Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

2nd CST partners with community leaders for vital training
March 18, 2020 — AMSTERDAM, N.Y. -– Twenty-two Airmen and Soldiers of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team sharpened their skills finding weapons of mass destruction inside a six-story warehouse Feb...

Hundreds of New York National Guard members respond to COVID-19
March 18, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – A week into a mission to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the New York National Guard had 900 personnel on duty from Long Island to New York City to the Albany area...

Puerto Rico Guard screening airport passengers for COVID-19
March 18, 2020 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico National Guard is screening passengers arriving at the island's main airport to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. More than 280 Citizen-Soldiers...

W.Va. Guard experts train first responders in PPE safety
March 18, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) trained more than 50 first responders from Kentucky and West Virginia how to use personal protective equipment (PPE) March 16. Members of...

WWII 30th Infantry Division awarded Presidential Unit Citation
March 17, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – President Trump announced Tuesday the Army is awarding the Presidential Unit Citation to the famed World War II National Guard unit, the 30th Infantry Division, for extraordinary...

Space Force Counter Communications System achieves IOC
March 17, 2020 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The first offensive weapon system in the United States Space Force, the Counter Communications System Block 10.2, achieved initial operating capability March 9,...

NCNG builds relationships with civilian employers
March 17, 2020 — RALEIGH, North Carolina – More than 30 employers met at the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) Army Aviation Support Facility in Morrisville March 10 to learn more about what the Guard members...

FLNG helps with drive-through virus testing in South Florida
March 17, 2020 — MIRAMAR, Fla. – Florida National Guard (FLNG) Soldiers and Airmen are helping set up and conduct drive-through coronavirus testing in South Florida where the COVID-19 virus is concentrated. The...

Guard members continue to assist in COVID-19 response
March 17, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members continue to assist state and local authorities responding to COVID-19, or the coronavirus. More than 1,560 Guard members in 22 states are on duty. New York...

PRNG turns from earthquake to COVID-19 response
March 17, 2020 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico National Guard is transitioning from supporting victims of a damaging Jan. 7 earthquake to helping respond to the threat posed by the spreading...

Wisconsin National Guard helps bring cruise passengers home
March 16, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Twenty-nine Wisconsin residents who spent a weeks-long ordeal aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship due to confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus arrived back in Wisconsin late Sunday...

Health of force key to COVID response, says Guard’s top leader
March 16, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Taking care of Guard members and ensuring our nation has a healthy force ready to address the myriad effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are among the chief concerns of the...

Alaska National Guard’s exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 wraps up
March 13, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Arctic Eagle 2020, a biennial cold-weather exercise organized by the Alaska National Guard, ended March 7. The two-week exercise across Alaska included about...

341st Military Intelligence Battalion honored for language skills
March 13, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – For the second year in a row, the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion took honors as the top Command Language Program (CLP) among the five battalions in the 300th Military...

Tennessee National Guard clears debris from tornado
March 12, 2020 — COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard are helping local officials clean up massive amounts of debris, damaged property and trash left in the wake of an EF-4 tornado...

6th annual Bersama Warrior exercise underway in Malaysia
March 12, 2020 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The sixth annual Bersama Warrior multinational exercise began March 11 with an opening ceremony officiated by Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Chief of Staff...

180th Fighter Wing goes to Green Flag
March 11, 2020 — NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – An Army convoy is driving through the desert when it runs into an ambush. Enemy vehicles and tanks threaten the lives of Soldiers on the ground. While taking cover, a...

Utah Guard Hosts 2020 Chief Biathlon Championships
March 11, 2020 — MIDWAY, Utah – Crisp mornings and sunny days set the tone for a week of fierce competition as Soldier-athletes from 22 states convened at Utah's famed Soldier Hollow Resort for the 2020 Chief National...

Virgin Islands National Guard completes OC/T training
March 11, 2020 — SANTIAGO, Puerto Rico – Members of the Virgin Islands National Guard completed an Observer Coach and Trainers course at Fort Buchanan Feb. 5-9. Instructed by noncommissioned officers from the First...

Florida Guard’s 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade battalions activate
March 10, 2020 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) was recognized and activated by the U.S. Army during an official ceremony at Fort Bragg’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy March...

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