Guard News - The National Guard

Wisconsin Soldiers love the ‘Big Boom’ at Winter Strike 21
January 26, 2021 — CAMP GRAYLING MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Mich. – Loud noises are a major part of what keeps two Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers coming back to northern Michigan.“The big boom – it gets your heart... MORE

New York National Guard helps open massive vaccination site
January 15, 2021 — NEW YORK – The New York National Guard is back at New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, helping to turn what was a COVID-19 hospital in 2020 into a mass vaccination site in 2021. Some 350 Guard... MORE

National Guard takes on COVID-19 vaccination mission
January 14, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Many National Guard members who supported COVID-19 response efforts in 2020 spent much of the year conducting tests, sanitizing facilities, providing logistical support and delivering... MORE

New York National Guard builds COVID vaccination 'pods'
January 14, 2021 — ALTAMONT, N.Y. – More than three-dozen members of the New York National Guard's COVID-19 Task Force are assembling vaccination "pods" in an industrial park near Albany to support the state's effort to... MORE

NYNG Soldier aids stranded family during holiday travels
January 13, 2021 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – A New York Army National Guard Soldier on duty at Buffalo International Airport the day after Christmas went above and beyond the call of duty to help a stranded passenger and her... MORE

107th Attack Wing honors President Fillmore on birthday
January 12, 2021 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – The commander of the 107th Mission Support Group of the New York National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing honored the nation’s 13th president, Millard Fillmore, on his 221st birthday with a... MORE

Virginia National Guard supporting security in Washington
January 11, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. — More than 2,000 members of the Virginia National Guard are on the ground in Washington to assist law enforcement with security, joining a total National Guard force expected to top... MORE

DOD details National Guard response to Capitol attack
January 8, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Once the reality of the assault on the U.S. Capitol became apparent, National Guard troops responded appropriately and with alacrity, Department of Defense officials said in a phone... MORE

COVID-19 response has involved over 5,000 NYNG members
December 29, 2020 — LATHAM, New York – The New York National Guard was among the first states to call up Soldiers and Airmen for the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10. Nine months later, on Dec. 17, it was one of two Guard... MORE

New York National Guard begins COVID-19 vaccinations
December 21, 2020 — WATERVLIET, N.Y. – Almost 1,000 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were vaccinated against COVID-19 Dec. 17-20 as part of a Department of Defense (DOD) pilot program at 16 locations... MORE

NY National Guard's oldest, youngest mark Guard's birthday
December 14, 2020 — LATHAM, New York – A 60-year old retired Army sergeant major who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and served in Afghanistan, a 22-year old Airman who graduated from Brazil's tough jungle... MORE

Guardsmen honor World War II veteran on his 99th birthday
December 9, 2020 — HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Wearing a Dodgers baseball cap and a pin that read, “It’s my birthday,” World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient Joseph Casaburi was greeted by four New York Army... MORE

New York National Guard conducts sling-load training
December 8, 2020 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y. – Eleven New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 145th Support Maintenance Company and six Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, conducted... MORE

New York National Guard honors 8th president on his birthday
December 7, 2020 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y. – New York National Guard Airmen honored Martin Van Buren, the nation's eighth president, on Dec. 5 in the Hudson Valley village where he was born and died.Brig. Gen. Michael Bank,... MORE

Guard members help spread socially distant holiday cheer
December 1, 2020 — BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – More than 20 volunteers from the New York Army and Air National Guard joined area veterans and fellow service members at Ellms Tree Farm to load 125 Christmas trees in support of... MORE

Virtual tour highlights historic N.Y. battle flag collection
November 27, 2020 — ALBANY, N.Y. – Some of New York’s 2,200 battle flags – the largest collection of its kind in the country – are now featured in a virtual video tour of the New York State Capitol. The six-minute video... MORE

N.Y. National Guard adds troops to airport screening mission
November 25, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – The New York National Guard has screened more than 456,000 airline passengers since starting a mission to help the New York State Department of Health limit the spread of COVID-19.Five... MORE

N.Y. Guard Airman proud to be a Soldier after 29-year career
November 23, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Twenty-nine years after walking into a recruiting office, Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Peno says he probably makes a better Soldier than he does an Airman.He's proud to be a member of the... MORE

New York Guard's 2nd CST conducts disaster response training
November 16, 2020 — ROTTERDAM, N.Y. – More than 20 Airmen and Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team (CST) deployed to an abandoned office building to search for a simulated blister agent lab... MORE

N.Y. Army Guard partners with FBI for blast training
November 9, 2020 — JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – Nearly 30 members from several agencies, including 21 Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 1108th Explosive Ordnance Company, trained with FBI agents to identify... MORE

Polish Land Forces attend Idaho National Guard tank training

104th Fighter Wing supports COVID-19 testing task force

Oklahoma National Guard exercises mission sustainment teams

US, Malaysia conclude exercise interrupted by pandemic

Minnesota National Guard to support health care facilities