Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Guard Soldiers achieve marksmanship overmatch in Utah
July 17, 2020 — LEHI, Utah – At 800 meters from the target, the Soldiers started running. The sun beat down on their shoulders as their boots pounded along the winding dirt road, kicking up dust. Each Soldier carried...

Michigan National Guard gets 1st military judge
July 16, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard will appoint its first military judge, Lt. Col. Jason Evans, command judge advocate, 272nd Regional Support Group, Michigan Army National Guard.As a...

Alaska Air National Guard rescues injured hiker at Hatcher Pass
July 16, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – Responding to a rescue request from Alaska State Troopers for a hoist-capable helicopter, the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker...

NY Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade begins summer training
July 16, 2020 — SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team began their annual training season this week at their home armories, Fort Devens in Massachusetts,...

Washington Guard helps clear unemployment claim backlog
July 16, 2020 — LACEY, Wash. – As businesses closed due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the paychecks people depended on began to vanish. By the end of the first week of the shutdown, the state had received a...

Wisconsin Guard's 132nd Army Band serves communities, troops
July 16, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — About 60 members of the Wisconsin National Guard make up one of the Guard’s more unique units – the 132nd Army Band.And while most might associate these Citizen-Soldiers with their...

Base provides realistic wartime training
July 16, 2020 — HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The 174th Maintenance Group’s Forward Operating Location (FOL) enables realistic wartime training for pilots and maintenance and support personnel at...

Texas National Guard Soldier determined to succeed
July 16, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Moments after pinning on her new rank during a virtual commissioning ceremony in early June, 2nd Lt. Christina Meredith smiled and pumped her arms with excitement.As a new signals...

Connecticut Guard helps inspect long-term care facilities
July 15, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Army and Air National Guard have teamed up with the Department of Public Health to inspect nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Connecticut during...

NY National Guard explores Whiteface Mountain for training
July 15, 2020 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers spent July 6 with forest rangers and conservation officials flying over Whiteface Mountain scouting for places to train to simulate conditions...

Tennessee Guardsman receives Soldier's Medal for heroism
July 15, 2020 — BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Lee presented the Soldier’s Medal to Tennessee National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Shields July 10 at the Wyatt Duke Armory. Shields, a 24-year veteran of the...

Liberian perseveres, becomes Oklahoma National Guard captain
July 15, 2020 — TULSA, Okla. – Capt. Robert S. Gaygay, 138th Medical Group preventative health assessment officer in charge, fled Liberia during a civil war and, through perseverance and determination, became an...

Guard adapts to changing missions during COVID-19 response
July 14, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – While many across the state are returning to work, hundreds of Soldiers and Airmen of the Washington National Guard continue to support the COVID-19 response.Since April, Guard...

Technology streamlines COVID-19 testing by Wisconsin Guard
July 14, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard, working with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), rolled out new technology to streamline COVID-19 testing.The Dynamics Testing and...

Ohio Guard helps build urban farm for Columbus communities
July 14, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – With widespread food insecurity across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were called in March to support regional food bank warehouses...

NY Army National Guard Soldier crams a career into one year
July 13, 2020 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – Within less than a year, Spc. Olivia Mannetti became a Soldier, helped New York State in the fight against COVID-19, and will now be deploying to the Middle East...

Nebraska National Guard helps distribute PPE across state
July 13, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Soldiers and Airmen with the Nebraska National Guard helped the state distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) across Nebraska from April to June. Motor transport operators from...

Michigan National Guard provides COVID-19 testing in Flint
July 13, 2020 — FLINT, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard provided free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing for Flint and Genesee County residents July 9-10.To help slow the spread of the virus, the 182nd Task Force...

Pandemic another challenge for at-risk teens to overcome
July 13, 2020 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy, with its campus at one corner of Fort McCoy, provides 11th- and 12th-grade students at risk of not graduating high school an...

Hawaii National Guard Airman tops in crowded national field
July 13, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Managing an air operation can be challenging and complicated. But that’s what Command and Control Battle Management Operations [C2BMO] Airmen excel at doing...

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