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Southern Strike Joint Combat Exercise Concludes in Mississippi
March 19, 2024 — GULFPORT, Miss. - Military members from all departments of the U.S. armed forces participated in the Southern Strike 2024-1 joint combat exercise at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center March...

Massachusetts, New York Guard Units Compete in Shooting Match
March 18, 2024 — PEEKSKILL, N.Y. - Army National Guard Soldiers from New York’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, squared off against their Massachusetts sister unit, the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment,...

Ukraine Delegation Visits Washington National Guard Leaders
March 18, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - A delegation from Ukraine visited Washington National Guard leaders March 15 to thank them for supporting the country.“We know your unit deployed to Ukraine in 2021 to help our...

173rd Fighter Wing Joins Sentry Luau Exercise in Hawaii
March 15, 2024 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - About 90 Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, took to the skies at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for exercise Sentry...

Oregon Air Guard Pilot Conducts 142nd Wing’s First EX Flight
March 15, 2024 — EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Five F-15C instructor pilots from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 123rd Fighter Squadron are training in the F-15EX with instructors from the 85th Test and Evaluation...

Oklahoma Guard Explores Future of Drone Defense at Symposium
March 15, 2024 — OKLAHOMA CITY - A quote from the “Oppenheimer” movie, “This isn’t a new weapon, it’s a new world,” set the tone for the inaugural Oklahoma National Guard Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Symposium at...

109th Airlift Wing Wraps up Antarctic Science Support Mission
March 13, 2024 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing concluded its annual Operation Deep Freeze mission, marking the end of another productive season...

Alaska, Maine Guard Conduct Disaster Preparation Exercise
March 13, 2024 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Guard’s “Always Ready, Always There” motto symbolizes its vigilant presence across the nation. In Alaska, where natural disasters like earthquakes pose significant...

Guard Bureau Chief Sees Innovation, Tech Converge in Texas
March 12, 2024 — AUSTIN – Innovation and emerging technology underscored the National Guard’s senior-most officer’s visit to Texas on March 9-10.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, met with Texas...

New Jersey National Guard Activates Air Refueling Squadron
March 12, 2024 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing unveiled its newest unit March 6 with the inauguration of the 170th Air Refueling Squadron.Guided by the Fiscal...

Oklahoma National Guard Tests Drone Technologies
March 12, 2024 — OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma National Guard collaborated with industry partners across the state to test the cutting-edge capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems at Camp Gruber Training Center Feb...

New York National Guard Names Soldiers Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash
March 11, 2024 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Two New York Army National Guard aviators were killed March 8 when the UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter they were flying crashed near Rio Grande City, Texas, at 2:50 p.m. local...

New York Army Guard Soldiers Help Track Down Arsonist
March 8, 2024 — NEW YORK – Three New York Army National Guard Soldiers displayed quick thinking and teamwork to help track down a suspected arsonist who tried to set fire to a building a few feet from a Long Island...

81st SBCT Completes Command Post Exercise
March 8, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team tested its command processes and identified redundancies during a command post exercise at Camp Murray from Feb. 29 to March 3.“This was the...

The Harlem Hellfighters: A Legacy of Lasting Impact
March 7, 2024 — NEW YORK - In the past few years, the name Harlem Hellfighters evoked confusion for some, intrigue for others and great pride for those who know the stories of valor and triumph. Lesser known are the...

Air National Guard Director Visits Wisconsin Air Guard
March 6, 2024 — MILWAUKEE - Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director of the Air National Guard, and his spouse, Dianne, visited the 128th Air Refueling Wing March 3 for flight simulator training and a tour of Wisconsin’s...

Wisconsin Air Guard Helps Refine Air Combat Targeting
March 5, 2024 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron participated in a five-day exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada that could result in a combat competitive...

Michigan National Guard to Help Improve State Parks
March 4, 2024 — MARQUETTE, Mich. - The 107th Engineer Battalion of the Michigan Army National Guard is joining forces with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to improve state parks.This initiative, which...

North Dakota National Guard Fights Missouri River Ice Jams
March 4, 2024 — BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota National Guard launched an aerial operation to respond to an ice jam on the Missouri River in Bismarck Feb. 29. Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters deployed, repeatedly...

National Guard Conducts Arctic Training with Canada
March 4, 2024 — RESOLUTE BAY, Nunavut, Canada - Members of the Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia and Alaska National Guard and active-duty members of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps are participating in an Arctic...

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