Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

MN Army Guard unit 1st to complete NTC rotation amid COVID
August 24, 2020 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. - The Minnesota Army National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, was the first unit to complete rotational training at the Army’s National Training...

Former TAGs fill top 3 National Guard positions
August 21, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – For the first time since 1954, three former adjutants general are serving in the National Guard’s top three positions.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson was sworn in as chief of the National...

Washington continues State Partnership Program virtually
August 21, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the Washington National Guard to develop new strategies to maintain strong relationships with its partner...

Idaho National Guard hoists injured man to safety
August 21, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard Aviation Group helped rescue an injured man on a mountainside Aug. 20, hoisting him to safety. An Idaho Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter and aircrew departed...

Driver training improves readiness for infantry battalion
August 21, 2020 — ARTEMUS, Ky. – Soldiers from India Company, 429th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, the logistical support company for 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, hosted driver training at Harold L. Disney Training...

Washington Guard continues cybersecurity election support
August 20, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Casting a ballot is more secure after a long-standing partnership between Washington’s secretary of state and the Washington National Guard.“This is the same type of support we...

Wisconsin MSG is ANG’s Outstanding First Sergeant of 2020
August 20, 2020 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Master Sgt. Chontelle R. Southworth of the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, is the Air National Guard 2020 Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year.Southworth,...

Wisconsin-Nicaragua SPP helps Nicaraguans despite tensions
August 20, 2020 — STEVENS POINT, Wis. – A partnership dating back to 2003 between the Wisconsin National Guard and Nicaragua via the National Guard’s State Partnership Program continues to yield mutually beneficial...

2/104th Cavalry conducts demolition, claymore mine training
August 19, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A good number of Soldiers probably join the Army for the opportunity to blow stuff up.Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,...

NY, California, Texas wings compete in load off training
August 19, 2020 — HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Weapons crews from Texas and California traveled to the 174th Attack Wing to compete in a weeklong training competition alongside New York Air National...

Tribes, Nevada Guard combine efforts for COVID-19 testing
August 19, 2020 — RENO, Nev. – Nevada Army Guard Spc. Jermaine Longmire usually says “hello” when people drive through a Nevada National Guard-run COVID-19 test site.But this summer he’s also said “How u” and “Behne” –...

124th ASOS ascends new heights during rescue training
August 19, 2020 — PAYETTE LAKE, Idaho – Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, 124th Fighter Wing, participated in high angle rescue training Aug. 13 near...

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...

NY Army Guard Soldiers win NE Best Warrior 3rd straight year
August 19, 2020 — JERICHO, Vt. - For the third time in three years, two New York Army National Guard Soldiers are the best Guard Soldiers in the Northeast. The two Soldiers won in both the junior enlisted and...

Oregon Airman is ANG’s Outstanding NCO of 2020
August 19, 2020 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Tech. Sgt. Benjamin J. Schultz of the 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, is the Air National Guard 2020 Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.The U.S...

Iowa National Guard members clear debris in wake of derecho
August 19, 2020 — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Iowa National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are assisting with cleanup operations in eastern Iowa this week following a severe windstorm that caused widespread damage. Airmen from the...

Two Early-American war veterans honored in Michigan
August 19, 2020 — PINCKNEY, Mich. – The graves of father and son Claudius Britton II and III, who both fought in Early-American wars and died in Michigan, were marked and dedicated at the Pinckney Cemetery Aug...

NY Army Guard aviators modernize with new high-tech aircraft
August 19, 2020 — RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots, crews and Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, welcomed the arrival of the first two of 20 new UH-60M...

ANG’s Outstanding Airman of 2020 is from Rhode Island Guard
August 18, 2020 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Senior Airman Christiana D. Bardsley of the 143rd Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard, is the Air National Guard 2020 Outstanding Airman of the Year.In September...

Michigan National Guard conducts COVID-19 testing, training
August 18, 2020 — ALLEGAN, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard was in Allegan County Aug. 8 providing free COVID-19 tests to the public and training civilian testing contractors on safe testing protocol.These...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

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