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National Guard COVID-19 survivor recounts fight for his life
November 3, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. - It felt like a cold. Normal enough, it seemed. After all, it was cold season, and it was something to get over quickly and be forgotten about just as quickly, thought Air Force Lt... MORE

Senior enlisted leaders tackle challenges facing Guard
November 1, 2021 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Addressing challenges facing the National Guard and unleashing the collective experience and knowledge of senior enlisted leaders from across the country to identify solutions... MORE

Sword fighting as 'strategy in blink of an eye'
September 30, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The metallic clash and clang of two swords striking each other echoed throughout the small room. Tension and anticipation filled the air as the opponents moved swiftly back and forth,... MORE

Hokanson: Names in bronze one of the reasons the National Guard keeps our promise to be Always Ready, Always There
September 10, 2021 — NEW YORK – As Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson ran his fingers over the letters spelling out one of the names cut into the 9/11 Memorial here Wednesday, he pondered the consequences of the terrorist attacks... MORE

Thank your troops, Louisiana leaders tell National Guard chief
September 7, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – Community leaders had a message for Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson when he visited New Orleans Tuesday to assess the National Guard's response to Hurricane Ida and see troops. They gathered... MORE

Guard fights wildfires, responds to Ida, serves overseas
September 7, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard continues to live up to its promise, "Always Ready, Always There," with close to 59,000 Guard members on duty overseas or at home responding to Hurricane Ida,... MORE

National Guard responds in force to Hurricane Ida
September 1, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Thousands of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responding to Hurricane Ida in Louisiana have rescued hundreds of people, cleared roads and distributed food and water to victims of... MORE

Hokanson: ‘Whatever the combatant commanders need, we must be ready to deliver’
August 9, 2021 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Readiness for its primary mission of fighting America’s wars makes the National Guard’s domestic responses possible, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told enlisted troops here Sunday... MORE

Ammo Rodeo on target with creative, mission-focused training
August 6, 2021 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – About 50 Air National Guard and Reserve munitions specialists from across the nation saddled up at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in July to see which team could... MORE

Hokanson thanks Guard members supporting wildfire fight
July 22, 2021 — LAKEVIEW, Ore. – The general’s eyes scanned the 40 or so National Guard troops assembled in a horseshoe around him in a field Thursday and he felt pride.“Whatever the mission – fighting America’s... MORE

Army National Guard CSM visits South Dakota Soldiers
July 22, 2021 — RAPID CITY, S.D. – The senior enlisted advisor of the Army National Guard visited South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers at Camp Rapid July 11. Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa met with the Soldiers in... MORE

PATRIOT 21 exercise underway at Volk Field
June 15, 2021 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. – About 1,000 people are participating in PATRIOT 21, a domestic operations (DOMOPS) training exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau at Fort McCoy and... MORE

NGB chief recognizes scholarship awardees, touts STEM careers
June 9, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, recently recognized awardees of the Army National Guard ROTC Minuteman Scholarship during a virtual presentation... MORE

Annual posture statement touts ‘Year of the Guard’
June 9, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard released its annual posture statement June 9, detailing the Guard’s current operations and providing an overview of missions during a historic, unprecedentedly busy... MORE

National Guard chief begins Memorial Day weekend by renewing ties with survivor group
May 28, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Virginia – The National Guard’s senior general officer reaffirmed today the component’s relationship with a group providing comfort, care and resources to those grieving the death of a... MORE

Chief details National Guard contributions in a year of trial
May 5, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. –Over the past year, National Guard members were called on time and again to help their fellow U.S. citizens. They deployed to operations around the world, National Guard Bureau Chief... MORE

Synchronization a must in continued Guard support to Capitol
April 7, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When discussing the most recent rotation of National Guard members supporting U.S. Capitol Police following the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, Army Col. Kevin Crawford doesn’t go by his... MORE

Guardsman is 1st scholar in residence at Army history center
March 31, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – "The National Guard has played a critical role in the history of our Army; it's impossible to be able to tell that story without talking about the National Guard," said Maine National... MORE

‘Buddy Aid’ training takes new approach to sexual assault
March 24, 2021 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Eight Army National Guard victim advocates from five states attended a new training program designed to help respond to sexual assault.The March 1-4 training on “Buddy Aid –... MORE

Army Occupational Health nurse improves health program
March 22, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – Before Lt. Col. Tina Williams became an occupational health nurse, she grew up in a poor household in Washington with little to no food or heat. She often visited her grandmother to... MORE

Planning conferences for Northern Strike 22 completed

Virginia Guard task force begins federal active duty for Africa mission

Polish Land Forces attend Idaho National Guard tank training

104th Fighter Wing supports COVID-19 testing task force

Oklahoma National Guard exercises mission sustainment teams