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NY Army Guard Serves as Opposing Force at Training Center
July 15, 2025 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Two hundred forty-six New York Army National Guard Soldiers will go to Fort Irwin, California, the home of the Army’s National Training Center in the Mojave Desert, starting July...

Senior 28th ID trainers support Stryker brigade NTC rotation
July 13, 2022 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – Leaders of the 28th Infantry Division used Pennsylvania Army National Guard subject matter experts to help ensure the division’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team maximized its...

Oklahoma Army Guard Soldiers test their resiliency at NTC
August 2, 2021 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers tested their skills as they fought the heat and mock enemies during a month-long annual training in the desert at the National Training...

MN Army Guard unit 1st to complete NTC rotation amid COVID
August 24, 2020 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. - The Minnesota Army National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, was the first unit to complete rotational training at the Army’s National Training...

Wisconsin Guard endures desert training, COVID adjustments
August 18, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – A training cycle at Fort Irwin, California’s National Training Center in the Mojave Desert, is never easy. Factor in the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty increases...

NYNG aviation Soldiers hone land navigation skills
August 4, 2020 — GUILDERLAND, NY. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, prefer to fly when they go someplace, but on July 30, they conducted land navigation training.“Being...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness