Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Fort Benning to host Sullivan Cup tank crew competition
March 4, 2020 — FORT BENNING, Ga. – The rumble of Abrams tanks and the orange flash of their cannons as they blast targets downrange will be center-stage at Fort Benning when top Abrams crews from the Army, Marine...

Tennessee National Guard begins tornado response
March 4, 2020 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard were activated to help victims and first responders in the aftermath of the tornado that struck Davidson, Wilson, and Putnam...

MD Guard leaders visit Estonia during Independence Day
March 4, 2020 — TALLINN, Estonia – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, the adjutant general of Maryland, made his first visit to Estonia as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program during the nation's...

North Carolina National Guard cyber team on election duty
March 3, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – The militia at the founding of the republic was ready in a minute to defend their homeland, but for this modern, hand-picked team of North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) cyber experts,...

42nd ID Soldier is first Guard member chosen for DARPA fellowship
March 3, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – New York Army National Guard Capt. Steven Quinones is the first member of the Army National Guard to complete a fellowship with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

Alaska Guard trains in arctic survival, M17 pistol
March 3, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, trained in arctic survival, helicopter-hoisting, movement-to-contact and weapon familiarization as part of...

Kentucky’s cyber protection team wraps up first deployment
March 2, 2020 — FORT MEADE, Md. – A unique Kentucky National Guard unit has returned from the Washington, D.C., area after spending the last year conducting cyberspace operations in support of U.S. Cyber Command.The...

PATRIOT exercise tests National Guard emergency response
March 2, 2020 — GULFPORT, Miss. – National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from more than 30 states are joining government agencies and first responders for PATRIOT South 20, a domestic operations training exercise...

Alaska Army Guard medic participates in Arctic Eagle 2020
March 2, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Conner, a member of the 297th Infantry Battalion medical platoon, participated in Arctic Eagle 2020 at the...

FL woman's great-grandson enlists where she signed up in 1942
March 1, 2020 — CAMP BLANDING, Fla. – For those who choose to serve the country in uniformed service, when and where you enlisted isn't easily forgotten, even if your service began more than 70 years ago. One family...

Indiana’s 19th CERFP unit trains in Alaska for Arctic Eagle 2020
February 28, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard's 19th CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package practiced search-and-extraction measures in Alaska as part of Arctic Eagle 2020, which brought together Guard...

Civil Support Team conducts CBRN training with agencies
February 28, 2020 — FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Members of the Alaska National Guard's 103rd Civil Support Team participated in a joint training exercise alongside local, state, and federal partners Feb. 24-25 as part of Arctic...

Alaska Guard Airman helps keep C-17 aircrew safe
February 27, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Rotar helps pilots see in the dark, he is the admiral of a fleet comprising dozens of life rafts, and the work he...

Rhode Island National Guard engineers test deployment readiness
February 27, 2020 — EAST GREENWICH, R.I. – More than 65 Soldiers from the 861st Engineer Support Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard, completed a rigorous three-week combat training exercise in the challenging,...

NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing participates in Alaska exercises
February 26, 2020 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Sixty-five New York Air National Guard Airmen and two LC-130 "Skibirds" from the 109th Airlift Wing are participating in the multinational joint exercises...

Thailand, US strengthen partnership with humanitarian civic action
February 26, 2020 — PHITSANULOK, Thailand – "Bear … ROAR!" said Spc. Jesse Brown, as he lifted his arms toward the ceiling and curled his fingers over, imitating the ferocious creature he had just drawn. Brown is a medic...

Kansas National Guard, Denmark win sniper competition
February 26, 2020 — BARLING, Ark. – Military snipers from the Kansas National Guard and Denmark won the annual national and multinational sniper competition at the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Fort...

US, Kuwait artillery lights up night sky
February 26, 2020 — UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait – The rockets' red glare, the rockets streaming in air lit up the night sky over a sea of sand in Kuwait.The U.S. forces supporting Task Force Spartan and Kuwait Land Forces...

Joint force exercise expands Indiana Guard’s Arctic capabilities
February 25, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Indiana National Guard is participating in joint force exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 alongside civilian and federal agencies and about 900 other Air and Army...

Nevada Guard 'High Rollers' launch AFWERX spark cell
February 25, 2020 — RENO, Nev. – About 70 innovation spark cells launched around the world since the U.S. Air Force debuted AFWERX in 2017, with a majority in the active-duty realm.Earlier this month, the 152nd Airlift...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future