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New Jersey Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing Hosts Partner Cyprus
June 21, 2024 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team technicians with the 70th Combat Engineer Battalion of the National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus visited the 177th...

National Guard Officer Candidates Train with Albanian Partners
May 21, 2024 — RRETH-GRETH, Albania – Imagine traveling thousands of miles to a foreign country to put your leadership skills to the test. This month, the New Jersey and New York National Guard Officer Candidate...

New York, Connecticut Soldiers are Regional Best Warriors
May 20, 2024 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – New York and Connecticut National Guard Soldiers took the top slots in the regional Best Warrior Competition that concluded in lower Manhattan May 16.New York Army...

New York Army Guard Hosts Regional Best Warrior Competition
May 10, 2024 — NEW YORK - The Northeast region Best Warrior Competition, hosted by the New York Army National Guard May 13-17, will be held at locations across the state.The 16 Soldiers from New York, New Jersey and...

Maryland Guard, Bosnia and Herzegovina Conduct JTAC Training
April 12, 2024 — WARREN GROVE, N.J. - Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in their first live-fire training exercise with state partner the Maryland National...

New Jersey, Delaware, Idaho Guard Conduct Interagency Training
April 5, 2024 — TRENTON, N.J. - The New Jersey, Delaware and Idaho National Guard participated in interagency chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives training with the FBI and state and...

State Partnership Directors Share Tips on Adriatic Partnerships
February 28, 2024 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - State Partnership Program directors of the state National Guards partnered with the Adriatic charter nations shared best practices during a conference...

Army National Guard Recruit Saves Residents From House Fire
December 21, 2023 — NUTLEY, N.J. - New Jersey Army National Guard Pvt. Anthony Del Tufo was recognized by the Nutley School Board of Education Dec. 11 for assisting residents of a home threatened by fire.Del Tufo...

First Lady Welcomes National Guard Families to White House
December 1, 2023 — WASHINGTON - For the second straight year, first lady Jill Biden welcomed National Guardsmen, spouses and children to the White House to discuss their challenges and how best to support them.The first...

Vermont Guard Partner North Macedonia Hosts Adriatic Conference
October 5, 2023 — SKOPJE, North Macedonia – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont adjutant general, and leaders from other U.S. states joined their partner nation chiefs of defense for the 26th U.S.-Adriatic Charter...

In Albania, Hokanson Sees Committed Partner, Steadfast NATO Ally
June 21, 2023 — TIRANA, Albania – In a country that spent nearly 450 years under Ottoman Empire rule, suffered fascist occupation during World War II, and endured a dictatorship for much of the 20th century,...

44th IBCT Builds ‘Generational Readiness’ in JRTC Rotation
June 20, 2023 — FORT JOHNSON, La. – Spc. Christopher Strawn sweated heavily under a glaring sun as he knelt beside an improvised checkpoint on a dusty gravel road. The checkpoint wasn’t much — concertina wire strung...

Fort Johnson Renaming Ceremony Hits Home for Jersey Guard
June 15, 2023 — FORT JOHNSON, La. – More than a century ago, as many as 150,000 New Jerseyans raised their right hands and served in the Great War. Just one stood watch with Sgt. William Henry Johnson, namesake of...

New Jersey Guard’s 44th IBCT Demonstrates Combat Readiness
June 15, 2023 — FORT JOHNSON, La. - It’s hot and humid, and there are critters everywhere. “The Box” at the Joint Readiness Training Center is where Soldiers are battle-tested in a high-stress, multi-domain setting...

New York, New Jersey Officer Candidates Train with Albanian Counterparts
May 4, 2023 — DURRES, Albania - New York and New Jersey Army National Guard officer candidates honed their leadership skills with their Albanian Armed Forces Academy counterparts April 10-24.“Training with the...

New York Army Guard Officer Candidates to Train in Albania
March 28, 2023 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. - Five New York Army National Guard officer candidates are heading to Albania in April to train with their counterparts from the Albanian Land Force and the New Jersey...

New Jersey National Guard Medical Team Trains with Albania
March 14, 2023 — ZALL-HERR, TIRANA, Albania - New Jersey Air and Army National Guard medical branches trained with Albanian Armed Forces Light Infantry Battle Group members March 5-10 as part of the State Partnership...

Georgia Infantry Battalion Combines Arms to Certify Platoons
March 6, 2023 — FORT STEWART, Ga. - As the weather warms, the Georgia Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment Soldiers are conducting combined arms live-fire training over an extended drill...

New Jersey Guard Assists State Partner Albania in NCO Development
February 17, 2023 — TIRANA, Albania - The New Jersey National Guard and Albanian Armed Forces resumed military-to-military training at Land Forces Headquarters Feb. 5-9. The teams exchanged best practices of their...

Guard Continues Domestic, Global Missions in a Busy 2022
December 21, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s footprint on domestic and international events continued in 2022, highlighting its transformation from a Cold War strategic reserve to the combat reserve of the...

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter