Guard News - The National Guard

NYNG troops participate in Indiana disaster response drill
May 3, 2021 — MUSCATATUCK, Ind. – Almost 200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion and 204th Engineer Battalion were among 4,200 troops taking part in an exercise... MORE

INNG app connects Guardsmen, families to what they need
March 18, 2021 — INDIANAPOLIS – A new smartphone app efficiently connects Indiana National Guardsmen, their families and anyone else interested in the organization to services and information, ranging from job... MORE

Indiana National Guard vaccinates thousands at speedway
March 15, 2021 — INDIANAPOLIS – National Guardsmen from across Indiana converged on the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the largest sports venue in the world, to vaccinate thousands of people in March.More than... MORE

National Guard troops head to DC from as far away as Guam
January 17, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Thousands of National Guard troops arrived in the nation's capital from as far away as Guam to support authorities through the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration.Volunteers from the Guam... MORE

Indiana Guardsmen take on new COVID-19 vaccination mission
January 11, 2021 — INDIANAPOLIS – Approximately 150 members of the Indiana National Guard and officials with the Indiana Department of Health will help distribute, transport and administer the COVID-19 vaccine to... MORE

Frontline Indiana Guardsmen receive COVID vaccine
December 17, 2020 — FRANKLIN, Ind. – Approximately 200 Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen received the COVID vaccine on Dec. 16 at the Johnson County Armory.The Hoosier Guardsmen who were vaccinated have been on... MORE

INNG medical teams help out at long-term care facilities
December 14, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard has expanded its role in supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by sending specialized medic teams to long-term care facilities facing critical... MORE

54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade advises US partners
December 9, 2020 — AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas National Guard remains the premier state fighting force, ready to provide combat forces to the Department of Defense. The Texas Guard contains units rarely found in other... MORE

INNG, agencies partner to ship critical COVID-19 supplies
December 8, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard and members of the State Police and the departments of health and transportation emulated the minuteman credo and were ready at a moment's notice to respond... MORE

Army seminars look to past to broaden strategic thinking
November 25, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Plato, Thucydides, Plutarch, Cicero and Alexis de Tocqueville; these are not the names you would generally expect to see listed as reading material on the website for a three- to... MORE

Indiana Guard helps long-term care facilities fight COVID-19
October 30, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Hundreds of members of the Indiana National Guard will help fight the spread of COVID-19 at all of the long-term care facilities across the state. At the direction of Gov. Eric Holcomb,... MORE

Indiana National Guard contributes to COVID-19 research
October 8, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Medical teams from the Indiana National Guard deployed across the state Oct. 2-6 to support the third round of COVID-19 testing in a continuing study of the pandemic. Soldiers worked... MORE

Indiana National Guard activates cyber battalion
October 6, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard hosted an activation ceremony for the 127th Cyber Protection Battalion Oct. 3 at the Indiana War Memorial. The battalion of nearly 100 Citizen-Soldiers... MORE

28th ECAB hurdles challenges, completes training
September 17, 2020 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Despite COVID-19 challenges, Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade completed training at Fort Hood to prepare for Operation Spartan Shield and Operation... MORE

Despite pandemic, mission changes, 829th soldiers on overseas
August 19, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 829th Engineer Company, spread across the Middle East and Southwest Asia, remains hard at work on a vast array of projects for coalition forces.The... MORE

Indiana National Guard Soldier secures cyber success
August 7, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Two years into his bachelor’s degree, James Gill, felt like many students – discouraged and unsatisfied.Gill, an information technician specialist with Headquarters Battery, 2nd... MORE

151st Infantry Regiment adapts training to COVID-19 pandemic
August 5, 2020 — EDINBURGH, Ind. – Verbal commands echoed across the rolling hills of Camp Atterbury.SECTION!FOUR ROUNDS FIRE FOR EFFECT!AT MY COMMAND!GUN TWO UP!GUN THREE UP!GUN ONE UP!GUN FOUR UP!HANG IT!FIRE!These... MORE

181st Intelligence Wing Airman manages ground transportation
August 3, 2020 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – Serving in the military can mean performing multiple roles. For one Airman, that includes both overseeing fleet vehicle logistics and – when duty calls –... MORE

122nd Fighter Wing returns to drill amid COVID-19
July 17, 2020 — FORT WAYNE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – The 122nd Fighter Wing recently returned to regularly scheduled drill after a base-wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blacksnakes priority was to... MORE

Indiana Airmen, Soldiers join in patient transport exercise
July 10, 2020 — FRANKLIN, Ind. – Airmen and Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard trained together on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a medical transport exercise at the Johnson County Armory July 2. “This is... MORE

Nevada National Guard trio honored for aiding crash victim

Arizona National Guard, Reserves join forces for residents

Guatemala, Arkansas National Guard grow SPP partnership

MING Soldier helps at vaccination events with sign language

28th ECAB officially released, completes Mideast mission