Guard News - The National Guard

Air Guard Surgeon Supports Cobra Gold 2025 Exercise
March 14, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Military members and first responders from seven nations gathered at the Disaster Relief Training Center in Cha Choeng Sao, Thailand, for Exercise Cobra Gold Feb...

Tactical Casualty Care Simulators Boost Air Guard Readiness
March 6, 2025 — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The constantly evolving battlefield requires service members to adapt through continual training. This is especially true for aerospace medical service technicians — Air Force field...

Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk Crew Touches Down on Train
March 4, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, landed an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter...

Alaska Guard Doctor Creates Innovative Casualty Care System
February 28, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Historically, battles are won by the side that carries momentum throughout the fight. Taking casualties can stop that momentum in its tracks. In Alaska, those...

140th Medical Group Trains on Combat Casualty Care
February 24, 2025 — BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Members of the 140th Medical Group, Colorado Air National Guard, participated in tactical combat casualty care training Jan. 28-31.TCCC replaced Self-Aid and Buddy...

56th SBCT Medics Execute Mass Casualty Wargame Exercise
February 10, 2025 — GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, supporting the Joint...

Texas Guard, Chilean Medics Train Together at Southern Fenix
September 3, 2024 — POZO ALMONTE, Chile – In the hot sun of the Atacama Desert in the Tacapacá region, Texas Army National Guard and Chilean combat medics are working together as part of the State Partnership Program to...

Army, Air Medics Train Together for Operation Guardian Angel
June 24, 2024 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Medics from the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard trained together recently to simulate a real-life medical emergency while in the field.Over 30 medics from the 628th...

Pennsylvania Guard Institute Educates Medics Across Army
March 9, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 4th Battalion, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute (Medical Battalion Training Site), sent off the Army’s newest...

Virginia National Guard Medics Tackle Sustainment Training
February 14, 2023 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – The Virginia Army National Guard Medical Command hosted combat medics from across the state for sustainment training Jan. 22-28 at Fort Pickett. The course, typically held twice...

Junior Washington Guard Medic Earns Expert Field Medic Badge
October 24, 2022 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Spc. Raymond Alonso, a combat medic specialist with Charlie Company, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, is the first member of his unit to earn the Expert Field Medical...

Idaho Army Guard conducts joint medevac, casualty training
May 26, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Medics from the Idaho Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, conducted air medical evacuation and casualty treatment...

Pennsylvania National Guard medics train as they fight
March 11, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Combat medics with the Pennsylvania National Guard participated in a nine-day medic sustainment course that ended March 3.The course enabled the 17 participants to train...

Virginia National Guard combat medics refresh skills
February 16, 2022 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – More than 20 Virginia Army National Guard combat medics conducted refresher training at the State Military Reservation Jan. 25-29. The Virginia Army National Guard Medical...

New York Army Guard medics compete against the Army's best
February 3, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Two New York Army National Guard medics assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, were among 44 Soldiers competing to be the Army’s best medics at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan...

Indiana Guard medics jump into action to help burn victim
June 12, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Mike Gilson started his day like every other day, buttoning his black chef’s jacket and putting on his matching hat and white sneakers before heading to work at Second Helpings, which...

28th ECAB Soldier a nurse for COVID-19 patients
May 8, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Spc. Kylee Pavlick, a combat medic with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, is also a nurse on the front lines fighting against...

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26