Guard News - The National Guard - Aug 2020

Airmen from the 124th FW simulate evacuation in rural Idaho
August 17, 2020 — HORSESHOE BEND, Idaho – Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing partnered with the U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four from North Island Naval Air Station, California, to complete non-combatant...

Deployed father and son promoted together
August 17, 2020 — FORT HOOD, Texas – What are the odds?A father and son both serve in the military, wind up in the same battalion, get sent on the same deployment, get promoted at the same time (one to the rare rank of...

114th Fighter Wing trains with AWACS reserve squadron
August 17, 2020 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron and 513th Maintenance Group reserve Airmen from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, trained with the 114th Fighter Wing at Joe Foss Field in South...

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue firefighter
August 17, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued an Anchorage Fire Department firefighter Aug. 16 near Beluga Point south of Anchorage near the...

Puerto Rico Guard receives disaster relief beddown systems
August 14, 2020 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico Air National Guard is now the proud owner of two Disaster Relief Beddown Systems, improving its ability to respond to disasters on the island.After Hurricane...

Historic Polish, U.S. partnership continues in Kosovo
August 14, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Shoulder to shoulder, bracing against the midday July heat and dawning North Atlantic Treaty Organization-campaign ‘KFOR’ patches, nearly a dozen Polish and U.S. Soldiers...

Kentucky National Guard MP train for casualty evacuations
August 14, 2020 — RICHMOND, Ky. – Soldiers of the 617th Military Police Company, Rear Detachment, conducted casualty evacuation training on Bluegrass Army Depot Aug. 12.A UH-60 Black Hawk crew from Bravo Company, 2nd...

Soldier serves state and nation as judge and Guardsman
August 14, 2020 — WAUKESHA, Wis. – Waukesha County’s newest circuit court judge has a long history of public service as a Citizen-Soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard. Maj. Jack Melvin, senior defense counsel with...

42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of service
August 13, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – The 42nd Infantry Division was formed in August 1917, supposedly earning its nickname, "the Rainbow Division," after Col. Douglas MacArthur, then chief of staff, said the...

Kansas Guard trains the trainers, takes on fitness culture
August 13, 2020 — SALINA, Kan. - Sixteen Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, trained to become the Kansas Army National Guard’s newest validated graders for the...

Michigan Guard conducts MORTEP certification training
August 13, 2020 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Members of a Michigan National Guard unit are improving their skills as mortarmen during annual training at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center in northern Michigan. “We are...

177th Fighter Wing ends New Jersey COVID-19 response mission
August 12, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The New Jersey National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing has ended its more than four-month support of the state in its battle against COVID-19."We are off the...

NY National Guard assists in Isaias storm response
August 12, 2020 — CARMEL, N.Y. – New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen delivered water, ice and dry ice to Putnam County residents and removed debris in Queens Aug. 6-8 in the aftermath of Tropical Storm...

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...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities