Guard News - The National Guard

SCNG helps provide free medical care in Midwest training
June 22, 2021 — SIKESTON, Mo. – More than 40 Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard traveled to the Midwest to help provide free medical and food services to hundreds of people in underserved... MORE

South Carolina Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Destiny Sims, left, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, helps provide free dental care in Metropolis, Illinois, June 16, 2021. Operation Healthy Delta is a Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program that provides key services in underserved communities while offering training for military personnel.

Kansas National Guard medics team up for advanced training
June 22, 2021 — FORT CARSON, Colo. – Soldiers with the 1077th Medical Company – Ground Ambulance, Kansas Army National Guard, participated in Medic Sustainment 24-Hour training, an advanced course testing them on a... MORE

Medics with the 1077th Medical Company – Ground Ambulance, Kansas Army National Guard, assess a mannequin “casualty” as part of a culminating training exercise at the Medical Simulations Training Center at Fort Carson, Colorado, June 15, 2021. Soldiers participated in the Medic Sustainment 24-Hour training, an advanced course testing them on a variety of skills.

106th Medical Group hones med tech trauma management skills
June 21, 2021 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – Simulated casualties were all around them. Twenty people lay dead or dying in the mass casualty exercise.Walking wounded "victims" were also arriving, all in need of... MORE

Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing Medical Group transport a simulated casualty during a training exercise at Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, June 11, 2021. Twenty-two Airmen took part in the advanced trauma assessment training June 6-11.

Oregon Guard participates in emergency preparedness exercise
June 21, 2021 — WARRENTON, Ore. - Following a monumental season of wildfires, ice storms and the pandemic over the past year, emergency preparedness has become less of an afterthought and more of a necessary priority... MORE

Guardsmen from the Oregon Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conduct mass casualty decontamination operations in an emergency preparedness exercise at Camp Rilea. It was part of an inspection conducted by the Joint Interagency Training and Education Center every two years to measure the team’s ability to respond to a disaster.

Indiana Guard's 338th Quartermaster executes historic drop
June 21, 2021 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Soldiers with the 338th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company dropped a joint precision aerial delivery system attached to a 2,000-pound training bundle from 10,000 feet... MORE

Army and Air National Guard and Army Reserve units from Georgia, Rhode Island, Ohio and Indiana came together June 14, 2021, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. After climbing to 10,000 feet, free fall-qualified Soldiers used the Army’s new Advanced Ram Air Parachute System, which is not expected to reach full operational fielding until 2022.

116th IBCT Soldiers train on new recoilless rifle system
June 21, 2021 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team trained on the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, train on the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System June 4, 2021, at Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, Virginia. The training consisted of classroom learning and a live-fire range with the MAAWS, an 84-millimeter recoilless rifle.

Iowa, Virginia, W.Va. aviation Soldiers train in Pennsylvania
June 21, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers from the Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia National Guard honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield June... MORE

Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers with B Company, 248th Aviation Support Battalion, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Iowa, Virginia, and West Virginia National Guard, honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield June 1-15 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Tennessee National Guard aircrew rescues bear attack victim
June 21, 2021 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew rescued a camper who was attacked and injured by a bear while sleeping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area June... MORE

Tennessee National Guard Sgt. Tim Allen lowers Sgt. 1st Class Tracy Banta, a critical care flight paramedic, to a bear attack victim in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Area June 18.

KC-135 takes important step toward ABMS
June 17, 2021 — SALT LAKE CITY – A KC-135 piloted by Airmen from the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserves passed an important integration and modernization milestone during a recent flight.The total force... MORE

On Dec. 15, 2020, the National Guard Bureau named the Utah Air National Guard as the interim KC-135 Test Detachment for AATC. Under the agreement the 151st ARW will provide aircraft, aircrew and maintenance support.

104th Fighter Wing hones skills during readiness exercise
June 17, 2021 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – The 104th Fighter Wing conducted 24-hour operations during a readiness exercise June 10-13 at Barnes Air National Guard Base. The REX lets Airmen set aside their daily tasks and... MORE

Airmen from the 104th Medical Group assess, treat and transport Airmen after a simulated attack during a readiness exercise at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, June 10-13. The exercise enabled all elements of the 104th Fighter Wing to hone their skills in support of both state and federal missions.

Michigan ANG engineers replace runway arresting systems
June 17, 2021 — ALPENA, Mich. – Flying units training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center can approach the runway with confidence knowing the base's two aircraft arresting systems, designed to catch... MORE

Michigan Air National Guard power production Airmen from the 110th Civil Engineer Squadron and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center remove a fairlead beam June 8, 2021. They replaced the aircraft arresting system, which helps stop aircraft with tailhooks in case of emergency.

Lost hiker sought by Alaska Guard finds her way to safety
June 17, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A search for a hiker who had a run-in with bears ended when she made her way to a road and waved down a driver, a day-and-a-half after she was last heard... MORE

Pilots and crew members of the Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, fly ground search and rescue teams with Alaska Mountain Rescue Group and MAT+SAR Search & Rescue to locations on Pioneer Peak near Palmer, Alaska, to search for a missing hiker June 15, 2021. The hiker was chased off the trail by bears but emerged and waved down a driver a day and a half after she was last heard from.

Defenders hone ground combat skills during joint training
June 16, 2021 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – As the fog lifted off the ground and temperatures began to rise, defenders from the 102nd Security Forces Squadron made their way to the objective through thick... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Peter Cummings engages the enemy during a support-by-fire training exercise on Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., June 5, 2021. Cummings is an assistant flight sergeant with the 102nd Security Forces Squadron.

Nevada National Guard enters final stages of COVID battle
June 16, 2021 — LAS VEGAS – After 16 months on the front lines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen are in the final stages of the battle as coronavirus cases hit an all-time low in the... MORE

Nevada National Guard Spc. Dulce Alaniz with Joint Task Force 17 prepares to administer the one-shot Janssen vaccine to a citizen at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas June 10, 2021. The Nevada Guard is winding down it's 16-month battle against the coronavirus.

152nd SFS Guardsmen maintain proficiency at shooting range
June 15, 2021 — HAWTHORNE, Nev. – Members of the 152nd Security Forces Squadron participated in a small-arms, live-fire training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot June 8-10.The Nevada National Guard Airmen aimed... MORE

Staff Sgt. John Brown, 152nd Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, fires an M9 handgun during a live-fire training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot Freedom Range, Hawthorne, Nev., June 10, 2021. The instructors lead, manage, supervise and implement small arms weapons training programs.

PATRIOT 21 exercise underway at Volk Field
June 15, 2021 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. – About 1,000 people are participating in PATRIOT 21, a domestic operations (DOMOPS) training exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau at Fort McCoy and... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sadonta Cole, a firefighter with the 188th Wing at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Ark., trains using various methods to cut metal with a torch at the REACT Center during PATRIOT 21 at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., June 13, 2021. PATRIOT 21 is an annual, accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise that provides a simulated natural disaster environment for units to test their response and capabilities to conduct domestic operations.

Hawaii, California Guardsmen practice space capsule recovery
June 15, 2021 — MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Hawaii and California Air National Guard Airmen completed a week of search-and-rescue training missions in support of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.The training entailed... MORE

Guardian Angel pararescuemen from the 131st Rescue Squadron descend into the ocean May 20, 2021, at Santa Cruz Water Drop Zone, Calif. Airmen, rescue craft and life-support equipment were airdropped by a C-17 Globemaster III, operated by a Hawaii Air National Guard aircrew, to validate their ability to recover a splashed-downed team of astronauts during a contingency rescue.

New York National Guard celebrates Army birthday
June 15, 2021 — LATHAM, N.Y. – An Army warrant officer who has been in uniform since 1978 and a private first class who has served just over a year joined forces to cut the Army birthday cake during the New York... MORE

New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian Sherman, Chief Warrant Officer Jacqueline O'Keefe, the New York National Guard Command Chief Warrant Officer, and Pfc. Tyler Tomlin cut a cake to celebrate the 246th birthday of the U.S. Army June 14, 2021, during a ceremony at New York Army National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York.

Cyclone Division Soldiers embrace warfight challenge
June 14, 2021 — EDINBURGH, Ind. – The 38th Infantry Division Soldiers embraced Warfighter Exercise 21-5 and exceeded the standard.The 38th ID Soldiers are many things, but the best word to describe them during this... MORE

Indiana National Guard Lt. Col. Harmonie Foster, the 38th Infantry Division's logistics officer, points to stats on a screen as other Soldiers look on at the division's tactical operations center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, June 10, 2021. The division's Soldiers tested virtual battlefield scenarios in Warfighter Exercise 21-5.

Kentucky Air Guard member earns Airman's Medal for heroism
June 14, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A special operations Airman in the Kentucky Air National Guard was awarded the Airman's Medal for risking his life to save others while responding to a car crash near Louisville.The... MORE

Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton, left, the adjutant general for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, pins the Airman’s Medal to the uniform of Master Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., June 12, 2021. Keller earned the award for heroism in recognition of his actions to save human life following a traffic accident near Louisville in 2018.

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