Guard News - The National Guard

Cal Guard medical team supports COVID-19 nursing facility
January 11, 2021 — AUBURN, Calif. —The long arm of the California National Guard continues extending to struggling communities fighting the latest coronavirus outbreak. Regional Medical Strike Team (RMST) 17, one of... MORE

Colorado, California National Guard win sniper championships
December 14, 2020 — BARLING, Ark. – Twenty-three two-person sniper teams from across the National Guard and 12 interservice teams competed in the 50th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship and the 30th Annual Armed... MORE

Army Guard: warfight capable and responsive to governors
October 17, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Army National Guard continues to play a vital role in national security, providing forces that are both warfighting capable and governor responsive, the Army Guard's top general... MORE

Wisconsin Guard 'Badgers' help fight California fires
October 2, 2020 — FRESNO, Calif. – It took almost four days for two flight teams from the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command, to fly their UH-60 Black... MORE

Nevada Air Guard continues firefighting mission
October 2, 2020 — RENO, Nevada – Military aerial firefighting units, including the "High Rollers" of the Nevada Air National Guard, have dropped more than 1 million gallons of fire retardant so far this fire... MORE

Cal Guard's 79th IBCT unites with Puerto Rico-based unit
September 24, 2020 — FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. – The 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers, is a Puerto Rico-based unit that, as of 2018, has been part of the California Army National... MORE

40th ID conducts joint ops in Pacific from San Luis Obispo
September 15, 2020 — SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Soldiers with the California Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division constructed a command post at Camp San Luis Obispo at the end of August to support U.S. Army Pacific... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard helps battle California wildfires
September 14, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — Two Wisconsin National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 15 Soldiers flew to California to assist the California National Guard as it battles wildfires raging across the state... MORE

Rescues and wildfires: National Guard responds on West Coast
September 4, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rescue missions and support to civil authorities fighting wildfires were the focus of West Coast troop visits by the National Guard's highest-ranking general and his senior... MORE

Fresno Guard members help fight California wildfires
September 4, 2020 — RUMSEY, Calif. – The smell of smoke hangs heavy in the air as the Soldiers and Airmen make their way through the burnt and barren landscape. Forcing their way through charred branches and soft dirt,... MORE

California National Guard prepares to go green
September 2, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Imagine a 238,000 square-foot building with some of the most advanced sustainable features available, including a two-megawatt solar panel array covering 700 parking spaces... MORE

Cal Guard conducts exercise during real-world challenges
August 31, 2020 — FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. – Record-breaking heat, heavy smoke from wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic made an already challenging Brigade Warfighter Exercise even more so for the California Army... MORE

Cal Guard Soldiers receive CAL FIRE training at Camp Roberts
August 27, 2020 — CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. – Nearly 300 troops from the California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division were activated and trained at Camp Roberts to aid the California Department of Forestry and Fire... MORE

National Guard helps fight California wildfires
August 24, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Hundreds of members of the National Guard from multiple states are supporting state and local efforts to fight the wildfires raging in California. Guard members on land and in the air... MORE

Nevada Air Guard helping to battle California wildfires
August 24, 2020 — RENO, Nev. – Firefighting activation orders were extended for Nevada Air National Guard aircrew equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, as fires... MORE

NY, California, Texas wings compete in load off training
August 19, 2020 — HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Weapons crews from Texas and California traveled to the 174th Attack Wing to compete in a weeklong training competition alongside New York Air National... MORE

California National Guard's cyber team adjusts to COVID-19
August 6, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – COVID-19 has challenged the way California National Guard units operate throughout the state, with extra safety precautions taken to maintain the health and fitness of every... MORE

Guard Soldiers achieve marksmanship overmatch in Utah
July 17, 2020 — LEHI, Utah – At 800 meters from the target, the Soldiers started running. The sun beat down on their shoulders as their boots pounded along the winding dirt road, kicking up dust. Each Soldier carried... MORE

Cal Guard’s vocalist makes dreams a reality through service
July 6, 2020 — LOS ANGELES – The Soldier strides to the podium at the front of the crowd. Although she can’t be more than a few inches over 5 feet, there is a palpable sense of power and confidence radiating from... MORE

Cal National Guard Soldiers assist car wreck victim
June 24, 2020 — LOS ANGELES - Soldiers of the California National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment, responded to a traffic accident and assisted an injured person June 2 while activated in the Los... MORE

Idaho Guard’s First Female Enlisted Leader Paves Way

Soldiers Train at Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program

Pennsylvania Guard Soldier Places 2nd in Army Marksmanship

Washington Guard Trains with Royal Thai Army Counterparts

Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders