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Alaska National Guard Rescues 4 Hunters in Same-day Missions
September 18, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard rescued four hunters Sept. 16 in two separate missions at the request of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Rescue Coordination...

Minnesota Guard Provides Health Care on Indian Reservation
September 17, 2024 — FORT BELKNAP INDIAN RESERVATION, Mont. - Minnesota Air National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing members participated in an Innovative Readiness Training mission at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation,...

35th Infantry Marks 80th Anniversary of Liberation of Orleans
September 17, 2024 — ORLEANS, France - In the summer of 1944, the 137th Infantry Regiment of the 35th Infantry Division began its journey from the Mortain sector, making its way toward Le Mans and south to Orleans.The...

Training at Northern Strike Continues Pursuit of Innovation Excellence
September 13, 2024 — LANSING, Mich. - Founded in September 2020, the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center, or KJJADIC, made former Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.’s directive to...

Ohio Airmen Provide Free Readiness Training Health Care
September 13, 2024 — XENIA, Ohio - Medically trained Airmen from the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing helped provide free health care to more than 1,000 community members Aug. 11-12 as part of the Department of...

New York Air Guard Ends Greenland Science Support Season
September 12, 2024 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing wrapped up its 2024 support for National Science Foundation research in Greenland at the end of...

Maryland Airmen Test Cyber Skills in Virginia Exercise
September 12, 2024 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Maryland Air National Guard Airmen participated in Cyber Fortress 3.0, a training exercise that tested the local, state and federal response to potential cyberattacks against...

Alaska Guard Joins Polar Dagger Special Ops Exercise
September 11, 2024 — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Alaska Army National Guard participated in Operation Polar Dagger Aug. 15-25, helping Special Operations Command North rapidly deploy and operate in the...

Alabama Air Guard Showcases Communications Capabilities
September 11, 2024 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 226th Combat Communications Group, Alabama Air National Guard, conducted a large-scale contested environment exercise Sept. 5-8. Copperhead Beacon 2024 is an expeditionary...

Oregon Guard Supports Wildland Firefighting Across State
September 11, 2024 — SALEM, Ore. - For nearly 60 days, the Oregon National Guard has supported wildland firefighting crews in multiple capacities across the state. Whether assisting with medical evacuation, water buckets...

Tennessee Guard Rescues Hiker in Great Smoky Mountains Park
September 10, 2024 — LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park early Sept. 10.Shortly after 3 a.m...

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims, Hikers, Hunter
September 9, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing members rescued eight distressed residents in five missions over the Labor Day Weekend.Two of the missions required 212th...

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Supports Antarctic Research
September 6, 2024 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. - Four firefighters from the 171st Air Refueling Wing recently returned from Operation Deep Freeze, a longstanding mission supporting the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Research...

Louisiana Guard’s Cavalry Squadron Hosts Annual Spur Ride
September 5, 2024 — PINEVILLE, La. - Twenty-nine Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the unit’s annual spur ride at Camp...

Wisconsin Guard Civil Support Team Hones Readiness
September 4, 2024 — MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team faced a realistic training scenario Aug. 28, responding to the discovery of a makeshift laboratory in a home renovation company...

National Guard Leaders Tout Professional Development
September 3, 2024 — DETROIT - National Guard leaders helped facilitate professional development for Soldiers and Airmen during the 53rd Annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States Conference...

Northern Lightning Exercise Concludes at Volk Field
September 3, 2024 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - More than 1,000 service members from nearly 25 units nationwide conducted Northern Lightning, a two-week joint-training exercise held annually at the Volk Field Combat Readiness...

Oregon National Guard Hones Skills for Large-Scale Combat
September 3, 2024 — SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted an extended annual training at Fort Johnson, Louisiana's Joint Readiness Training Center. This intensive...

DC Guard Helps Care for Native Americans in Montana
August 30, 2024 — FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, Mont. – Under the vast Montana sky, where horses and buffalo graze on tall prairie grass, 17 members of the District of Columbia Army National Guard Medical Detachment...

Louisiana Guard Supports 101st Airborne Division Exercise
August 29, 2024 — NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana National Guard supported the Fort Campbell, Kentucky-based 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) refueling at Camp Minden, Louisiana, Aug 14.The exercise evaluated the...

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

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future