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Guardsman sets records at CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches
August 9, 2021
Master Sgt. Greg Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania National Guard, had a perfect shot during the Hearst Doubles Match at the 2021 CMP National Trophy Rifle matches Aug. 4, 2021, in his final event as an All Guard member.
Disasters, COVID fail to stop Guard unit from deployment
July 23, 2021
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, conduct tank gunnery training while deployed in the Middle East, Feb. 4, 2020.
South Carolina National Guard attends cyber boot camp
June 23, 2021
Twenty-Eight South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from units throughout the state participated in The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute inaugural National Guard Cyber Boot Camp June 7-18, 2021, at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. The students learned basic to intermediate security concepts and how to conduct PenTest+ testing.
National Guard, partners to conduct ORCA 21 CBRNE exercise
May 14, 2021
Members of the Michigan National Guard’s 51st Civil Support Team run through decontamination procedures during Northern Exposure 21, March 16, 2021, at Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Northern Exposure 21 was integrated with another exercise known as Rising Waters 2021. This year's scenario was catastrophic flooding leading to chemical contamination, which was followed by a possible WMD situation.
Guardsmen excel in All Army Marksmanship Championships
March 23, 2021
Service Members from across the Army, Army Reserves and National Guard fire M-9 pistols during the 2021 U.S. Army “All Army” Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 14-20, 2021. National Guard teams and individuals brought home 23 of 31 top awards including 1st in nine of 11 categories.
DC Guard leader sees great things for women in the military
March 1, 2021
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Naconda Hinton, Joint Task Force senior enlisted leader, District of Columbia National Guard, talks about her experiences throughout her career at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. Feb. 7, 2021.
South Carolina National Guard tops 250,000 COVID-19 tests
February 2, 2021
U.S. Army Spc. Tyasia Cobb, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, places a number on a patient’s vehicle at a COVID-19 mobile testing site in Lexington, South Carolina, Jan. 26, 2021. The South Carolina National Guard remains ready to support counties, state and local agencies and first responders as long as needed in support of COVID-19 response efforts.
Guard continues legacy with record inauguration support
January 21, 2021
Specialist Dillon Tillery, with the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, guards a perimeter on the east side of the U.S. Capitol during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington Jan. 20, 2021. More than 26,000 National Guard men and women conducted security, communication and logistical missions in support of federal and district authorities for the inauguration.
National Guard troops head to DC from as far away as Guam
January 17, 2021
Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from throughout the state board a plane to Washington, D.C., from Alexandria, La., on Jan. 16, 2021. They will support the District of Columbia National Guard and local and federal authorities through the presidential inauguration in the nation's capital.
SCNG's 1,000 COVID-19 missions now include vaccinations
January 15, 2021
Army Spc. Matthew Jackson, South Carolina National Guard medic, vaccinates civilians during a drive-up service at the Chester Medical Center in Chester, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2021. Guard Soldiers and Airmen have supported South Carolina hospitals and other state partners since March.
South Carolina National Guard administers COVID-19 vaccine
January 8, 2021
South Carolina National Guard Sgt. Alongkorn Khamkam gives a COVID-19 vaccine to a citizen at the Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. This was the first COVID-19 vaccine administered by the SCNG to a member of the community.
Ohio National Guard forward observer is ARCENT NCO of Year
January 4, 2021
Ohio Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Amsden, a forward observer for the 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment, was crowned the winner of the U.S. Army Central Command’s Best Warrior Competition, noncommissioned officer category, and also competed in the Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) competition in 2020. The BWC recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army values, embody the warrior ethos and represent the force of the future.
South Carolina National Guard conducts SUAS RAVEN training
December 2, 2020
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from Hawaii, Nebraska, Virginia and South Carolina train on the Small Unmanned Aircraft System RAVEN during a 10-day class conducted by South Carolina National Guard instructors at the Regional Training Institute (RTI) Oct. 20-30, 2020, at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina.
Kentucky Guard participates in joint force HI RAIN mission
August 12, 2020
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from 623rd Field Artillery Battalion loaded High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems onto a C-17 as apart of a rapid infiltration mission for their annual certification and training at the Louisville Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 6, 2020. Soldiers and Airmen worked together to pull off the successful mission.
SCNG hosts 1st virtual Basic Leadership Course
August 11, 2020
Spc. Quentin Oswalt, 145th Cyber Warfare Company, South Carolina National Guard, intelligence analyst, attended a virtual Basic Leadership Course at the 218th Regional Training Institute at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, in June 2020.
South Carolina National Guard tests mission-critical members
August 4, 2020
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Bosley, program manager for the 169th Fighter Wing's Drug Demand Reduction Program at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., performs a nasopharyngeal swab on a mission-essential Airman with the South Carolina Air National Guard.
SCNG medical technicians support COVID-19 response
June 11, 2020
U.S. National Guard Soldiers and an Airman assigned to a Joint Medical Team, South Carolina National Guard, provided COVID-19 support to staff and inmates at Allendale Correctional Institution during most of May 2020. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jennifer Wagner, an aerospace medical technician from the 169th Medical Group at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, is in the left in the front row.
Nurses Week Spotlight: Capt. Eve Tanas, 30th ABCT, NC Guard
May 7, 2020
U.S. Army Capt. Eve Tanas, an Army nurse supporting Operation Spartan Shield in the Central Command area of responsibility, April 28, 2020. Tanas, assigned to the 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, is recognized as a Soldier spotlight during National Nurses Week May 6-12, 2020.
South Carolina National Guard helps feed the needy
April 22, 2020
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Joint Task Force 59, South Carolina National Guard, support Oliver Gospel in serving meals and maintaining social distancing for the homeless community in Columbia, South Carolina, April 14, 2020.
SC National Guard helps search for alternate care sites
April 8, 2020
The South Carolina National Guard works with state and federal agencies as a task force to conduct engineer assessments of sites throughout the state that could be used as alternate care facilities should there be a surge of COVID-19 patients at hospitals.