Guard News - The National Guard

New York State Military Museum marks 9/11 with exhibit
September 7, 2021 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The New York State Military Museum will open an exhibit about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on the 20th anniversary of the attacks.The exhibit tells the... MORE

A New York Police Department parking enforcement vehicle that was crushed when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center collapsed in Manhattan on 9/11 is unloaded outside the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, Aug. 16, 2021. The vehicle, on loan from the New York State Museum, will be part of an exhibit at the museum, run by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, on the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Guard fights wildfires, responds to Ida, serves overseas
September 7, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard continues to live up to its promise, "Always Ready, Always There," with close to 59,000 Guard members on duty overseas or at home responding to Hurricane Ida,... MORE

Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company helped rescue 135 people and four dogs in the flooded community of LaPlace, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in south Louisiana Aug. 29, 2021.

Vermont Guard provides input for crew-served weapon's scope
September 7, 2021 — JERICHO, Vt. – Annual training for the Vermont Army National Guard's Head and Headquarters Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion (Mountain), was a bit different this year as Soldiers were trained... MORE

Soldiers with the Vermont National Guard's Headquarters Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion (Mountain), adjust a new Family of Crew Served Sight Systems at the Camp Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont. From Aug. 16-20, 2021, Soldiers provided feedback that will be used to further refine the optic before full-rate production in 2023.

Oklahoma Guard distributing critical supplies to Louisianans
September 7, 2021 — DONALDSONVILLE, La. – Soldiers and Airmen with the Oklahoma National Guard are helping their Louisiana neighbors affected by Hurricane Ida by supplying food, water and other needed supplies to those... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Sgt. Stephen Bruke hands out water at a point of distribution site in Gramercy, Louisiana, Sept. 4, 2021. The Oklahoma National Guard operates 13 PODs across seven parishes that supply local families with tarps, meals ready to eat, ice and water.

Florida Guard’s Red Horse engineers respond to Hurricane Ida
September 7, 2021 — BELLE CHASSE, La. – Approximately 30 members from the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (Red Horse) out of Camp Blanding, Florida, helped removed debris and... MORE

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (Red Horse) partnered with the 159th Civil Engineering Squadron and New Orleans Parks and Parkways to clear debris from roads in New Orleans, Sept. 4, 2021. Red Horse, from Camp Blanding, Fla., is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team of Florida Army and Air National Guardsmen.

National Guard conducts multiple Hurricane Ida missions
September 7, 2021 — BATON ROUGE, La. – Thousands of Louisiana National Guardsmen continue emergency operations in the state in the wake of Hurricane Ida. More than 5,380 members of the Louisiana National Guard are... MORE

While on a high-water boat mission to conduct wellness checks on residents in Maurepas, Louisiana, Spc. Gemini Jack (pictured) and Spc. Jacob Hawkins from the 1020th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, rescued an elderly cancer patient Sept. 1, 2021.

Afghan evacuees arrive in Indiana, head to Camp Atterbury
September 3, 2021 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Afghan evacuees arrived in the Hoosier state Sept. 2, on their way to Camp Atterbury as part of Operation Allies Welcome.In support of these Afghan evacuees, the Department of... MORE

Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division Soldiers along with Indiana National Guard Soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

South Dakota Guard trains Army Soldiers for deployment
September 3, 2021 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 4th Battalion, 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade received field artillery training from South Dakota Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 196th... MORE

Members of the U.S. Army’s Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade, evaluate operations of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System while attending the Combined Duties Training Course hosted by the 2nd Battalion 196th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), South Dakota National Guard, Aug. 28, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The training prepared 4-4th SFAB for deployment to Europe.

Kentucky Air Guard welcomes Afghan evacuees in Wisconsin
September 3, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – More than 40 Kentucky Air National Guard members have played a key role in the reception of evacuees arriving from Afghanistan since Aug. 22.The Airmen, all from the Louisville-based... MORE

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 271st Movement Control Team and Kentucky National Guard Airmen assigned to the 123rd Contingency Response team receive a plane of Afghan evacuees at Volk Field, Wisconsin, Aug. 29, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is temporarily housing up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees around the United States.

Cal Guard MPs support CHP as Caldor Fire grows
September 3, 2021 — SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Raymundo Morales can't remember how many fires he's worked or what their names were."Camp Fire, Carr Fire, Santa Barbara, Oroville …," the 25-year-old U.S. Army specialist... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Dace Taylor, from the California Army National Guard’s 270th Military Police Company, talks to another Soldier Sept. 1, 2021, in South Lake Tahoe, California, as the Caldor Fire encroaches on the evacuated city. Cal Guard activated 150 military police Aug. 30 to support the California Highway Patrol with checkpoints at hard closures while the area was evacuated.

Oklahoma Guard in Louisiana to help with hurricane relief
September 2, 2021 — OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 350 Oklahoma Guardsmen arrived in Louisiana Wednesday and began coordinating with the Louisiana National Guard to assist with Hurricane Ida relief.Oklahoma Guardsmen expect... MORE

Members of the 138th Fighter Wing depart for Louisiana in support of Hurricane Ida relief efforts, Sept. 2, 2021, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. Task Force 90 personnel are expected to help distribute supplies, clear debris from roads and provide security.

Oregon Guard Airmen support Oregon hospitals
September 2, 2021 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard activated 50 Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing Sept. 1 to support hospitals in the Springfield–Eugene area, with more on standby if additional... MORE

Oregon National Guard Tech. Sgt. Meghan Olson, 173rd Medical Group, checks the temperature of Senior Master Sgt. John Wyman, 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron, while Capt. Jaimie Nealy reviews his paperwork during an inprocessing briefing for Airmen activated to support hospitals across Oregon Sept. 2, 2021, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Georgia Guard to help Louisiana with hurricane relief
September 2, 2021 — MARIETTA, Ga. – Hundreds of members of the Georgia National Guard assembled at hometown armories and bases across the state Sept. 1 and headed to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Ida relief.The... MORE

A massive convoy of Georgia National Guard personnel and equipment prepares to depart the armory of the 170th Military Police Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, in Decatur, Georgia, Sept. 1, 2021. Convoys from across the state are moving relief supplies and heavy equipment along with Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen who have honed their expertise at debris removal, transportation and logistics support, security and traffic control during responses to Hurricanes Irma, Michael and Dorian.

National Guard religious affairs teams hone combat skills
September 1, 2021 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – National Guard chaplains participated in the second annual Deployed Security Operations Chaplains Course at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho Aug. 24-26.The... MORE

Master Sgt. Warren Jones, 107th Attack Wing religious affairs Airman, and Capt. Jeff Bartz, 107th AW chaplain, exit a Humvee during the Deployed Security Operations Chaplains Course, Aug. 26, 2021, at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont. The three-day course was developed by 158th religious affairs and security forces Airmen as a crash course in weapons handling and familiarization, general security procedures, convoy operations and improvised explosive device recognition.

National Guard responds in force to Hurricane Ida
September 1, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Thousands of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responding to Hurricane Ida in Louisiana have rescued hundreds of people, cleared roads and distributed food and water to victims of... MORE

Louisiana National Guardsmen rescue people in LaPlace, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. More than 6,000 members of the National Guard from more than a dozen states were in Louisiana assisting state and federal partners with relief efforts.

Nebraska National Guard performs CERFP training exercise
September 1, 2021 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – Fifty-three members of the 155th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conducted an exercise Aug. 26-27 to test their ability... MORE

Airmen from the 155th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package search and extraction team discuss patients found in a building collapse exercise, Aug. 17, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb.

Airmen train on skills from land survival to space radar
September 1, 2021 — FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Members of the Tennessee National Guard trained in Alaska on a wide range of skills with their career field counterparts from Eielson Air Force Base.The Tennessee Air National... MORE

Members of the Tennessee Air National Guard from a variety of career fields participated in land navigation and survival skill training in the more rural parts of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2021. Survival skills learned included fire production, emergency rations, map reading, signaling for help, and procuring shelter.

California, Arizona Guardsmen practice water survival skills
September 1, 2021 — SAN DIEGO - Nearly 100 Air National Guardsmen from two units completed water survival training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.Pilots and aircrew flight equipment technicians from the 162nd Wing,... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Alexandria Panduro, aircrew flight equipment technician at the 144th Fighter Wing, jumps toward a life raft to prepare for the helicopter extraction at Naval Amphibious Air Base Coronado, San Diego, July 10, 2021. Pilots must complete water survival training every three years to maintain combat readiness.

Virginia Guard helps with flood response in Buchanan County
September 1, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers are assisting state and local emergency officials responding to flooding in Buchanan County, with additional Soldiers prepared to help from Winchester... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assist state and local emergency services organizations with flood response Aug. 31, 2021, in Buchanan County, Virginia. Additional Soldiers were staged in Winchester and Fredericksburg for possible flood response operations.

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter near Chicken
September 1, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a hunter suffering from an accidental gunshot wound Aug. 30 about 170 miles southeast of Fairbanks and... MORE

Guard Soldiers Train with Civilian Experts in Cyber Discovery Exercise

Alaska Guard Works to Contain Fires

Air Guard Engineers Build Roads, Skills in Assateague Island Project

Maine Army Guard Engineers Build Communities, Readiness

Iowa Army Guard Soldiers Train at Tigerland