Guard News - The National Guard

Guard Saved Lives, Property, Responding to 2022 Disasters
December 28, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – With approximately 450,000 members, the National Guard plays a role in every element of the National Defense Strategy, including defending the homeland. Over half of its members were... MORE

Guard Continues Domestic, Global Missions in a Busy 2022
December 21, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s footprint on domestic and international events continued in 2022, highlighting its transformation from a Cold War strategic reserve to the combat reserve of the... MORE

Guard’s Global Reach, Capabilities Support National Defense Strategy
December 5, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – What the National Guard brings to the global stage directly contributes to significant pieces of the 2022 National Defense Strategy, said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the... MORE

New York Army Guard Aviators Complete Hurricane Mission
October 11, 2022 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers completed their Florida mission helping respond to damage caused by Hurricane Ian.Two helicopters and 11 Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd... MORE

Florida Guard’s RED HORSE Squadron Clears Roads
October 5, 2022 — PINE ISLAND, Fla. – The Florida Air National Guard’s 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron is clearing debris from barrier island roads damaged by... MORE

54th SFAB Completes Historic Honduras Deployment
October 3, 2022 — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – The 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade recently made history as the first National Guard unit of its kind to activate and deploy in support of combatant command... MORE

Louisiana Guard Joins Hurricane Ian Response in Florida
September 30, 2022 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard is supporting the response to Hurricane Ian in Florida at the request of the Florida Department of Emergency Management.Almost 80 Louisiana Guard members,... MORE

Thousands of Guardsmen Supporting Hurricane Ian Response
September 29, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 5,000 National Guardsmen from multiple states are positioned across southwest and central Florida to help communities devastated by Hurricane Ian.Florida Guardsmen and... MORE

STARCOM Debuts New Space Combat Readiness Exercise
September 29, 2022 — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Space Training and Readiness Command completed its first SKIES exercise series to improve the U.S. Space Force’s command and control capabilities.BLACK SKIES 22 was... MORE

National Guard Staged for Florida Hurricane Response
September 28, 2022 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Some 5,000 Florida National Guard troops were ready Wednesday to help residents in the wake of Hurricane Ian, a massive storm making landfall in heavily populated southwest... MORE

Idaho Guard Soldiers Conduct Intense Pre-deployment Training
September 20, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina National Guard, have been training in Texas since mobilizing in... MORE

Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in Europe
September 12, 2022 — MONS, Belgium – Standing in a city twice liberated from enemy occupation in the last century, the two senior enlisted military leaders of Moldova and Ukraine conversed in Russian — a common language... MORE

Airmen of the Year Honored for Exceeding the Standard
August 26, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – The Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year honorees were recognized during Focus on the Force Week Aug. 20-26 in the National Capital Region.The honorees during... MORE

New York Army Guard Troops to Help Train Ukrainian Soldiers
July 18, 2022 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – One hundred and forty New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team said farewell to their families July 15 and left on a mission to Germany... MORE

National Guard SEA Visits Colorado Guard Space, Missile Defense Units
July 1, 2022 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado is at the hub of Department of Defense space and missile defense operations, and the state’s National Guard members are supporting these expanding domains here... MORE

Hokanson Visits Guardsmen Training With Ukraine Troops
June 23, 2022 — GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – For some Florida National Guardsmen, leaving the troops they were training with in Yavoriv, Ukraine, last fall was one of the toughest moments of their military careers.“Walking... MORE

Idaho Guard’s 2-116th CAB Trains for Deployment to Mideast
June 9, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard’s 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion conducted annual training to prepare for deployment later this year to support Operation Spartan Shield. The... MORE

National Guard Supports Armed Forces of Ukraine
June 8, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Pinned down by a Russian tank and armed with only a failed anti-tank missile, a Ukrainian soldier recently turned to an unlikely source as the most effective weapon available — his... MORE

National Guard Leaders Emphasize Value of State Partnership Program
June 3, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The adjutants general from California, Florida, Nebraska and Vermont discussed the value of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a media... MORE

Kentucky National Guard participates in Tradewinds 22
May 31, 2022 — PRICE BARRACKS, Belize - Kentucky National Guard Soldiers traveled out of the country to support Operation Tradewinds 22 in Belize Apr. 29-May 25.Almost 40 Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters... MORE

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak

Northern Strike Builds Readiness, Challenges Visiting Units

Kansas Air Guard Joins Aeromedical Evacuation Training

105th Airlift Wing Wins 2nd Straight Meritorious Unit Award

Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, Capable