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Idaho Guardsman Captures State’s History, Wins Emmy
December 8, 2025 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Snow fell silently on the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness as Senior Airman Dan Noakes pressed forward, his feet blistered and numb, a GoPro his only companion.What...

Idaho Guard Engineers Aid Redwood Park Restoration
June 20, 2025 — CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Golden light filters through the dense canopy of California’s redwoods, casting long beams across the forest floor. The sound of birdsong and rustling leaves blend with the...

Idaho Air Guard Security Forces Train in Combat Scenarios
June 11, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho – Airmen of the Idaho Air National Guard 124th Fighter Wing’s Security Forces Squadron honed their skills in simulated combat scenarios and heavy weapons during a June 6 field training...

Idaho Guard Airmen Push Limits in Joint Field Training
May 13, 2025 — IDAHO CITY, IDAHO – The sounds of rotor blades thumped overhead as the rotor wash of a UH-60 Black Hawk kicked up rocks and debris that slammed into the Airmen waiting during a simulated live...

Idaho Air National Guard's Fighter Wing Deploys
March 31, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho – More than 300 Airmen and several A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 124th Fighter Wing deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility March 29. “This deployment exemplifies the...

Idaho Air Guard Wing Supports Joint Partnerships at Exercise
October 28, 2024 — NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - The 124th Fighter Wing arrived at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 24 for the Green Flag West exercise.GFW ensures the 124FW is operationally ready to provide joint ground...

Idaho Air National Guard Trains with German Allies
August 29, 2024 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - German armed forces joint terminal attack controllers visited Idaho for the second time this year to train with their counterparts from the 124th Fighter Wing, Air Support...

Idaho Guard Maintainers Supply Iron to the Fight
July 2, 2024 — BOISE, Idaho - The 124th Maintenance Group prepared more than a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field from May 31 to June 5.The aircraft, pilots, maintainers and...

Idaho Air Guard Conducts Panther Shadow Exercise
May 3, 2024 — MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho - In skies and on the ground in Southern Idaho, military aircraft and personnel trained to fight a near-peer enemy March 25-29 during exercise Panther Shadow.The...

Idaho Air Guard Pilots Refuel A-10s During Training Exercise
February 6, 2024 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 190th Fighter Squadron, part of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, participated in a training exercise Feb. 1-2.The pilots...

Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Train for Combat
May 15, 2023 — SAYLOR CREEK RANGE, Idaho - Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen with the 124th Fighter Wing’s Air Support Operations Squadron conducted combat proficiency training May 8-12 at Saylor...

Idaho Airman Promoted on Same day Son Enlists
March 13, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho - Senior Master Sgt. Virginia Holmgren, 124th Medical Group operational readiness superintendent, was promoted to chief master sergeant March 4, the same day her oldest son, Nathan,...

German Soldiers Train with Idaho Air Guard A-10 Pilots
March 7, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho - Soldiers from the German Army’s 6th Battery of the Artillery Battalion 345 joined forces with A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing’s 190th Fighter Squadron Feb...

Idaho Air Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron Wins Hawgsmoke 2022
September 12, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing, 190th Fighter Squadron, hosted the Hawgsmoke 2022 A-10 Thunderbolt II "warthog" gunnery competition at Gowen Field in Boise and at ranges...

National Guard Builds Homes for Cherokee Vets During IRT
June 15, 2022 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Under the blazing Oklahoma sun, the sounds of construction reverberate through a building site on Cherokee Nation land. Hammers, nail guns and electric saws are guided by the hands...

Idaho Air National Guard Engineers to Build Homes in Oklahoma
June 6, 2022 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Civil Engineer Squadron arrived in Oklahoma with nearly 25 Airmen June 5 to conduct an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building...

Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Begin Agile Rage Exercise
June 6, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, and eight A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 190th Fighter Squadron arrived at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center to...

Guard airborne firefighting units train in Idaho
May 4, 2022 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Less than two years after the nation’s most devastating firefighting season, the National Guard participated in Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System spring training with state...

Idaho Air National Guard pilot a trailblazer
May 2, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Twenty-nine years ago, Defense Secretary Les Aspin made an announcement that would change the future of women in the military. Lt. Col. Jennifer Ovanek, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot...

Idaho National Guard trains for joint combat rescue missions
March 11, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Idaho Army and Air National Guard aviation units conducted combat search and rescue training together March 9 throughout Idaho’s Owyhee Mountains.“Any opportunity to integrate the Army...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities