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New York Airmen Complete Brazilian Jungle Warfare Course
December 18, 2024 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Two New York Air Guardsmen from the 105th Airlift Wing’s Base Defense Group completed the esteemed Brazilian Jungle Warfare School course.Tech. Sgt. Gerardo...

Army Increases Tuition Assistance, Adjusts Credentialing Program
December 17, 2024 — WASHINGTON - The Army announced policy updates to voluntary education programs for active-duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers. The new guidance includes a $500 increase and a two-semester-hour...

Idaho Air Guard Range Squadron Trains to Climb Towers
December 17, 2024 — BOISE, Idaho - Radar, airfield and weather systems specialists with the 266th Range Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, completed tower...

Nordhaus Reinforces National Guard’s Dual Status Commander Role
December 16, 2024 — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.— The National Guard’s top leader emphasized the role of the dual status commander while visiting leaders at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S...

Guard Defenders, Green Berets Prepare for Future Fight
December 16, 2024 — FORT KNOX, Ky. - Approximately 230 Airmen from more than 30 Air National Guard security forces units converged in Kentucky for Sage Eagle 25-1 — a recurring, battalion-sized, unconventional warfare...

Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa Guard Excel at Sniper Championship
December 16, 2024 — BARLING, Ark. — Thirty-three two-person sniper teams showcased their precision and tactical expertise during the 54th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship and the 34th Armed Forces Skill at Arms...

New York Soldiers, Airman Celebrate National Guard’s Birthday
December 13, 2024 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Two New York National Guard Soldiers and an Airman commemorated the National Guard’s 388th birthday at New York National Guard headquarters Dec. 13.Army Guard Master Sgt. Michael Schin,...

Alaska National Guard Fields Helicopter Engine Test Stand
December 12, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The 176th Maintenance Squadron marked the fielding of a helicopter engine test stand, the first of its kind in the Air National Guard, during a Dec. 9...

Maryland National Guard Hosts 250th Annual Pass in Review
December 11, 2024 — DUNDALK, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, commemorated its 250th anniversary with a Pass in Review Dec. 7 at the Dundalk Readiness Center. The historic...

Louisiana Guard Conducts Disaster Response Training
December 11, 2024 — PERRY, Ga. – The Louisiana National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package conducted a training exercise in Georgia culminating in a...

Remains of World War II Airman Returned Home
December 10, 2024 — WRIGHTSTOWN, N.J. - New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers carried the flag-draped coffin of a World War II Airman in a ceremony attended by family members, friends and state veteran organization...

Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2024 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Eleven 134th Air Refueling Wing Airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Dec. 7 for their heroic actions during a critical mission defending Israel from a barrage of...

New York Airmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Hurricane Victims While Training
December 6, 2024 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing helped out Santa Claus by delivering over 4,000 toys earmarked for North Carolina kids whose...

New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2024 — KINDERHOOK, New York—New York Air Guardsmen saluted the nation’s eighth president on Thursday, Dec. 5, as Brigadier General Gary Charlton, the assistant adjutant general, Air, placed a wreath from...

Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness
December 4, 2024 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team has a new robot system, enhancing its ability to gather vital information from potentially hazardous...

Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity
December 4, 2024 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard brings unique capabilities to the cyber domain and has helped develop new applications that allow greater network connectivity while maintaining cybersecurity,...

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Leaders Visit Western Air Defense Sector
December 3, 2024 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command...

California Army Guard Delivers Supplies to Wilderness Site
December 3, 2024 — SONORA, Calif. - When venturing out in the Sierra Nevada wilderness, the hum of a helicopter is the last sound you expect to hear while navigating the pristine, yet rugged, terrain.But when supplies...

NGB Leaders Visit ’Top-notch’ Guardsmen in New Hampshire
November 29, 2024 — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – The National Guard Bureau’s top leaders visited the New Hampshire National Guard Nov. 26 to better understand its people, missions and capabilities.Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus,...

Massachusetts Guard Civil Support Team Put to the Test
November 27, 2024 — NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Outside an empty school, the hum of generators and radios squawking breaks the silence. Inside, members of the Massachusetts National Guard’s 1st Weapons of Mass Destruction...

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project