Guard News - The National Guard

Last N.Y. Guardsmen Return Home From Operation Epic Fury
June 26, 2026 — TROY, N.Y. – The last of 500 New York National Guard Soldiers who deployed to the Middle East with the headquarters of the 42nd Infantry Division returned to New York from their deployment at the...

Colorado Guard Deploys for Peacekeeping Mission in Middle East
April 3, 2026 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard hosted a departure ceremony April 3 for more than 200 Soldiers of the Colorado Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain)...

Connecticut Guard Hosts Sendoff Ceremony Before Deployment
February 23, 2026 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Army National Guard hosted a sendoff ceremony Feb. 21 at the Gov. William A. O’Neill Armory for about 80 Soldiers assigned to the 143rd Regional Support Group as they...

Illinois Guard Soldier Returns to College Wrestling After Deployment
June 24, 2025 — URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Before he returned to the wrestling mat at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Spc. Joe Braunagel of O’Fallon, Illinois, returned from something much more...

Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers Deploying to Kuwait
February 4, 2025 — HARRISBURG, Pa. - More than 140 Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3622nd Sustainment Maintenance Company were honored during a Feb. 1 deployment ceremony at the Zembo Shrine.Members of...

Kentucky National Guard Military Police to Deploy Overseas
January 16, 2025 — RICHMOND, Ky. - Nearly 40 Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers said goodbye to loved ones at a deployment ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Richmond Jan. 4.Soldiers of the 617th Military...

Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2024 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Eleven 134th Air Refueling Wing Airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Dec. 7 for their heroic actions during a critical mission defending Israel from a barrage of...

South Carolina National Guard Airmen Return From Deployment
April 12, 2024 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. - Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing returned to South Carolina April 10, ending a six-month deployment to U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility...

The Hometown Heroes of Tower 22
March 27, 2024 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - The Guardsmen hailed from hometowns across America, but when they found themselves deployed to a remote desert outpost in the no man’s land where the borders of Jordan, Iraq and...

National Guard Leaders Visit Troops Deployed in Middle East
March 27, 2024 — KUWAIT - The National Guard’s most senior officer and enlisted leader visited Guardsmen deployed across the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield March...

Georgia Guard Unit to Document US Central Command Operations
January 8, 2024 — MARIETTA, Ga. - A Georgia National Guard unit is heading to the Middle East to document history on behalf of the U.S. Army.The Marietta-based 161st Military History Detachment held a ceremony Jan. 7...

40th Infantry Division Soldiers Mobilize to Middle East
June 16, 2023 — JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - The California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division held a historical deployment ceremony before mobilizing to support Operation Spartan Shield and...

NY National Guard Sustainment Soldiers Heading for Middle East
September 19, 2022 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – Two hundred and fifty New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to New York City’s 369th Sustainment Brigade said goodbye to family members Sept. 18 as they left...

New York Army Guard Soldiers Heading to Africa, Kuwait
June 16, 2022 — NEW YORK – Almost 1,400 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying to East Africa and Kuwait in the largest mobilization of New York National Guard forces in more than a decade.Two hundred...

Wisconsin Guard medical unit returns from Mideast deployment
January 31, 2022 — FORT HOOD, Texas - More than 50 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 135th Medical Company returned to Fort Hood from a deployment to multiple locations in the Middle East, where they...

West Virginia’s 111th Engineer Brigade ends Mideast mission
December 13, 2021 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard welcomed home 120 Soldiers from the 111th Engineer Brigade deployed to the Middle East since late February.“We are so happy to have our Soldiers...

466th Medical Company returns from Middle East deployment
June 2, 2021 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. – Forty-seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 466th Medical Company-Area Support returned from a nine-month deployment to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq.The...

28th ECAB officially released, completes Mideast mission
May 17, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade formally transferred authority of its mission in the Middle East to the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.The ceremony included the...

Task Force Phoenix trains at North Fort Hood for deployment
March 29, 2021 — NORTH FORT HOOD, Texas – Flexibility and adaptability have been key for the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade in the lead-up to a 9-month deployment to the Middle East.The brigade is poised to deploy to...

Wisconsin Guard medevac unit answers the call in Middle East
February 12, 2021 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – The officer in charge of about 35 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers performing medevac missions across the Middle East in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan...

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