Guard News - The National Guard

Command teams learn about resilience training at horse park
August 18, 2020 — LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky National Guard leaders took part in a resilience-training demonstration at the Kentucky Horse Park Aug. 4. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of the many... MORE

Kentucky National Guard 1st Lt. Sarah Drerup, commander of the 299th Chemical Company, leads a horse during resiliency training at Central Kentucky Riding for Hope inside the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky., Aug. 4, 2020.

Wisconsin Guard endures desert training, COVID adjustments
August 18, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – A training cycle at Fort Irwin, California’s National Training Center in the Mojave Desert, is never easy. Factor in the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty increases... MORE

Members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1158th Transportation Company at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., in early August 2020. The Soldiers supported the Minnesota Army National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, part of the 34th Division.

NY Guard's 109th firefighters ready for fast-water rescues
August 18, 2020 — SCOTIA, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard firefighters assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing are ready at a moment’s notice to respond to an aircraft incident or help out a local fire department.But the... MORE

Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing Fire Department are part of the Flood Incident Response Strike Team, Task Force 2, New York.

Iowa National Guard helps with derecho cleanup
August 18, 2020 — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nearly 200 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to eastern Iowa to help emergency management crews clear and remove debris from the devastating Aug. 10 derecho. Since beginning... MORE

Iowa National Guard Soldiers with the 831st Engineer Company
worked Aug. 15-16, 2020, to clear downed trees to reach a substation that supplies power to parts of Cedar Rapids. An Aug. 10 derecho caused widespread damage in the area.

New Hampshire National Guard helps state fight COVID-19
August 17, 2020 — CONCORD, N.H. – At the Department of Health and Human Services in Concord, employees and members of the New Hampshire National Guard have been packing and tracking tens of thousands of COVID-19... MORE

New Hampshire National Guard Spc. David Ricard of the 160th Engineer Detachment, shown Aug. 5, 2020, and other Guard members help the Department of Health and Human Services in Concord pack thousands of COVID-19 testing kits for the state of New Hampshire each day.

Virginia National Guard Soldier marks cyber 1st
August 17, 2020 — FAIRFAX, Va. – Maj. Waldon W. Jue became the first Army National Guard Soldier to direct commission as a cyber operations officer July 30.Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of... MORE

Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia, administers the oath of office to newly promoted Maj. Waldon W. Jue July 30, 2020, in Fairfax, Virginia. Jue is the first Army National Guard Soldier to direct commission as a cyber operations officer.

Fort Indiantown Gap hosts officer candidate field exercise
August 17, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Officer candidates conducted their final Field Leadership Exercise (FLX) as they worked toward commissioning as officers in the Army National Guard Aug. 4-6.The candidates... MORE

Candidates from Officer Candidate School stand outside the church at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., training grounds during their Field Leadership Exercise (FLX) Aug. 6. Candidates were securing the church as part of their final exercise during the FLX.

Airmen from the 124th FW simulate evacuation in rural Idaho
August 17, 2020 — HORSESHOE BEND, Idaho – Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing partnered with the U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four from North Island Naval Air Station, California, to complete non-combatant... MORE

Idaho Air National Guard special warfare tactical air control party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct non-combatant evacuation operation training in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Aug. 12, 2020, with members of the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four from North Island Naval Air Station, California. The joint training utilized HSC-4’s MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.

Deployed father and son promoted together
August 17, 2020 — FORT HOOD, Texas – What are the odds?A father and son both serve in the military, wind up in the same battalion, get sent on the same deployment, get promoted at the same time (one to the rare rank of... MORE

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Corbi, left, and Sgt. David Corbi, both with 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, pose for a photo after a promotion ceremony in their honor at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station.

114th Fighter Wing trains with AWACS reserve squadron
August 17, 2020 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron and 513th Maintenance Group reserve Airmen from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, trained with the 114th Fighter Wing at Joe Foss Field in South... MORE

A 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System lands during a joint training exercise with the 114th Fighter Wing at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, Aug. 15, 2020. The joint training allowed AWACS pilots, maintainers and operators to work directly with F-16 pilots and maintainers to maintain mission readiness.

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue firefighter
August 17, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued an Anchorage Fire Department firefighter Aug. 16 near Beluga Point south of Anchorage near the... MORE

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.

Puerto Rico Guard receives disaster relief beddown systems
August 14, 2020 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico Air National Guard is now the proud owner of two Disaster Relief Beddown Systems, improving its ability to respond to disasters on the island.After Hurricane... MORE

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo airplane with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, arrives at the 156th Wing, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Aug. 7, 2020, delivering Disaster Relief Beddown System equipment to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard. The DRBS from the 119th Wing, North Dakota ANG, is one of two systems that the PRANG is receiving to provide needed support to first responders after a natural disaster.

Historic Polish, U.S. partnership continues in Kosovo
August 14, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Shoulder to shoulder, bracing against the midday July heat and dawning North Atlantic Treaty Organization-campaign ‘KFOR’ patches, nearly a dozen Polish and U.S. Soldiers... MORE

Kosovo Force Regional-Command East Soldiers from Task Force Aviation and the Maneuver Battalion train KFOR Polish contingent Soldiers on external load operations July 14-15, 2020 at Camp Marechal De Lattre De Tassigny.

Kentucky National Guard MP train for casualty evacuations
August 14, 2020 — RICHMOND, Ky. – Soldiers of the 617th Military Police Company, Rear Detachment, conducted casualty evacuation training on Bluegrass Army Depot Aug. 12.A UH-60 Black Hawk crew from Bravo Company, 2nd... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Soldiers with the 617th Military Police Company help a simulated injured person to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during casualty evacuation training at Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Ky., Aug. 12, 2020.

Soldier serves state and nation as judge and Guardsman
August 14, 2020 — WAUKESHA, Wis. – Waukesha County’s newest circuit court judge has a long history of public service as a Citizen-Soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard. Maj. Jack Melvin, senior defense counsel with... MORE

Family, friends and colleagues watch as Maj. Jack Melvin, senior defense counsel with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 505th Trial Defense Team, is sworn in as the newest judge in Waukesha County Circuit Court Aug. 7, 2020.

42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of service
August 13, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – The 42nd Infantry Division was formed in August 1917, supposedly earning its nickname, "the Rainbow Division," after Col. Douglas MacArthur, then chief of staff, said the... MORE

New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division conduct a casing of the Colors Ceremony on Fort Drum, Texas, Feb. 29, 2020. The ceremony signals the 42nd's readiness to deploy in support of the United States Army Central Command.

Kansas Guard trains the trainers, takes on fitness culture
August 13, 2020 — SALINA, Kan. - Sixteen Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, trained to become the Kansas Army National Guard’s newest validated graders for the... MORE

Sgt. Janina Felka-Burns, right, and Staff Sgt. Bronson Shipman, left, both master fitness trainers for the Kansas Army National Guard, show students with 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, how to set up Army Combat Fitness Test Lanes. Students took part in a two-day training to become validated ACFT graders Aug. 4-5 in Salina, Kansas.

Michigan Guard conducts MORTEP certification training
August 13, 2020 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Members of a Michigan National Guard unit are improving their skills as mortarmen during annual training at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center in northern Michigan. “We are... MORE

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, conduct Table 5 MORTEP mortar training at the All-Domain Warfighting Center, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2020.

177th Fighter Wing ends New Jersey COVID-19 response mission
August 12, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The New Jersey National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing has ended its more than four-month support of the state in its battle against COVID-19."We are off the... MORE

An image of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jamal N. Roy, a 177th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems specialist

NY National Guard assists in Isaias storm response
August 12, 2020 — CARMEL, N.Y. – New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen delivered water, ice and dry ice to Putnam County residents and removed debris in Queens Aug. 6-8 in the aftermath of Tropical Storm... MORE

New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen clear downed trees near the intersection of the Queens Midtown Expressway and 71st Street in Maspeth Aug. 8, 2020. New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded in the Queens area and Putnam County after Hurricane Isaias moved through the region Aug. 5, 2020.

Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills

Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness

Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB

Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande

Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March