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Kentucky Guard Aviation Brigade Demonstrates Readiness
July 3, 2023 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - The combat readiness and capabilities of the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, supported by the 751st Troop Command, were tested during the Warfighter 23-05 exercise at Fort Indiantown...

Alaska National Guard Rapidly Deploys for Exercise ORCA 23
June 28, 2023 — NOME, Alaska – About 530 miles northwest of Anchorage, two survey team members from the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team monitor handheld detectors scanning...

Kentucky Guard ‘Mountain Warriors’ Complete Annual Training
June 22, 2023 — ARTEMUS, Ky. – After spending the past year in Kosovo, Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, known as “Mountain Warriors,” completed two weeks of annual training.During the...

Indiana Air Guard Supports Joint Homeland Defense Exercise
June 16, 2023 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing and emergency response partners from the military, civilian and private sectors practiced emergency support operations...

Indiana, Kentucky Guard Conduct Wet-Gap Crossing Exercise
June 14, 2023 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Members of the 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company participated in a joint exercise with military and civilian agencies as part of Operation: Homeland Defender...

New York's 105th Airlift Wing Plays Key Role in Air Defender
June 14, 2023 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK - Fifty Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing are taking part in the largest NATO air forces deployment exercise...

Fort Indiantown Gap Hosts Warfighter Exercise
June 14, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 2,100 service members from multiple states participated in a large-scale Warfighter exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap June 2-11.A Warfighter is a simulated exercise...

Kentucky Guardsmen Awarded New State Ribbon for State Partnership Program
April 25, 2023 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen received a new joint state ribbon recognizing service with the State Partnership Program in a ceremony at the Boone National Guard Center...

Tennessee, Georgia Guardsmen are Southeast’s Best Warriors
April 24, 2023 — FORT STEWART, Ga. - Tennessee and Georgia Guardsmen were named the Army National Guard’s best warriors in the Southeast after a grueling, week-long competition April 16-21.U.S. Army Spc. Jackson...

Kentucky National Guard, SPP Partner Ecuador Conduct Seminar
April 10, 2023 — QUITO, Ecuador - Kentucky National Guard members participated in a senior enlisted leader seminar with 21 members of the Armed Forces of Ecuador March 20–24.The engagement, the first of its kind in...

Soldiers Train at Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program
March 24, 2023 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Ten National Guard Soldiers from seven states participated in Military Funeral Honors Level 2 training at the State Military Reservation Feb. 26-March 11.Soldiers from Alabama,...

Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders
March 21, 2023 — HORSHAM, Pa. - Strategic planning, capability sharing and future cooperation were the focus when leaders of the Lithuanian Air Force and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 111th Attack Wing met at...

Kentucky Civil Response Team Hosts Multi-agency Exercise
March 17, 2023 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – If there ever were an incident at the Churchill Downs Racetrack requiring the specially trained chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) unit of the National Guard,...

Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, Capable
January 26, 2023 — FORT RUCKER, Ala. – The National Guard’s top leader talked with Army aviators Tuesday about how the Guard has evolved over the past four decades and what the future holds.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson,...

Guard Continues Domestic, Global Missions in a Busy 2022
December 21, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s footprint on domestic and international events continued in 2022, highlighting its transformation from a Cold War strategic reserve to the combat reserve of the...

Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade Tested in Warfighter Exercise
November 29, 2022 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team sent more than 100 Soldiers to participate in Warfighter Exercise 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Oct. 25-Nov...

Fatality Search and Recovery Mission Helps Bring Closure
November 21, 2022 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Never before had Airman 1st Class Brandon Porter seen the destruction left by a tornado after it ripped through a candle factory in Mayfield in December, starting a fire that killed...

Virginia National Guard’s 116th IBCT HQ Ends Kosovo Mission
November 18, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The Virginia National Guard’s 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Headquarters ended its mission as Task Force Saint Lo and the mission command headquarters for NATO Kosovo...

New York Army National Guard Soldiers Headed to Africa
November 7, 2022 — LATHAM, New York – Five New York Army National Guard Soldiers who operate a C-12 transport plane based at the Army Aviation Support Facility are headed to East Africa this month to support U.S...

Virginia, Kentucky Guard Soldiers end Africa Mission
September 23, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, ended their nine-month security...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26