Guard News - The National Guard

Air Guardsmen Strengthen Emergency Response in Exercise Serow Samurai
July 27, 2026 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Emergency management Airmen from five Air National Guard units completed Exercise Serow Samurai, a seven-day deployment for training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, focused on...

Ohio Airmen Strengthen Civil Engineer Skills in Japan
June 30, 2026 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Airmen from the Ohio National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing’s Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a deployment for training June 1-15, gaining hands-on experience, new...

Ohio Air Guard Engineers Gain Typhoon Response Training
June 30, 2026 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Airmen with the Ohio National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, who are deployed on temporary duty to conduct annual training requirements, assisted...

Louisiana Guard Hosts Interrogation Competition
May 14, 2026 — PINEVILLE, La. – Twenty-three Human Intelligence, or HUMINT, Collector teams from the United States, Australia and Canada competed in the fifth annual Tranquil Storm interrogation competition at the...

Georgia 165th Medical Group Conducts Joint Training in Japan
August 9, 2024 — OKINAWA, Japan - The 165th Medical Group stationed at the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, deployed to a U.S. Naval Hospital in Japan to train on basic medical procedures in a joint...

Hawaii Air Guard wraps up temporary deployment to Japan
April 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Dozens of operations, maintenance and support Airmen and a contingent of F-22 Raptors returned home April 4 following almost a month of temporary duty at...

Pease Airmen first to execute coronets with KC-46A Pegasus
September 15, 2020 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Pease achieved another historic first in military aerial refueling. A year after the 157th Air Refueling Wing became the first Air National Guard unit in the country to field...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness