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Alaska Army Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Rafter
August 14, 2024 — BETHEL, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard aviators with Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel, helped rescue an overdue...

New York Army Guard Engineers Test Skills in Engineer Rodeo
August 13, 2024 — WALTON, N.Y. - Thirty-four New York Army National Guard engineers from across the state tested their engineering equipment skills Aug. 10 during the 204th Engineer Battalion’s Fourth Annual Engineer...

Alaska Army Guard Soldiers Train in Mobilization Exercise
August 13, 2024 — FORT RILEY, Kan. - More than 50 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group are participating in Mobilization Exercise Level III, part of First Army’s annual mobilization...

New York, Alabama Soldiers are Army Guard’s Best Warriors
August 13, 2024 — ETHAN ALLEN FIRING RANGE, Vt. – Sgt. Peter Fillion, an infantryman with C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Kirtley Finnell, with the 20th...

National Guard Rifle Team Clinches Dogs of War Trophy
August 12, 2024 — CAMP PERRY, Ohio - The All National Guard six-person marksman team won the National Trophy, also known as the Dogs of War Trophy, at the National Matches in August. It was only the third time the...

Alaska Army Guardsmen Complete Kuwait Deployment
August 12, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Approximately 100 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, returned home Aug. 10 after a nine-month...

New Hampshire Defenders Train to Sharpen Skills
August 12, 2024 — NEWINGTON, N.H. - Defenders from the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base tackled a new training experience to hone their abilities in close-quarters battle, land navigation and...

National Guard Showcases Capabilities during Northern Strike
August 12, 2024 — OSCODA, Mich. - Active duty and reservists from the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps conducted a C-5 Galaxy defuel and simulated missile threat evacuation during Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at...

Ohio Air Control Squadron, Estonian Support Northern Lightning
August 9, 2024 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. - U.S. Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard 123rd Air Control Squadron participated in exercise Northern Lightning alongside a member of the Estonian...

Alaska Guard Assists Juneau Following Glacial Flooding
August 9, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard activated Juneau Guardsmen Aug. 7 to assist with recovery and cleanup following recent flooding after the Mendenhall Glacier’s...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues 4 Distressed Paddle Boarders
August 8, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued four distressed paddle boarders Aug. 6 near Byers Lake, about 110 miles north of Anchorage.The...

Kentucky Guard Aviation Conducts Aerial Gunnery at Grayling
August 8, 2024 — CAMP GRAYLING ARMY AIRFIELD, Mich. – Soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 147th Aviation, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, conducted their annual aerial gunnery...

Louisiana Guard Hosts Army Interrogation Team Competition
August 8, 2024 — PINEVILLE, La. – Fifteen human intelligence collector teams participated in the third annual Army interrogator team competition, “Tranquil Storm,” at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center from...

Iowa Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing Trains in Michigan
August 8, 2024 — ALPENA, Mich. - U.S. Airmen with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa, trained to operate the Real Time Information in the Cockpit system on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise...

Alaska Army National Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Hiker
August 7, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard aviators with G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, helped rescue a hiker in critical condition near Hatcher Pass...

106th Rescue Wing’s 1st HH-60W Jolly Green II Takes Flight
August 7, 2024 — FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The 106th Rescue Wing’s first HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter made its inaugural flight from Francis S. Gabreski Air National...

Alaska National Guard Engineers Hone Construction Skills
August 7, 2024 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 910th Engineer Support Company worked on horizontal and vertical construction engineering projects in the Anchorage and Matsu...

New York Guard Security Forces Airmen Hone Weapons Skills
August 6, 2024 — JERICHO, Vt. - Nineteen Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing’s Security Forces Squadron spent their Aug. 2-4 drill honing their weapons handling and tactical skills...

Florida National Guard Assists in Wake of Hurricane Debby
August 6, 2024 — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Over 3,000 Florida National Guard troops were activated to provide support and ensure rapid response to affected areas as the state braced for Hurricane Debby. Florida Gov. Ron...

South Carolina Guard Heads to Florida as Debby Looms
August 5, 2024 — VARNVILLE, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard is responding to the Florida Department of Emergency Management’s request for assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact in...

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