Guard News - The National Guard

178th Wing Scores in Top 5% of Total Force in Combat Readiness Inspection
July 24, 2025 — SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY AIR GUARD STATION, Ohio - The Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing scored in the top 5% of all Air Force wings in a Combat Readiness Inspection completed July 17 at the...

Puerto Rico Air Guard Hosts Emergency Management Deployment for Training
May 22, 2025 — SALINAS, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Civil Engineer Squadron recently hosted 14 Air National Guard units for an emergency management Deployment for Training. Air Guard...

Ohio Guard’s 178th Wing Showcases Agile Combat Employment
March 20, 2025 — SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ohio - Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing, collaborating with the New York and Mississippi Air National Guard, showcased Agile Combat...

Vermont Guard Strengthens Trilateral Airpower at Cope North
March 7, 2025 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing played a key role in the integration of F-35 aircraft during Exercise Cope North 2025, marking a milestone in multinational airpower...

Hawaii Air National Guard Group Enhances Warfighting Skills
March 5, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Mission Support Group conducted a comprehensive training exercise to enhance warfighting skills and readiness.The Feb...

New Hampshire Defenders Train to Sharpen Skills
August 12, 2024 — NEWINGTON, N.H. - Defenders from the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Base tackled a new training experience to hone their abilities in close-quarters battle, land navigation and...

Wisconsin Airmen Train on Agile Combat Employment Concepts
August 1, 2024 — MILWAUKEE, Wis – As part of the agile combat employment exercise, 128th Air Refueling Wing Airmen performed training to improve and learn different parts of their job functions to become...

South Carolina Air Guard Showcases ACE Concepts
July 26, 2024 — ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing conducted Exercise Caribbean Fox at St. Croix July 16-24, focusing on mastering Agile Combat Employment...

Operation Guide Wire Broadens 178th Airmen’s Skills
April 8, 2024 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Airmen from the 178th Mission Support Group worked with 123d Air Control Squadron members and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, during Operation Guide Wire, an...

Air National Guard Wings Participate in Agile Rage Exercise
March 26, 2024 — SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ga. - Almost 200 members of the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, participated in the Agile Rage 2024 exercise at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training...

Alaska Guard Maintenance Airmen Train on Security Tactics
March 21, 2024 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Airmen with the 168th Wing refined tactics for possible future conflicts during a shoot, move and communicate course at Eielson Air Force Base March 11-15. The 168th...

Vermont Airmen Test Agility During Multistate Exercise
February 8, 2024 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - Nearly 260 members of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing and other Airmen and civilians from across the country participated in the ACE exercise Maple Thunder Jan...

Utah National Guard Showcases Readiness in Joint Exercise
February 7, 2024 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - The Utah Air and Army National Guard conducted a joint exercise at military installations around Utah Feb. 3, demonstrating innovative military strategies and readiness. The...

Texas Air Guard Tests Agile Combat Employment with MQ-9 Reaper
January 18, 2024 — GALVESTON, Texas - The 147th Attack Wing used an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial system for satellite launch and recovery operations Jan. 10, conducting Agile Combat Employment operations at Scholes...

167th Airlift Wing Conducts Multicapable Airmen Training
November 13, 2023 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A multicapable Airmen proof-of-concept training event was conducted at the 167th Airlift Wing at Shepherd Field Nov. 5.Approximately 50 Airmen representing maintenance,...

Alaska Airmen Conduct Agile Combat Employment Exercise
October 19, 2023 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The 168th Civil Engineering Squadron, 168th Security Forces, and 168th Medical Group, Alaska Air National Guard, joined forces to augment each other’s strengths during...

Cal Guard Security, Emergency Management Forces Train Together
September 25, 2023 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. - A four-person fire team stacks up outside a doorway of a two-story building made of shipping containers with burn scars on them. Armed with M4A1...

Cal Guard Air Wings Demonstrate Interoperability, Deterrence
September 19, 2023 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Airmen from all five California Air National Guard wings came together at March Air Reserve Base and San Clemente Island for the Grizzly Flag exercise, demonstrating Agile Combat...

Nevada Civil Engineers Train in Spain to Increase Readiness
July 6, 2023 — MORON AIR BASE, Spain - Airmen from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Spain for Deployment for Training June 17-July 2.During the two-week training, the 28...

181st SFS Defenders Conduct Multiday ACE Exercise
June 13, 2023 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Airmen from the 181st Security Forces Squadron conducted an agile combat employment and domestic response exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center and...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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