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Tennessee Aquatic Rescue Team Practices Search and Rescue
October 21, 2022 — NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team and state and local first responders conducted a joint search and rescue exercise on Kentucky Lake Oct. 19.The exercise... MORE

Virginia Guard Aviation Battalion Ends Kosovo Mission
October 21, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEEL, Kosovo – The Virginia National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, officially ended its mission in Kosovo as Kosovo Force’s Regional Command-East... MORE

Cal Guard Pilot and Meteorologist Keeps her eye on the sky
October 21, 2022 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - You can look to the horizon or check your local newscast for the weather, but now when you check the sky, you might see your local meteorologist flying high.U.S. Army 2nd Lt... MORE

Washington National Guard Aircrew Rescues Injured Hiker
October 21, 2022 — LEAVENWORTH, Wash. – A Washington Army National Guard medical flight crew from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, hoisted an injured hiker out of a heavily wooded area near Leavenworth... MORE

Cal Guard Unit Ends Year-long Deployment to Poland
October 21, 2022 — BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland – NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland held a transfer of authority ceremony from Cal Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment, to the incoming 1st Cavalry... MORE

Arkansas Guardsman Takes Care of Medical Group
October 20, 2022 — FORT SMITH, Ark. – As a teenager, Ché Kinnard liked art. In college, he became more interested in the medical career field, and this passion took off when he joined the Air National Guard in... MORE

New York National Guard Honors Revolutionary War Minuteman
October 20, 2022 — SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers memorialized a Revolutionary War Soldier killed 245 years ago during the Battle of Saratoga and buried on the battlefield.A nine-Soldier... MORE

Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills
October 20, 2022 — NIAMEY, Niger – The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team worked alongside the Niger armed forces’ first combat medic team for more than two weeks to teach tactical combat casualty... MORE

New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Tests new LC-130 Engine
October 20, 2022 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing flew a ski-equipped LC-130 outfitted with more powerful engines for the first time during a test flight Oct... MORE

Tennessee National Guard Aircrew Rescues Injured Hiker
October 19, 2022 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew responded to an emergency air evacuation mission for a hiker with a suspected broken leg in the Great Smoky Mountains National... MORE

Washington Guard Snipers Train with Counterparts Overseas
October 19, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As the 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment was arriving in Poland in April 2020 for the start of its NATO Enhanced Forward Presence rotation, Staff Sgt. Chris Smith sought... MORE

Oklahoma Guard Hosts Cybersecurity Exchange with Azerbaijan
October 17, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – As global challenges evolve, strategists are turning their attention to cyberspace and developing the tactics, techniques and procedures to safeguard the future.That focus on... MORE

Army National Guard Prepares for 2030
October 17, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Army National Guard leaders held a discussion forum during the annual Association of the United States Army meeting in Washington to discuss how the Army Guard plans to attract new talent... MORE

Minnesota National Guard Supports Iraq Air Base Operations
October 17, 2022 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – In May, 21 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 347 Regional Support Group, Task Force Victory, arrived to support those stationed at Al Asad Air Base for... MORE

Deployed Massachusetts Guardsman Wins Innovation Competition
October 17, 2022 — TAMPA, Fla. – Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. Mickey Reeve won first place out of five finalists in the inaugural Innovation Oasis competition at Central Command Oct. 14 for developing a... MORE

PA Guardsman Leads Project Building Houses for Cherokee Vets
October 14, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – A Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman with the 171st Air Refueling Wing led the construction of seven homes for tribal members of Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Senior... MORE

Arizona National Guard, Oman Form State Partnership
October 13, 2022 — PHOENIX - The Arizona National Guard announced a new partnership with the Sultanate of Oman Oct. 13 through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.“Arizona has... MORE

Virginia National Guard Father, Daughter Deploy to Kosovo
October 13, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The military journeys of Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Viera and his daughter, Staff Sgt. Kayla M. Jaeger, came full circle when they both deployed... MORE

New York National Guard Team to Compete in South Africa
October 13, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Four New York National Guard Soldiers and one Airman will represent New York and the United States at the South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition Oct. 23-30.The... MORE

Lithuanian Land Force Commander Visits Pennsylvania Guard
October 13, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard leaders met with the new commander of Lithuania’s Land Force Oct. 9.Brig. Gen. Arturas Radvilas, who assumed command of the Lithuanian Land Force... MORE

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak

Northern Strike Builds Readiness, Challenges Visiting Units

Kansas Air Guard Joins Aeromedical Evacuation Training

105th Airlift Wing Wins 2nd Straight Meritorious Unit Award

Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, Capable