Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Iowa National Guard uses moulage for realistic medical training
February 18, 2020 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - Surrounded by makeup palettes and face putty, an Iowa Army National Guard Soldier is using the moulage technique to create realistic mock injuries for training during a medical...

National Guard Airman receives Ohio Cross for rescuing woman
February 18, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lt. Gov. Jon Husted awarded the Ohio Cross to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan K. Tucker, the operations compliance superintendent at the 178th Wing, during the Ohio National Guard’s...

Michigan National Guard public health specialist chooses to help
February 14, 2020 — ALPENA, Mich. – Six years ago, Staff Sgt. Tim Frasier made a bold decision.“I got handed my first restaurant at age 19 – being a manager was good for that part of my life, but I was going to school...

Ohio native helps protect the force in the Middle East
February 14, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – An Ohio National Guardsman plays an integral part in protecting approximately 10,000 troops supporting Task Force Spartan throughout the Middle East. Lt. Col. Matt Crawford, the...

177th Fighter Wing Airmen receive mental health first aid training
February 14, 2020 — EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard received mental health first aid training Feb. 12-13 at the Atlantic City Air National Guard...

Guard unit translates coronavirus safety message
February 13, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Soldiers with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion translated life safety and preparedness messages into multiple languages during February's drill weekend to help people who...

PRNG restructures efforts in support of quake victims
February 13, 2020 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – After more than a month of support to the southern municipalities affected by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Jan. 7, the Puerto Rico National Guard is restructuring its...

148th ASOS conducts night training
February 13, 2020 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron conducted night training Jan. 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap.The night training acted as proficiency...

Georgia National Guard Soldier won Daytona in 1950
February 13, 2020 — ATLANTA – The annual Daytona 500 race in Daytona Beach, Fla., heralds the start of the NASCAR Cup Series. In 1950, nearly a decade before the construction of Daytona International Speedway, the...

Pilot is first to fly F-15 Eagle with cervical prosthetic disc
February 12, 2020 — PORTLAND AIR GUARD STATION, Ore. – On a rainy December afternoon, pilots are suiting up for their afternoon sorties. Among them is Col. Todd Hofford, a 27-year National Guard member and F-15 Eagle...

Airmen train with pack animals in rural Idaho
February 12, 2020 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) in the 124th Fighter Wing trained with pack animals Feb. 9 in case they ever need to use them to haul cargo in rugged...

Oregon National Guard prepares for peacekeeping in Kosovo
February 12, 2020 — FORT BLISS, Texas – Whether it’s blistering hot, freezing cold, or pouring rain, nothing is stopping the training of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team,...

207th Engineer Utilities Detachment conducts water immersion training
February 12, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment implemented new cold-water immersion training at Gwen Lake Feb. 8.The...

National Guard, Jordan troops train on MRAP driving
February 12, 2020 — AMMAN, Jordan – What is a vehicle that towers more than 9 feet, is used as a troop carrier and can withstand substantial explosive detonations? It is called a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)...

West Virginia National Guard, Peruvian mechanics train in Lima
February 12, 2020 — LIMA, Peru – West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Soldiers conducted light wheeled vehicle mechanic training with Peru’s armed forces Jan. 8-17 under the Department of State’s Global Peace...

Middle East deployment is family affair for NY Guard Soldiers
February 12, 2020 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Deploying with the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division is a family thing for three members of the Valenza family from Queensbury, N.Y.Maj. Julie Valenza, her...

Stealth fighters combine airpower in new fighter exercise
February 10, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, – More than 600 Air National Guard members, reservists and active-duty Airmen completed a new fighter exercise Feb. 7, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The...

Flying the MQ-9, one of the many firsts at Southern Strike
February 10, 2020 — GULFPORT, Miss. – One of Col. Rick Weaver’s priorities as the exercise director for Southern Strike 2020, was to integrate the use of the MQ-9 Reaper into the breadth of the exercise. On Tuesday, Jan...

NGB team facilitates innovation, launches competition
February 7, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Airmen in the California Air National Guard designed maintenance trailers to operate more efficiently in austere environments, reducing the time it takes to deploy fighter aircraft...

Virginia National Guard Soldiers staged and ready
February 7, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard has staged approximately ten Soldiers and three vehicles for state emergency support duty Feb. 7th in the Richlands and Tazewell County areas. They are...

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