Guard News - The National Guard

Kentucky National Guard Responds to Fatal Civilian Plane Crash
November 13, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded Nov. 4 to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali...

Military Firefighters Hone Skills at Northern Strike
August 20, 2025 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. — Sirens echoed across the Grayling Army Airfield as firefighters sprinted toward a simulated UH-60 Black Hawk crash site. Smoke drifted through the pine trees as U.S. Army...

Idaho Civil Support Team Guardsmen Train With Firefighters
February 29, 2024 — GOODING, Idaho - The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team trained alongside firefighters from Gooding, Bliss and Hagerman Feb. 2. The training provided a better...

175th Wing Fire Department Helps Rescue Man from Frigid Water
December 8, 2023 — BOWLEYS QUARTERS, Md. - Maryland Air National Guard firefighters teamed up with the Baltimore County Fire Department to rescue a man who fell into frigid water near Martin State Air National Guard...

Tennessee Airmen Train with Bulgarian Air Force Partners
June 23, 2023 — BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria - Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing out of Knoxville, Tennessee, recently trained with Bulgarian firefighters on emergency response tactics at Bezmer Air Base,...

South Dakota Guard Firefighters Train Before Deploying
April 6, 2023 — WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Members of the South Dakota Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves trained for the past year to team up with 5th Armored Brigade observer, coach, trainers and...

Arctic Guardian is National Guard's top Military Firefighter
July 14, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The National Guard Bureau recognized a 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter as the 2021 National Guard military firefighter of the year. Master Sgt...

Pennsylvania Air Guard Firefighters Train at Joint Base Andrews
June 13, 2022 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Five firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron completed joint training May 1-7 with their active-duty counterparts at the 316th Civil Engineer Squadron...

Oregon Air Guard firefighters, partners ‘Burn-to-Learn’
December 15, 2021 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Kingsley Field firefighters in the Oregon Air National Guard partnered with local community organizations Dec. 8 to hone their response to structure fires.Klamath Falls Fire...

167th Airlift Wing firefighters train on disaster response
September 16, 2021 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – They changed the tires on their equipment trailer, prepped their communication devices, loaded their urban search and rescue kits and headed south from Martinsburg to Charleston...

Nebraska, Czech Republic firefighters strengthen partnership
September 3, 2021 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Fourteen firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic trained alongside their U.S. counterparts with the 155th Air Refueling Wing Aug. 16-19 at Lincoln Air Force...

Washington National Guard prepares for wildfire season
June 30, 2021 — RAINIER, Wash. – With the summer months in full swing, the Washington National Guard is preparing for what could be a busy fire season.“We successfully trained 180 Guardsmen during the four academies...

167th firefighters train to save lives, rescue local man
April 23, 2021 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Rigorous training, every shift, often blindfolded.That’s how firefighters with the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, prepared to respond to a structure fire,...

Innovation funds help Nebraska National Guard firefighters
October 28, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Improving readiness just got a whole lot easier for the Nebraska Air National Guard Fire Department.Using U.S. Air Force innovation funds, the department recently bought a new pump...

Michigan Guard CST, fire department conduct HAZMAT training
August 24, 2020 — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard’s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) trained with the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD) and hazardous materials...

NY Guard's 109th firefighters ready for fast-water rescues
August 18, 2020 — SCOTIA, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard firefighters assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing are ready at a moment’s notice to respond to an aircraft incident or help out a local fire department.But the...

Nebraska Army Guard aviation crew honored for flood rescues
July 6, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Four Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew members with Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, were honored with the DUSTOFF 2019 Rescue of the Year award...

Idaho National Guard firefighters train for real emergencies
June 8, 2020 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Firefighters from the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a series of live-burn, vehicle extrication and classroom exercises in Boise June 6-7. Senior Master Sgt. Josh...

Nebraska Army National Guard firefighters deploy to Romania
May 22, 2020 — OMAHA, Neb. – Seven Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers with the 181st Engineer Detachment (Firefighter Team) based in Norfolk gathered with immediate family for a brief send-off ceremony May 17...

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

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities