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Massachusetts Guard Civil Support Team Put to the Test
November 27, 2024 — NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Outside an empty school, the hum of generators and radios squawking breaks the silence. Inside, members of the Massachusetts National Guard’s 1st Weapons of Mass Destruction...

Idaho Civil Support Team Guardsmen Train With Firefighters
February 29, 2024 — GOODING, Idaho - The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team trained alongside firefighters from Gooding, Bliss and Hagerman Feb. 2. The training provided a better...

Virginia Guard Civil Support Team Trained, Validated
November 3, 2023 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard’s 34th Civil Support Team was evaluated by U.S. Army North as trained and mission capable Oct. 17 and 19. The 34th CST supports civil authorities in a...

Utah Army, Air Guard Train in Joint Preparedness Exercise
October 2, 2023 — SALT LAKE CITY - Members of the Utah National Guard emergency management and weapons of mass destruction civil support teams trained together in a preparedness exercise at Roland R. Wright Air...

Tennessee National Guard CST Passes Training Evaluation
January 17, 2023 — MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 45th Civil Support Team completed their Training Proficiency Evaluation Jan. 10–12. The evaluation, administered by U.S. Army North, is...

Idaho Guard’s Civil Support Team Trains on Ropes Rescue
November 3, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Civil Support Team trained how to conduct ropes rescues with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team in October. The course, which served as an...

Wyoming Guard Civil Support Team Returns from Tunisia Training
August 1, 2022 — BIZERTE, Tunisia – While training in Tunisia last month, the Wyoming National Guard’s 84th Civil Support Team witnessed their Tunisian counterparts spring to action to support civilian authorities.The...

California Guard Team Trains for Hazmat Event
July 26, 2022 — ANAHEIM, Calif. - The California National Guard’s 9th Civil Support Team conducted a training exercise July 14 to prepare for an evaluation next March.The simulated hazmat event covered different...

Wisconsin National Guard CST trains with first responders
March 16, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team (CST) completed a collective lanes training exercise last week in Madison and DeForest organized by evaluators from U.S. Army...

Guam's 94th Civil Support Team trains on despite COVID-19
October 14, 2020 — BARRIGADA, Guam – The thick air inside a musty shipping container feels well over 100 degrees in the midday Guam heat. Still, three members of the Guam National Guard's 94th Civil Support Team are in...

New York National Guard CST helps keep U.S. Open safe
September 29, 2020 — MAMARONECK, New York. – When top golfers from the United States and Europe faced off for the 2020 U.S. Open Golf Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club Sept. 14-20, the New York National Guard's 24th...

Michigan Guard’s CST conducts civil first responder training
July 10, 2020 — TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard’s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) based out of Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta trained with local authorities...

Wisconsin Guard's Civil Support Team among nation’s best
June 25, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team (CST), a specialized unit of full-time Army and Air National Guard members trained to respond to chemical, biological,...

NY Guard Civil Support Team tests medical workers for COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — NEW YORK – Medical personnel providing critical care at the alternative care facility in the Jacob Javits Convention Center will be getting some critical support they need thanks to the New York...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response