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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...

Nebraska Guard Infantry Trains on Survival Tactics
March 1, 2024 — YUTAN, Neb. - Soldiers with the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company B, 2-134th Infantry (Airborne), conducted survival, evasion, resistance and escape training Feb. 3-4 at the Mead Training Site...

Air National Guard Crisis Team Recognized for Innovation
March 1, 2024 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - The Air National Guard Crisis Action Team was nominated for the 2024 General Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award for innovation that improved efficiency and operational...

Washington Guard Team Takes Honors at Biathlon Championship
February 29, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - A Washington National Guard biathlon team scored its first Cascade Cup victory and posted individual accomplishments by Majors Josh Jorgenson and Brendan Thompson during the...

Idaho Civil Support Team Guardsmen Train With Firefighters
February 29, 2024 — GOODING, Idaho - The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team trained alongside firefighters from Gooding, Bliss and Hagerman Feb. 2. The training provided a better...

National Guard Enlisted Leader Speaks to Sergeant Major Students
February 28, 2024 — FORT BLISS, Texas - Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, spoke to the Army’s latest class of graduating sergeants major at the...

Air National Guard Unit Trains for any Situation
February 27, 2024 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – When U.S. Army Special Forces enter dangerous situations, they often aren’t alone.“Our job as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) or Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) is to...

MQ-9 Reaper Lands at Shaw AFB in Historic First
February 26, 2024 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – Airmen from the 50th Attack Squadron and Air National Guardsmen from the 163rd Attack Wing conducted a historic first Feb. 14, by successfully landing an MQ-9...

Wisconsin Airmen Complete First F-35 Training Deployment
February 26, 2024 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – More than 150 Airmen assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program’s Combat Archer exercise Feb. 23...

National Guard Conducts Patriot Exercise in Mississippi
February 22, 2024 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – The National Guard conducted a disaster readiness exercise with state and county emergency management agencies and industry partners Feb. 18-22.PATRIOT is a joint, interagency...

Missouri Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing Executes 41-hour Sortie
February 20, 2024 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 139th Airlift Wing has set a new milestone by pushing the boundaries of the C-130H Hercules aircraft. From Feb. 13-15, multiple aircrews flew a mission in which the aircraft’s...

Guam Air Guard Security Forces Join Cope North Exercise
February 20, 2024 — BARRIGADA, Guam – About 20 Airmen from the Guam Air National Guard’s 254th Security Forces Squadron “Defenders” are on active duty to secure fighter jets operating from Guam International Airport...

Air National Guard Director Inducted into Order of the Sword
February 16, 2024 — U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, was inducted into the Order of the Sword at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Feb...

105th Airmen Support Security Forces Training at Red Flag
February 16, 2024 — NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - Ten Airmen from the 105th Airlift Wing’s 205th Base Defense Squadron trained in cutting-edge base defense operational concepts at Exercise Red Flag 24-1 from Jan...

Illinois National Guard Honors Former Guardsman Abe Lincoln
February 15, 2024 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois National Guard recognized its most notable militiaman and 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, during a ceremony at his tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery...

Guam Guard Helps Elementary School Recover from Typhoon
February 15, 2024 — DEDEDO, Guam – About 50 Soldiers and family members from the Guam National Guard’s Team Binadu gathered at Adacao Elementary School Feb. 3 with ladders, lawn tools, paintbrushes and a desire to serve...

Guard Vice Chief Emphasizes Cyber Readiness During Maine Visit
February 14, 2024 — BANGOR, Maine - The National Guard’s motto is “Always Ready, Always There,” and for one group of Maine National Guardsmen, being “there” is a loose term with no specific battlefield or location in...

Oregon Army National Guard Upgrades Sniper Rifles
February 12, 2024 — BOISE, Idaho - The Oregon Army National Guard is modernizing its sniper capabilities with new MK 22 Precision Sniper Rifles.Sgt. Tyler Takagi, a sniper team member with the 41st Infantry Brigade...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

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