Guard News - The National Guard

COVID response prompts 1st Idaho Guard dual-status commander
October 5, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – In September, after a second wave of COVID-19 cases spread across Idaho, Gov. Brad Little authorized the mobilization of up to 150 Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. He also... MORE

All Guard Combat team named marksmanship champions
September 13, 2021 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Six four-person teams consisting of top shooters from the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves competed in the 30th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting (AFSAM) Aug. 28-Sept... MORE

Arkansas, North Dakota Guardsmen win rifle, pistol competition
September 13, 2021 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Fifty-three four-person teams from across the National Guard competed in the 50th Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol Championship Aug. 28-Sept. 2."We are truly honored to... MORE

Idaho Guard sends wildland firefighting crew to northern Idaho
August 9, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard made organizational history by sending wildland Firefighter Type 2 Red Card-certified Soldiers and Airmen to northern Idaho to fight fires for the first... MORE

National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When wildfires happen in the West, the National Guard is there to fight those fires. And for now, they've got a good handle on the effort, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said... MORE

Challenge accepted: from Youth ChalleNGe to Soldier
July 28, 2021 — PIERCE, Idaho – The Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy’s newest class of candidates is currently going through a two-week acclimation phase. During this phase, candidates are challenged to adapt to the... MORE

Idaho Guardsmen step in to help care for ailing WWII veteran
June 30, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – Members of the 124th Security Forces Squadron went above and beyond to assist a 96-year-old World War II veteran.Retired Capt. William Brand was a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot with the Eighth... MORE

National Guard, partners to conduct ORCA 21 CBRNE exercise
May 14, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Hundreds of National Guard Civil Support Team units from 11 states will participate in Exercise ORCA 2021 in Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Seward... MORE

Siblings serve in Idaho Guard as Citizen-Soldier, Airman
April 9, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – Maj. Christopher Lavelle and his younger sister, Master Sgt. Kerry Lavelle, are known on Gowen Field as "the Lavelles." They have served on base as full-time technicians for several... MORE

Bilingual Airman helps serve her Spanish-speaking community
March 29, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – Senior Airman Mayra Fomin was born in Mexico and moved to the United States at 4 years old. First living in California and then Nampa, Idaho, her parents raised her to speak Spanish and... MORE

Army Occupational Health nurse improves health program
March 22, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – Before Lt. Col. Tina Williams became an occupational health nurse, she grew up in a poor household in Washington with little to no food or heat. She often visited her grandmother to... MORE

Idaho, California, Oregon, Nevada CST units train together
February 16, 2021 — SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Calif. – The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Civil Support Team was among several National Guard CSTs that participated in a large-scale exercise in Northern California Feb... MORE

Idaho National Guard sends 300 to support inauguration
January 16, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard sent more than 300 Soldiers and Airmen to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15 to augment the District of Columbia National Guard and support the U.S. Secret Service... MORE

Idaho National Guard assists with COVID-19 response again
December 23, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard has partnered with agencies and organizations across Idaho in a renewed push against the COVID-19 pandemic.On Nov. 13, Gov. Brad Little activated 100 members... MORE

28th Infantry Division completes warfighter exercise
November 17, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Leaders with the 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, completed a computer-based force-on-force exercise to train commanders, staff officers and their... MORE

Idaho National Guard Soldier spent 309 days as a POW
September 18, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – Ray Servatius has a lot to think about at night. Mostly he thinks about that day in Korea when his plane was shot down. The pilot was likely dead before the plane hit the ground... MORE

Former Marine Reservists enlist in Idaho National Guard
September 14, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – More than three-dozen former Marine Reservists enlisted into the Idaho Army National Guard Sept. 13. Idaho’s newest Citizen-Soldiers all served in Company C, 4th Tank Battalion, which... MORE

Idaho Guard uses electric bike at Gowen Field
September 2, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – The 124th Logistics Readiness Squadron is using an Elf Solo solar bicycle to make small deliveries to other organizations at Gowen Field.The bike, purchased with innovation funds,... MORE

124th ASOS hosts resiliency training competition
August 28, 2020 — EMMETT, Idaho – The 124th Air Support Operations Squadron organized a resiliency day competition for members of the 124th Fighter Wing and other local organizations.The July 31 event including... MORE

124th ASOS ascends new heights during rescue training
August 19, 2020 — PAYETTE LAKE, Idaho – Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, 124th Fighter Wing, participated in high angle rescue training Aug. 13 near... MORE

1022nd Engineer Co. completes construction projects in Iraq

HC-130 crew chief gets on-the-job training with 176th AMXS

Indiana Guard helps Niger military address mental health

Task Force Phoenix CEMA cell counters unmanned aerial systems

Army National Guard tackles modernization challenges