Guard News - The National Guard

Idaho Air National Guard Trains with German Allies
August 29, 2024 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - German armed forces joint terminal attack controllers visited Idaho for the second time this year to train with their counterparts from the 124th Fighter Wing, Air Support...

Army National Guard Soldiers Train Alongside NATO Allies
July 29, 2024 — SENNELAGER, Germany - As day turned to dusk, raindrops hammered cobblestone roads while several members of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army...

Idaho National Guard, German JTACs Train Together
June 5, 2024 — JUNIPER BUTTE RANGE, Idaho - In 2015, an enlisted Idaho Air National Guardsman and a German Army lieutenant attended the same Joint Terminal Attack Controller Qualification Course and began a...

West Virginia Public Affairs Detachment Joins Allied Spirit 24
March 11, 2024 — HOHENFELS, Germany – Soldiers with the 153rd Public Affairs Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, West Virginia National Guard, arrived at Hohenfels Training Area March 7 to support Allied Spirit...

Oregon Air Guard, Germany Participate in Officer Exchange
December 26, 2023 — PORTLAND, Ore. - The Military Reserve Exchange Program has been strengthening international relationships as a program for NATO servicemembers to build cultural understanding and regional expertise...

ANG Top Leader Hosts Air Defender ’23 Media Visit
April 7, 2023 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, welcomed German air force senior leaders and media to the National Capital Region April 3-6 to learn...

North Carolina Airlift Squadron Helps Save Baby's Life
January 9, 2023 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – “Brace for landing” echoed through the cabin of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft descending into Germany Dec. 25 as members of the 156th Airlift Squadron and Brooke Army Medical...

Oklahoma National Guard Hosts German Officers in Exchange
September 9, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – This year might mark the “Longest Exchange Ever” of the Military Reserve Exchange Program.Two officers from the German Air Force, Lt. Col. Alex Frick, mission support squadron...

Vermont Air Guard Completes Historic First
August 24, 2022 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing returned home from Germany, completing the National Guard’s first overseas deployment of the F-35A Lightning II.The eight aircraft flown by the...

Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker