Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Kentucky Guard participates in joint force HI RAIN mission
August 12, 2020 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher crews from 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, completed the joint force HIMARS rapid infiltration (HI RAIN)...

Final Mission: Airman supports Missouri community
August 12, 2020 — CAMERON, Mo. – A group of Missouri National Guard Soldiers and Airmen gather in the cafeteria of the Cameron Veterans Middle School. The service members are preparing lunches for kids enrolled in the...

Guam Guard Soldier excels at schoolhouse, becomes instructor
August 12, 2020 — BARRIGADA, Guam – In the early morning chill of winter in Fort Benning Georgia, air assault students are on a 12-mile ruck march. Although they all carry the same gear weighing nearly 100 pounds, one...

Wisconsin National Guard supports election across state
August 12, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Almost 700 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen served as polling station volunteers in 40 counties across Wisconsin during the Aug. 11 primary election.Due to a lack of poll...

Michigan National Guard hands off PPE warehouse to state
August 11, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – Days after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tapped the Michigan National Guard to help manage the distribution of $275 million in personal...

SCNG hosts 1st virtual Basic Leadership Course
August 11, 2020 — EASTOVER, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard hosted a virtual Basic Leadership Course (BLC) at the 218th Regional Training Institute (RTI) at McCrady Training Center in June 2020 to train Army...

Michigan Guard answers call at home and abroad in busy year
August 10, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – When the Edenville and Sanford Dams breached at night May 19, residents of Midland were ordered to evacuate their homes as the rising waters threatened safety and property.The...

113th ASOS TACP Airmen control night skies in exercise
August 10, 2020 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – Tactical Air Control Party Airmen assigned to the 113th Air Support Operations Squadron from the 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air...

Kansas Guard transports COVID-19 test samples across state
August 10, 2020 — TOPEKA, Kan. – In a mission that began in March, Kansas National Guard teams have driven some 50,000 miles transporting COVID-19 samples from counties across the state to the Kansas Department of...

Annual Northern Lightning exercise returns to Volk Field
August 10, 2020 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center is hosting approximately 50 aircraft and nearly 1,000 members of the National Guard, Air Force, Army, and Navy as part of the annual...

Pennsylvania Guard aquatic rescue team saves two motorists
August 7, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team rescued two motorists stranded in rapidly rising water during flooding caused by Tropical Storm Isaias Aug. 4 in Berks...

NCNG helps Hurricane Isaias first responders on Oak Island
August 7, 2020 — OAK ISLAND, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade’s 105th and 505th Engineer Battalions worked with Brunswick County Emergency...

Alaska Air Guard rescues 2 hikers at Mount Watchman
August 7, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued two hikers Aug. 5 at Mount Watchman near Eklutna Lake north of Anchorage. Alaska Air National...

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...

CONG’s 140th Wing leads way with agile combat employment
August 7, 2020 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Airmen from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, became the first ANG unit to successfully execute an agile combat employment exercise July 28 at Buckley Air...

NY National Guard distributes over 52 million meals in New York City
August 6, 2020 — NEW YORK – New York National Guard troops have distributed more than 52 million meals to New York City residents since picking up that mission on March 21.That’s about half of the 100 million meals...

NCNG engineers respond to Hurricane Isaias
August 6, 2020 — WINDSOR, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 105th Engineer Battalion teamed up with emergency management, state, county, and city departments to respond to Hurricane...

Hard work pays off for 167th Airlift Wing Airman
August 6, 2020 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – West Virginia Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jesseca Shipe is a maintenance support supply technician for the 167th Logistics Readiness Squadron.She has served with the 167th...

California National Guard's cyber team adjusts to COVID-19
August 6, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – COVID-19 has challenged the way California National Guard units operate throughout the state, with extra safety precautions taken to maintain the health and fitness of every...

NY National Guard trains to be 'eye in sky' for 27th Brigade
August 6, 2020 — FORT DRUM, New York – When the commander of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team needs intelligence on the enemy, he turns to the Unmanned Aerial System platoon of...

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