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Guardsmen excel in All Army Marksmanship Championships
March 23, 2021 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country traveled to Fort Benning to participate in the 2021 U.S. Army "All Army" Small Arms Championships March 14-20. The week-long...

1st CONG infantry company since WWII deploys to Middle East
January 29, 2021 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Approximately 70 members of the Colorado Army National Guard are heading to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield in the first deployment for Colorado Infantry...

Missile defense Soldiers receive COVID vaccine
January 22, 2021 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Soldiers with the 100th Missile Defense Brigade received the first series of the COVID vaccine at Buckley Air Force Base Jan. 13 and 21.The vaccine was made available to the...

Colorado Guard maintains readiness during record year
December 17, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard's COVID-19 mission is the largest and longest activation of the National Guard in state history in what has been a record year for CONG domestic...

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...

Army Guard unit wins Omaha Trophy for strategic deterrence
November 20, 2020 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In 2020 style, a small formation of socially distanced and masked Soldiers gathered to celebrate the halcyon days of 2019 as the 100th Missile Defense Brigade was presented...

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...

Colorado Guard joins fight against East Troublesome wildfire
October 26, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Gov. Jared Polis activated the Colorado National Guard to assist the State Emergency Operations Center and the incident commander during the East Troublesome Fire near Grand...

Colorado Hoist Rescue team, CONG partner to save lives
October 7, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado Hoist Rescue Team and Colorado National Guard partnered to change how the military performs hoist rescues.This innovation shortens the time required for a helicopter...

North Macedonia, U.S. enhance readiness with exercise
September 8, 2020 — KRIVOLAK, North Macedonia – Approximately 120 military members from the United States and North Macedonia participated in the U.S.-led exercise Reinforced Dam Sept. 1-7 at Krivolak Training Area in...

Colorado crew director injured in car crash returns to duty
September 1, 2020 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Serving as a 100th Missile Defense Brigade crew director is a difficult job, requiring thousands of hours to learn and years to perfect. Army Lt. Col. George Lambos had...

Colorado National Guard supports wildfire response
August 26, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Gov. Jared Polis authorized the Colorado National Guard to help fight various fires across the state from the air.At the State Emergency Operations Center's (SEOC) request, two...

Colorado National Guard reaches COVID-19 testing milestone
July 31, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – By order of Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado National Guard members reached a testing milestone this week in support of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment amid...

Colorado Guard tests for COVID-19 at corrections facilities
July 20, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping test inmates and staff at select correctional facilities in Colorado for COVID-19.At the request of the state, Joint Task...

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...

A look at Task Force Spartan's Space Soldiers
July 8, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED – There have been sightings in halls of the Task Force Spartan Shield headquarters of late of a rare Soldier, a Space Soldier.However, these are not the Space Soldiers you are used to...

CONG helps test wildland firefighting teams for COVID-19
July 2, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted COVID-19 tests of more than 250 first responders involved in fighting wildland fires June 22-29.At the request of the state,...

Colorado National Guard grows expertise in extreme weather
June 25, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – In February, members of the Colorado National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosive Enhanced Response Force Package went to Alaska to support...

Colorado National Guard assists with election cyber defense
June 22, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – By order of Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will help defend the June and November Colorado state elections from cyberattacks.Members of the Colorado...

National Guard supports NASA launch, other space missions
June 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members in Alaska and Hawaii were on duty Saturday as NASA launched its first manned space mission since 2011.Guard members with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell