Guard News - The National Guard - Nov 2019

147th Attack Wing participates in weapon evaluation exercise
November 14, 2019 — ELLINGTON FIELD JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas – The 147th Attack Wing participated in a Weapon System Evaluation Program exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base,...

173rd Fighter Wing hosts health initiative
November 14, 2019 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing hosted a men's health initiative coinciding with "Movember," a moniker combining men's health awareness month with the mustaches many grow to call...

Guard cyber teams key asset in cyber defense
November 14, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members continue to be an integral element in cyber defense, the Guard’s top general said during a recent roundtable discussion at the Pentagon on the cyber mission...

167th Airlift Wing conducts full-scale readiness exercise
November 13, 2019 — ALPENA, Mich. – Some 300 members of the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard deployed to the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena Nov. 3-7 for a full-scale readiness...

Planning underway in Michigan for Northern Strike 2020
November 13, 2019 — GRAYLING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard, active and reserve components of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force and coalition partners from Great Britain, Lithuania and Latvia met Nov. 4-8...

NY National Guard, South Africa hold annual defense meeting
November 13, 2019 — PRETORIA, South Africa – American and South African military officials, including a New York National Guard team headed by Brig. Gen. Michel Natali, explored joint training and exchange opportunities...

Wisconsin Guard Soldier laid to rest 75 years after death
November 12, 2019 — MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier was buried in his final resting place Nov. 9, more than 75 years after his death in New Guinea during World War II.Army Sgt. Robert W. McCarville of...

177th FW leaders practice proficiency fire course
November 12, 2019 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – Leaders of the 177th Fighter Wing visited the Transportation Security Administration firing range Nov. 5 to qualify on the M4 rifle and M9 pistol and take...

102nd IW Airmen thank WWII vet for service on 102nd birthday
November 12, 2019 — BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – More than a dozen Airmen from Joint Base Cape Cod's 102nd Intelligence Wing kicked off Veterans Day weekend by wishing Army Air Corps veteran Cpl. Della Sassa a happy 102nd...

Kansas National Guard helps fight fires with helicopters
November 12, 2019 — SALINA, Kan. – Two Kansas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and eight Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation, based out of Salina are being deployed to support firefighting...

Indiana National Guard Soldiers train with Slovak allies
November 12, 2019 — LEŠT, Slovakia — Communicate. Move. Shoot. Communicate again. Inside the confines of a former Soviet-era barracks, U.S. forces methodically worked their way through the building. Step by step. Room by...

Latvian JTACs sharpen skills, relationships in Michigan
November 12, 2019 — WATERS, Mich. – “Joint Fires is complicated. You have to be flexible because there are no two controls that are similar. Every time you’re stepping onto the range, you know it’s going to be...

A century ago, nation celebrated first Armistice Day
November 8, 2019 — MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 1,200 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will commemorate the 100th anniversary of a national day of remembrance while deployed worldwide in support of the U.S...

National Guard disrupts cyberattacks across US
November 8, 2019 — WASHINGTON – The National Guard is ready to mobilize its cyber defenses in case of a potentially devastating domestic attack."When I first joined the National Guard, cyber was not part of our...

Alaska National Guard focuses on Soldier care
November 8, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Brig. Gen. Charles Lee Knowles, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard and the assistant adjutant general, signed a charter for the Commander’s Ready and...

Texas Guard Counterdrug supports Red Ribbon events
November 8, 2019 — AUSTIN, Texas – Red Ribbon Week has grown since its inception in 1988 to educate the public about the hazards of drug abuse. This year, the Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force stepped up...

103rd Airmen visit high school students for Veterans Day
November 8, 2019 — GRANBY, Conn. – Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing joined other service members and veterans for Granby Memorial High School’s Veterans Day and Service Men and Women Recognition Nov. 6.Student...

Director of Air National Guard visits 159th Fighter Wing
November 7, 2019 — BELLE CHASSE, La. – Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, visited the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Nov...

Pa. Guard hosts national search-and-rescue conference
November 7, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, including Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, hosted a national search-and-rescue workshop at the...

Air Guard member honored for subduing violent attacker
November 7, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Staff Sgt. Jonathan Tinsley of the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party became the first Air Guard member to receive the Washington State Guardsman...

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

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant