Guard News - The National Guard

Aviation Maintenance Team Builds Cohesion Overseas
December 23, 2022 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – The 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, “Task Force Mustang,” 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, assigned maintenance Soldiers from different units to develop... MORE

Oklahoma Guard, Azerbaijan Celebrate 20-year Partnership
December 2, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma National Guard leaders and an Azerbaijan delegation gathered at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their partnership under the State... MORE

OKNG Special Operations Wing Supports First Red Dragon Live-fire
November 10, 2022 — ANDøYA SPACE DEFENSE RANGE, NORWAY - Two Air Force Special Operations Command wings partnered in a total force initiative to conduct the first live-fire demonstration of Rapid Dragon, a long-range... MORE

Oklahoma Guard Hosts Cybersecurity Exchange with Azerbaijan
October 17, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – As global challenges evolve, strategists are turning their attention to cyberspace and developing the tactics, techniques and procedures to safeguard the future.That focus on... MORE

Oklahoma Guard, Azerbaijan Participate in Disaster Response Exercise
September 28, 2022 — BAKU, Azerbaijan - Subject matter experts from the Oklahoma National Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveled to Baku for an emergency response workshop and exercise Sept. 20-22.The event... MORE

Oklahoma Special Operations Wing Supports Northern Strike
September 13, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Airmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing deployed to support Northern Strike 22-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Aug. 6-19.Nearly 50 Oklahoma Air National Guard... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Hosts German Officers in Exchange
September 9, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – This year might mark the “Longest Exchange Ever” of the Military Reserve Exchange Program.Two officers from the German Air Force, Lt. Col. Alex Frick, mission support squadron... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers Train in Iowa
August 4, 2022 — CAMP DODGE JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Iowa – More than 200 Soldiers with the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, trained at the... MORE

New York Army Guard Troops to Help Train Ukrainian Soldiers
July 18, 2022 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – One hundred and forty New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team said farewell to their families July 15 and left on a mission to Germany... MORE

Oklahoma Guard Battery Named Best Field Artillery Unit
July 18, 2022 — FORT SILL, Okla. – Soldiers of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery Regiment, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, received the 2021 Alexander Hamilton Award July 16 for being the best field... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Conducts SPP Visit to Azerbaijan
July 1, 2022 — BAKU, Azerbaijan – The 137th Special Operations Medical Group conducted a combat casualty care knowledge exchange with Azerbaijan during a State Partnership Program visit to Baku June 20-24.The visit... MORE

Historic Highway Landing Advances Agile Combat Employment
June 30, 2022 — ALGER COUNTY, Michigan – Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, Air Force Special Operations Command MC-12W, C-145A and U-28A aircraft, and a C-146A aircraft from the Air Force Reserves... MORE

National Guard Captain Speaks at Naturalization Ceremony
June 29, 2022 — FORT SMITH, Ark. - Fifty immigrants from 22 countries raised their right hands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Courtroom in anationalization ceremony June 24... MORE

National Guard Members Conduct Innovative Readiness Training
June 10, 2022 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are building homes and treating patients in health clinics in Eastern Oklahoma. They are helping fellow Oklahomans thanks partly to the... MORE

New Air National Guard Exercise Tests Agility in Michigan
June 7, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Air National Guard Airmen and aircraft from around the country are conducting the first Air National Guard Readiness Exercise Program event, Agile Rage 22. This exercise is hosted by... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard, Azerbaijan hold SPP exchange
April 8, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Five doctors with the Azerbaijan Operational Capabilities Concept Battalion exchanged medical knowledge with the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard March 28-April 1.The Guardsmen... MORE

OKNG visits Azerbaijan as part of State Partnership Program
March 21, 2022 — BAKU, Azerbaijan – Four members of the Oklahoma National Guard (OKNG) visited the Peacekeeping Brigade of Azerbaijan Armed Forces during a State Partnership Program (SPP) engagement March 1-4.Two... MORE

National Guard members compete to be ‘Best Warrior’
March 9, 2022 — WASHINGTON – National Guard members across the nation demonstrated their Soldier skills in three days of grueling competition for the coveted “Best Warrior” title.Soldiers and noncommissioned officers... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard helps motorists in winter storm
February 7, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma National Guard concluded a multi-day state active-duty mission helping the Oklahoma Highway Patrol rescue stranded drivers during a winter storm.Soldiers from the 45th... MORE

National Guard neighbors help Louisiana rebuild after Ida
October 1, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – Every military service member understands sacrifice and selfless service are part of the big picture before taking an oath to defend the United States. After Hurricane Ida ripped through... MORE

Vermont Army Aviation Soldiers Ready for Overseas Mission

Illinois Guard Diversity Leader Fosters Inclusive Culture

Air Guard Updates 148th Fighter Wing F-16s with Radar Pods

172nd Airlift Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise

National Guard Leaders Join Multi-state Arctic Event