Guard News - The National Guard

National Guard Provides Medical Care to Idaho, Nevada Tribes
May 30, 2023 — LAPWAI, Idaho - Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota and Nevada National Guard members provided medical, dental and eye care for Native American Tribes in Idaho and Nevada as part of Operation Nimiipuu Health in... MORE

Approximately 100 Ctizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota and Nevada National Guard cared for two Native American Tribes in Idaho and Nevada May 11-26 as part of Operation Nimiipuu Health, a Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program. Guard members provided medical, dental and optometry services to the Nez Perce Tribe and surrounding community of Lapwai, Idaho, and similar care, in addition to behavioral health services, to members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and surrounding community of Duck Valley, Nevada.

Iowa National Guard Trains in Wyoming’s Higher Elevation
May 30, 2023 — CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. – Iowa National Guard infantry and aviation units traveled west by ground convoy and air to conduct annual training at the Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center in Wyoming at the end... MORE

Spc. Chris Cortez, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, fires an M240 machine gun during a squad live-fire at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center in Wyoming on May 20, 2023. The Iowa National Guard unit completed two weeks of individual and collective training.

Texas Air Guard Medical Group Completes Required Training
May 30, 2023 — HONOLULU - Nearly 50 Texas Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 136th Medical Group traveled in the wing’s C130J Super Hercules to Tripler Army Medical Center, Army Post Schofield Barracks, and... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Amanda Nichols and Senior Airman Magut Abednego, both 136th Airlift Wing aerospace medical technicians, apply emergency care to a medical grade mannequin during training at U.S. Army Installation Schofield Barracks in Hawaii May 18, 2023.

188th Wing Hosts Emergency Management Course
May 30, 2023 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. - The 188th Wing hosted the Air National Guard’s Specialized Personnel and Equipment for Austere Reconnaissance and Surveillance (SPEARS) course at the Fort... MORE

SPEARS students prepare to load their MRZR vehicle on a CH-47 Chinook that will transport them into an austere training environment May 25, 2023, at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark. The MRZR is engineered to meet the demands of emergency response operation in various terrains and environments.

National Guard Honors Fallen in Memorial Day Observances
May 26, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard is honoring service members who died for their country in Memorial Day observances across the country this weekend. “When we remember what the fallen have given us,... MORE

New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Michele Natali, left, the assistant adjutant general, Army; and New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Hewson, the senior enlisted advisor for the New York Air National Guard, salute following the presentation of a wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York, May 25, 2023. The names of 12 members of the New York Military Forces and civilian employees of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs who have died in the past year were also read during the ceremony.

40th Infantry Division Hosts Urban Operations Planner Course
May 26, 2023 — LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - With over half the world’s climbing population living in cities, the future of urban warfare is inevitable. Consequently, the same military strategies used in desert and forest... MORE

Brigade and division-level officers and senior noncommissioned officers in the 40th Infantry Division's Urban Operations Planner Course conduct a practical exercise at the Fort Irwin National Training Center, California, May 16, 2023. Course students visited the NTC's mock town of Razish to examine urban warfare scenarios in collaboration with NTC cadre.

173rd Fighter Wing to Host F-35 Training Squadron
May 26, 2023 — KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The Air Force has selected the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing as the preferred location to host the service’s next F-35A Lightning II training squadron. The... MORE

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to Luke Air Force Base flies over Southern Oregon May 17, 2023, on a mission with the 173rd Fighter Wing assigned to Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173rd Fighter Wing was selected as the Air Force's preferred location to host a F-35A Lightning II formal training unit.

Texas Army Guard Team Wins Marksmanship Contest
May 25, 2023 — CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. – Four Texas Army National Guard members won the 52nd Annual Winston P. Wilson Championship in Little Rock April 29-May 5.The National Guard annually hosts the competition to... MORE

Texas Alpha team stands with the 176th Engineer Brigade command team just before competing in the X lane at the 52nd Annual Winston P. Wilson Championship, April 29-May 5, 2023, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Left to right, Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Chester, Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Duron, Sgt. 1st Class Charles Stevener, Capt. Ross Buntyn, 1st Lt. Samuel Slichter, Col. Kevin Crawford.

Army National Guard Support Vital to EDGE 23
May 25, 2023 — YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. - The Army Futures Command Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team (FVL CFT) held its Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event 23 at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground over... MORE

First Sgt. Patrick Casha, flight paramedic with the Oregon Army National Guard, demonstrates the new MH60M Medical Upgrade Interior kit designed for Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft during EDGE 23 Distinguished Visitor Day at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, May 18, 2023.

National Guard’s Joint Staff Emphasizes Tactical Wellness
May 25, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va – Nearly 100 Soldiers, Airmen and family members of the National Guard Bureau’s joint staff participated in a Joint Staff Tactical Wellness event May 18 at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, provides opening remarks during aJoint Staff Tactical Wellness Event May 18, 2023, at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center. The one-day event educated members on resources and practices to improve health and wellness.

Alaska Air Guardsmen Help Rescue Denali Climber
May 24, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons helped the National Park Service rescue a fallen climber at Denali May 20.Denali... MORE

An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, surveys Malemute Drop Zone during aerial training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2021. The HC-130J Combat King II is a specially modified and upgraded version of the well-known C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.

Green Berets Train with New York Air Guard 106th Rescue Wing
May 24, 2023 — F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Rescue aircraft circled overhead and Green Berets dropped in to recover a simulated friendly casualty in a joint combat rescue exercise with the New York... MORE

A New York Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing provides security and is prepared for combat rescue operations over Warren Grove, N.J., May 6, 2023. New York Air National Guard members trained with Massachusetts Army National Guard Special Forces personnel, simulating combat rescue of a friendly casualty.

28th ECAB Participates in Extreme Weather Exercise
May 24, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Aircrews from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade trained with specialty rescue teams May 18 as part of an extreme weather exercise.The exercise was coordinated... MORE

Members of the Montgomery County Urban Search and Rescue Team practice loading a rescue boat and equipment into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, May 18, 2023, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The training was part of an extreme weather exercise coordinated by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

New York Air Guard Medics Train on Trauma Care
May 24, 2023 — WEST ISLIP, N.Y. – Members of the 106th Medical Group of the 106th Rescue Wing partnered with Good Samaritan University Hospital for two weeks of training April 10-24.“The purpose of the training is... MORE

U.S. Air Force medics from the 106th Rescue Wing Medical Group participate in a training exercise at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, New York, April 10, 2023. The training is part of a partnership between Good Samaritan and the 106th Rescue Wing that will help prepare medics for deployments.

Alaska National Guardsmen Assist with Flood Recovery
May 24, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Nine members of the Alaska Organized Militia deployed to Bethel and Circle May 22-23 to support flood recovery efforts in Western and Interior Alaska.The task... MORE

Senior Airman Sean Lake and Tech Sgt. Vincent McKiernan, 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, load gear and food into vehicles at Eielson Air Force Base in preparation to travel to Circle, Alaska, May 23, 2023, to support flood-recovery operations.

AATC Puts Innovation to Work During Northern Edge Exercise
May 22, 2023 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Throughout Alaska’s vast expanse, innovation and readiness were put to the test during the much-anticipated Northern Edge 2023 field training exercise. From May 4 to... MORE

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center launches at Eielsen Air Force Base, Alaska, May 9, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023. AATC aircraft tested the “angry kitten” combat pod, an electronic warfare countermeasure that can be housed in removable, adaptable pods under aircraft wings or fuselages.

167th Airlift Wing Completes All-Hazards Training
May 19, 2023 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Emergency responders at the 167th Airlift Wing participated in an all-hazards training course May 1-5 to prepare for real-world incidents.The hybrid CAMR program, short for... MORE

Firefighters with the 167th Civil Engineering Squadron carry a litter with a simulated patient from a staged car accident as part of an all-hazards training event at the 167th Airlift Wing May 4, 2023. Emergency responders with the 167th AW participated in the Counter CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) All-Hazard Management Response course May 1-5, 2023, at the Martinsburg, West Virginia, air base.

Airmen Go Off Grid for Terror Threat Training
May 19, 2023 — EASTOVER, S.C. - Air National Guard units from South Carolina, Alabama, the District of Columbia and Tennessee participated in Emergency Management Battlefield Expeditionary Response training, also... MORE

U.S. Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard and other Air National Guard units discover a trapdoor and tunnel during Emergency Management Battlefield Expeditionary Response training at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, May 5, 2023. The Airmen practiced responses to simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events.

Fort Polk to be Renamed for New York Guardsman Henry Johnson
May 18, 2023 — ALBANY, N.Y. - Fort Polk in Louisiana will be renamed for New York National Guard Sgt. Henry Johnson, a World War I hero, during a June 13 ceremony at the post.The Army installation named for... MORE

Sgt. Henry Johnson wears his French Croix de Guerre as the 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th Infantry (Colored), New York National Guard, arrives back in New York City in 1919 after fighting in France in World War I. Johnson was the first American Soldier to be awarded the French medal.

Washington, Montana National Guard Train for Air Mobility
May 17, 2023 — SPOKANE, Wash. - Soldiers and Airmen with the Washington National Guard Region 10 Homeland Response Force and CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package trained alongside the 92nd Logistic Readiness... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers and Airmen with the Washington National Guard’s 10th Homeland Response Force train alongside the 92nd Logistic Readiness Squadron on rapid-deployment air-load operations at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash., May 10-11, 2023. As part of the National Guard’s domestic response capabilities, the HRF and CERFP (CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package) must be able to quickly mobilize and deploy by ground or air and self-sustain for five days.

Maine Army Guard Engineers Build Communities, Readiness

Iowa Army Guard Soldiers Train at Tigerland

Idaho Guard Engineers Aid Redwood Park Restoration

Oregon Army Guard Helps Design Future Medevac Technology

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Five Distressed Boaters