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Oregon Guard Sharpens Combat Skills Before Deployment
April 24, 2024 — BOISE, Idaho - Soldiers from the Oregon National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted intensive live-fire squad exercises April 19 at the Orchard Combat Training Center, honing crucial...

Iowa Soldiers Display Demolition Skills at Western Strike
June 22, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – “Basically, we’re infantry with explosives,” said Staff Sgt. Codey Johnson, a combat engineer and squad leader with the 833rd Engineer Company based in Ottumwa, Iowa.In June, the Iowa...

Idaho Guard opens high-tech range for comprehensive training
March 9, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Army National Guard celebrated the opening of its Digital Air Ground Integrated Range March 4 at the Orchard Combat Training Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.“This fully...

Idaho National Guard leaders assist with rattlesnake study
July 9, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – Idaho National Guard leaders held rattlesnakes and helped the Idaho National Guard Environmental Management Office biologists tag, study and measure rattlesnakes July 8 at the Morley...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response