4, 2024 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky Air National Guard crew departed for France last week, flying aboard an aircraft emblazoned with distinctive World War II “Invasion Stripes” to mark the 80th anniversary...

New York National Guard Soldiers Aid Subway Stabbing Victim
June 4, 2024 — NEW YORK - Two quick-thinking, well-trained New York National Guard Soldiers helped save the life of a man stabbed at a Queens subway station May 20.Staff Sgt. Joel Strickland and Spc. Desany Jacques,...

Hawaii Civil Engineer Airmen Develop Multi-Capable Skills
June 4, 2024 — WAIMANALO, Hawaii - Airmen from the 154th Civil Engineer Squadron performed Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Bellows Air Force Station during exercise Pacific Warriorz 2024.The primary...

Guard Conducts Explosive Ordnance Disposal Joint Training
June 4, 2024 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. - Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from multiple services and countries converged on Volk Field Air National Guard Base May 13 for the 10th annual Audacious Warrior...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Hypothermic Mariner
June 4, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of the 176th Wing hoisted a hypothermic mariner to safety May 30 about 20 miles southwest of Kodiak Island.The...

Idaho, Nevada Guard Offer Free Health Care to Tribal Members
June 3, 2024 — LAPWAI, Idaho - The Idaho and Nevada National Guard provided medical care to the Nez Perce and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes during the Operation Nimiipuu Health community health care partnership May...

Illinois Guard Completes Emergency Response Training
June 3, 2024 — SPARTA, Ill. - The Illinois Army and Air National Guard completed a comprehensive chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive enhanced response force package training exercise May 5,...

National Guard Ready for Potential Record-Breaking Wildfire, Hurricane Season
May 31, 2024 — ARLINGTON, Va. — With 2024 projected as one of the hottest years on record, climate scientists have noted a heightened risk of hurricanes and wildfires, but National Guard officials said the Guard is...

29th Infantry Division HQ Heads Exercise Immediate Response
May 31, 2024 — USTKA, Poland – Spc. Shiquies Branch, an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, has a birthday coming up. But...

Retiring Illinois Guard Artillery Gun Chief Fires Final Rounds
May 31, 2024 — USTKA, Poland – When U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terry Rutherford enlisted in 1982, the idea of taking part in a training exercise in Poland was a seemingly ludicrous one – something that would never happen...

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