Home : News
Results:
Category: Guard News

D.C. Army National Guard Activates its First Military Intelligence Unit
December 14, 2023
The District of Columbia Army National Guard officially activates Delta Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion during a ceremony Dec. 9, 2023, at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. The unit is the first of its kind in the D.C. Army National Guard.
National Guard Marksmanship Training Center Hosts Annual Sniper Marksmanship Competitions
December 14, 2023
Thirty-three, two-person teams of military snipers from around the world competed in the 53rd Winston P. Wilson (WPW) Sniper Championship (National Guard) and the 33rd Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting (Inter-Service) December 1-8 at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center.
Anniversary of ‘Sandy River Rescue Mission’ Befits National Guard Birthday
December 13, 2023
Members of the Oregon Army National Guard’s 1042nd Medical Company, Lt. Col Dan Hokanson, pilot in charge, crew chiefs Staff Sgt. Mark Braeme and Sgt. Rob Armstrong, and Capt. Bryan Houston, pilot, pose in front of a Black Hawk helicopter Dec. 15, 2003. The crew, including Staff Sgt. Travis Powell, flight medic, were credited with saving the lives of two kayakers on Oregon’s Sandy River following an over-water air rescue during a winter storm and rising flood waters.
Georgia Guard Field Artillery Unit Conducts Deployment Ceremony
December 13, 2023
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment conduct a colors casing ceremony Dec. 12, 2023, in Fort Stewart, Ga., before deploying overseas.
Oregon Guard's 173rd Fighter Wing Trains in Chemical Gear
December 12, 2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon McGraw, 173rd Maintenance Operations Flight commander, dons full “chem gear” during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives training, Dec. 3, 2023, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Arkansas Guardsmen Return from Southwest Asia Deployment
December 11, 2023
Maj. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs, Arkansas adjutant general, greets Arkansas National Guard members returning from a nine-month deployment to Southwest Asia before they are reunited with their families Dec. 9, 2023.
Wisconsin Guard Security Forces Conduct Augmentee Training
December 8, 2023
Members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron practice combatives as part of augmentee training Nov. 9, 2023, at the Wisconsin Air National Guard base in Milwaukee. The augmentee training program, an essential component of the squadron's operations, prepares selected members to step into specialized roles during heightened security or crisis.
National Guard Members Showcase Innovation
December 8, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the CNGB, center left and center right, respectively, with competitors of the 2023 National Guard Bureau Innovation Challenge at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2023. Arizona Army National Guard members took home top honors for their concept of exportable maneuver live-fire capabilities that could help units achieve training requirements.
175th Wing Fire Department Helps Rescue Man from Frigid Water
December 8, 2023
Airmen assigned to the 175th Wing Fire Department saw into the roof of a simulated burning building to inspect for fire hazards during Operation Frosty Strike Nov. 30, 2023, at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. Operation Frosty Strike was a full-scale readiness exercise that demonstrated the 175th Wing’s ability to survive and operate in a realistic combat environment against a near-peer adversary while fulfilling its federally assigned missions.
Alabama Air Guard's 187th Fighter Wing Receives F-35 Jets
December 8, 2023
An F-35 Lightning II parked on the flight line at Dannelly Field Dec. 6, 2023. The 187th Fighter Wing received the first three F-35s from Luke AFB, Ariz., and will begin transitioning to their new mission.
Ohio Guard Marks 75th Anniversary of Military Desegregation
December 7, 2023
Airmen from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, and friends and family of Sgt. Thomas Newton, a documented Tuskegee Airman, stand as an honor guard member folds an American flag flown at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, to give to Newton in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 2, 2023. Newton, who was stationed at RANGB when it was named Lockbourne Air Force Base, returned after 74 years to be the guest of honor during a ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of desegregation in the U.S. military.
Maryland Air National Guard Demonstrates Readiness
December 6, 2023
Maryland Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Edmond Baghdassarian and Staff Sgt. Stefond Johnson, 175th Security Forces Squadron, establish communications during Operation Frosty Strike at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, Dec. 2, 2023. The 175th Security Forces Squadron participated in a four-day training exercise.
Hokanson at Reagan National Defense Forum: National Guard Part of the Fabric of America
December 4, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, participates in a panel discussion at the 2023 Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Simi Valley, California, Dec. 2, 2023.
Red Arrow Veteran Awarded Purple Heart Medal Posthumously
December 4, 2023
Maj. Eric Van Hout, an administrative officer with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan Johnson, battalion command sergeant major, present a Purple Heart medal to Mike Muthig, the grandson of World War I veteran Pvt. George Arts. Arts enlisted in the battalion’s Company I and was severely wounded Aug. 4, 1918, during the battalion’s assault on the town of Fismes.
Georgia National Guardsmen Return from Overseas Mission
December 4, 2023
Col. Matthew Kukla and Command Sgt. Major Lafayette Deal, command team of the Georgia National Guard’s 201st Regional Support Group (Forward), uncase the unit colors during a welcome home ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga., Dec. 1 following a 10-month deployment to Europe.
Metals Technology Airmen Keep Aircraft in the Air
December 1, 2023
Staff Sgt. Nathan Carssow, a 142nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, machines a stringer for a tail cone Nov. 4, 2023, at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. By making the stringer in house, the wing has saved over $70,000.
New York Guard Soldiers Support Trees for Troops
November 30, 2023
Volunteers pass a tree to New York Army National Guard Spc. Matthew Clark, a recruiting assistant assigned to the 466th Area Support Medical Company, onto a FedEx truck during the annual Trees for Troops event in Ballston Spa, New York, Nov. 28, 2023. The event has been hosted at Ellms Tree Farm for 19 years.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Skier
November 29, 2023
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Chugach Mountains provide the backdrop and were the site of a Nov. 16, 2023, rescue of an injured skier at the range’s Arctic Valley.
Exercise Sharpens Virginia Guard Unit’s Expeditionary Skills
November 28, 2023
Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Mission Support Group, 192nd Wing, train on expeditionary skills during a field training exercise Nov. 3, 2023, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach.
South Carolina Guard Airman Receives Bronze Star Medal
November 27, 2023
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Vine, a radar, airfield, and weather systems technician with the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, is presented the Bronze Star Medal from Lt. Col. Zachary Counts, the 245th ATCS commander, Oct. 15, 2023. Vine received the award for his achievements while deployed to Iraq in 2022.