Guard News - The National Guard

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

Disasters, COVID fail to stop Guard unit from deployment
July 23, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Soldiers with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team overcame "several challenges of biblical proportions" to prepare and complete an 11-month deployment to the Middle East to support... MORE

Virginia National Guard tests hurricane response tools
June 4, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – Aviators from the Virginia National Guard participated in an exercise managed by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to test the state’s hurricane response air operations... MORE

NCNG, 1st responders practice helicopter aquatic rescue
May 27, 2021 — RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard aviators joined first responders from 16 state and local agencies for helicopter aquatic rescue team (HART) training in Weldon May 19-20.The training at... MORE

NCNG Artillery Unit first to receive new M109A7 Paladin
May 24, 2021 — RALEIGH, N.C. –The 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) conducted an artillery live-fire exercise with the newly fielded M109A7... MORE

North Carolina National Guard fields new Paladin artillery
March 23, 2021 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard Soldiers trained on the new M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer System at Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Bragg March 17.Experts from... MORE

North Carolina Guard supports mass vaccination clinic
March 10, 2021 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Fifty North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deployed to the PNC Arena to support a mass vaccination clinic for COVID-19 operations March 4.The Soldiers, assigned to the NCNG’s 30th... MORE

NCNG helps get COVID-19 vaccine into arms
February 5, 2021 — FRANKLIN, N.C. – Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team deployed to Franklin to support the Macon County Public Health Department by administering COVID-19 vaccinations and entering... MORE

NCNG bolsters communications during inauguration
January 21, 2021 — WASHINGTON – The North Carolina National Guard deployed nine Soldiers and one Airman from across the state to set up and maintain a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISSC) team... MORE

Historic Air National Guard airlift brings troops to DC
January 16, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Thousands of National Guard troops streamed into the nation's capital to support law enforcement during the presidential inauguration, building to a force of 25,000 members. Many of the... MORE

NC National Guard boosts state's COVID-19 vaccination effort
January 14, 2021 — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Soldiers assigned to the North Carolina National Guard’s 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade began helping out at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Forsyth County of Public... MORE

Ohio National Guard forward observer is ARCENT NCO of Year
January 4, 2021 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Readiness is a forward observer.Readiness is reading a curriculum map, studying the landscape, visualizing the terrain features and directing attention toward specific targets – as in... MORE

NC Soldier part of National Guard's championship cyber team
December 23, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Soldier earned top national honors at the 5th Annual SANS Institute NetWars DoD Services Cup Championship, a virtual cyber problem-solving... MORE

NCNG Soldiers distribute food to needy before Thanksgiving
November 25, 2020 — FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen worked with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeastern North Carolina to distribute free food at a drive-thru event at the... MORE

N.C. Guard helps out at food banks, COVID-19 test sites
November 17, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Many states are still responding to problems brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, including an increased need for testing and assistance from food banks.That is where the North... MORE

28th Infantry Division completes warfighter exercise
November 17, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Leaders with the 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, completed a computer-based force-on-force exercise to train commanders, staff officers and their... MORE

Tennessee National Guard aircrew rescues injured hiker
October 29, 2020 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew rescued an injured hiker in the Pisgah National Forest area in North Carolina early on Oct. 28. At approximately 11:50 p.m. on Oct. 27,... MORE

NC Guard Employment Center celebrates 3,000th job placement
October 28, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Employment Center celebrated its 3,000th job placement at a ceremony at the NCNG Joint Force Headquarters on Oct. 19. The center's purpose is... MORE

NC Guard Transportation Company trains with Airborne peers
October 19, 2020 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard's 1452nd Combat Heavy Equipment Transporter Transportation Company supported the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division Oct. 15.The logistics experts... MORE

Puerto Rico Guard disaster relief program a national effort
September 14, 2020 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Puerto Rico, a frequent hot spot for hurricanes out of the South Atlantic Ocean, has teamed with National Guard members across the U.S. to bolster its disaster relief response.Tech... MORE

Air Guard Airmen assist in emergency delivery of baby born to Afghan guest

Texas National Guard Soldiers enhance combat readiness during NATO exercise

Estonian Ambassador meets with MDNG leadership

Vermont National Guard supports medical warehouse

NYNG Soldier, Airman to attend Brazilian jungle training