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New York Airmen Train with Army Guard Special Forces
May 11, 2023 — WARREN GROVE RANGE, N.J. – The New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing Base Defense Squadron teamed with the 106th Rescue Wing and an Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) from the Army National...

Massachusetts Guard, first responders train in ‘ice bath’
January 26, 2022 — GRAYLING, Mich. – Members of the 20th Special Forces Group, Massachusetts Army National Guard, conducted hypothermia training with Michigan first responders Jan. 24 at Lake Margrethe.The event was...

North Carolina Guard conducts airborne operations
June 19, 2020 — NEW LONDON, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from three units conducted airborne operations at the Stanley County Regional Airport June 18.The 403rd Quartermaster Rigger Support Team...

Md. Guard celebrates 25 years of partnership with Estonia
May 16, 2018 — TALLINN, Estonia – Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen supported the Estonian defense forces May 2 - 12 during Exercise Hedgehog 2018, the largest training exercise conducted in...

Indiana Guard strengthens state partnership with Niger
April 27, 2018 — OUALLAM, Niger - The Indiana National Guard and Nigerien armed forces trained together during the multinational exercise Flintlock 18 during 12 days in April.The commander of Special Operations...

Combating international crime on agenda as partners tour Florida Guard facility
July 19, 2016 — STARKE, Fla. – Central American partner nations visited Camp Blanding Joint Training Center (CBJTC), and other Florida National Guard (FLNG) facilities, in hopes of strengthening their relationship...

Special Forces provide powerful punch in a small package
January 16, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – At any given moment there are small teams of elite Soldiers deployed around the world who are conducting operations that many may never hear of. The Soldiers, often referred to as...

Combat dive training challenges National Guard Special Forces in Key West
June 25, 2014 — KEY WEST, Fla. – Water is unforgiving.Even for a skilled and combat-tested Soldier, water can be the great equalizer that doesn’t care how many qualification badges or special tabs you wear. If you...

Illinois National Guard Special Forces train with Puerto Rico National Guard members
April 9, 2014 — CAMP SANTIAGO, Puerto Rico - Approximately 40 Illinois National Guard Special Forces (SF) Soldiers with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Chicago conducted foreign...

Florida Soldiers hit the waves for Key West exercise
October 5, 2012 — KEY WEST, Fla. - In a state with thousands of miles of coastline, rivers and waterways, most Floridians are never far from the water. The same water that provides recreation and nourishes a tourism...

Florida Guardsman wears Americal patch in Afghanistan
September 28, 2010 — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan, - William Pegler is on his second deployment. He is spending seven months in the dry, dusty climate of Bagram, a mission tens of thousands of enlisted soldiers have...

20th Special Forces Group rescues stranded residents
September 2, 2008 — GULFPORT, Miss. - Shortly after Hurricane Gustav made landfall, several members of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group of the Mississippi Army National Guard launched a search and rescue...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future