Guard News - The National Guard

AI-powered app aims to discover talent in Guard, Reserve
May 20, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Members of the Reserve and National Guard are highly skilled across various private-sector industries and have the potential to make substantial contributions to Defense Department... MORE

Spark Cell brings innovation to 175th Wing
May 5, 2022 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - The 175th Wing was the first Air National Guard wing to be awarded funding for two programs that started in its U.S. Air Force Spark Cell earlier this year.The goal of Spark Cells... MORE

National Guard members pitch innovation
May 2, 2022 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. – On March 14, through Academia, Industry, Military, Hybrid Innovations (AIM-HI), the Michigan Air National Guard and the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain... MORE

Portland Air National Guard Base puts robot dog to work
April 15, 2022 — PORTLAND, Ore. - In December 2021, the Portland Air National Guard Base became the first Air National Guard base to house the innovative technology known as the Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle... MORE

176th Maintenance Group opens Virtual Reality Training Lab
January 4, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The 176th Maintenance Group opened its innovative Virtual Reality Training Lab in December, giving maintenance Airmen an interactive way to familiarize... MORE

Innovation nothing new to Fabrication Flight Arctic Guardian
October 7, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Before he ever put on a uniform, Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Shawn McDermott, an aircraft metals technician with the 176th Maintenance Squadron... MORE

INNG app connects Guardsmen, families to what they need
March 18, 2021 — INDIANAPOLIS – A new smartphone app efficiently connects Indiana National Guardsmen, their families and anyone else interested in the organization to services and information, ranging from job... MORE

Michigan National Guard think tank boosts Latvian partnership
March 17, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard opened the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Detroit in September to help military planners find... MORE

NYAG member seeks innovation to support today's warfighter
January 25, 2021 — NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. – "Going through this experience recommitted me to the Air Force's mission." That's how 1st Lt. Ryan Scadlock describes his recent... MORE

Massachusetts Airmen recognized for innovation
November 16, 2020 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Two members of the 104th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group came up with a better way to repair F-15 Eagle panels, saving the Air National Guard lots of money and increasing combat... MORE

Innovation funds help Nebraska National Guard firefighters
October 28, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Improving readiness just got a whole lot easier for the Nebraska Air National Guard Fire Department.Using U.S. Air Force innovation funds, the department recently bought a new pump... MORE

149 FW uses STRATFI program to scale additive manufacturing
October 22, 2020 — SAN ANTONIO – Following the unveiling of the Air Force’s Strategic Financing (STRATI) program in March, the 149th Fighter Wing partnered with an innovative startup company to scale additive... MORE

W.Va. Guard assists with COVID-19 testing innovation
October 9, 2020 — MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard's Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE) are helping roll out a new... MORE

Task Force Spartan podcast communicates intel in new way
September 30, 2020 — KUWAIT – Soldiers from Task Force Spartan's intelligence section created a podcast to enhance skill sets and communicate important information to a broader audience.Soldiers deployed to Kuwait under... MORE

Michigan National Guard unveils joint innovation center
September 14, 2020 — MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist joined ranking members of the Michigan National Guard for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain... MORE

163d innovators nominated for top Air Force honors
September 10, 2020 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – The Hap Arnold Innovation Center (HAIC) of the California Air National Guard’s 163d Attack Wing has been nominated for the U.S. Air Force’s Gen. Larry O. Spencer... MORE

156th Comm. Flight Airmen create innovative software
August 25, 2020 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Two Puerto Rico Air National Guard Airmen used a college capstone project to bring innovation to the 156th Wing, creating software that could reap big savings.“We created a... MORE

Texas Guard launches innovation unit
July 21, 2020 — AUSTIN, Texas – After over a year of preparation, the Texas Guard is officially launching the Texas Military Department Joint Innovation Unit: TMDx.The original plan called for a live event at the... MORE

Joint innovation a hallmark of Michigan Guard's response
May 19, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – Nearly sixty days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer activated the Michigan National Guard for COVID-19 humanitarian support, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryan Teff, assistant adjutant general... MORE

Wisconsin aviator’s training innovation gaining attention
May 8, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Army National Guard 1st Lt. Nick Sinopoli, a pilot with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment in Madison, has created a training device he believes could help helicopter... MORE

Wisconsin Guard Civil Support Team Hones Skills, Supports Events

New York National Guard unit Assumes Command of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Complete National Training Center Rotation

U.S. Space Command Partners with State Partnership Program to Strengthen Space Cooperation

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