Guard News - The National Guard - Aug 2020

113th ASOS TACP Airmen control night skies in exercise
August 10, 2020 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – Tactical Air Control Party Airmen assigned to the 113th Air Support Operations Squadron from the 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air...

Kansas Guard transports COVID-19 test samples across state
August 10, 2020 — TOPEKA, Kan. – In a mission that began in March, Kansas National Guard teams have driven some 50,000 miles transporting COVID-19 samples from counties across the state to the Kansas Department of...

Annual Northern Lightning exercise returns to Volk Field
August 10, 2020 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center is hosting approximately 50 aircraft and nearly 1,000 members of the National Guard, Air Force, Army, and Navy as part of the annual...

Pennsylvania Guard aquatic rescue team saves two motorists
August 7, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team rescued two motorists stranded in rapidly rising water during flooding caused by Tropical Storm Isaias Aug. 4 in Berks...

NCNG helps Hurricane Isaias first responders on Oak Island
August 7, 2020 — OAK ISLAND, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade’s 105th and 505th Engineer Battalions worked with Brunswick County Emergency...

Alaska Air Guard rescues 2 hikers at Mount Watchman
August 7, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued two hikers Aug. 5 at Mount Watchman near Eklutna Lake north of Anchorage. Alaska Air National...

Indiana National Guard Soldier secures cyber success
August 7, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Two years into his bachelor’s degree, James Gill, felt like many students – discouraged and unsatisfied.Gill, an information technician specialist with Headquarters Battery, 2nd...

CONG’s 140th Wing leads way with agile combat employment
August 7, 2020 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Airmen from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, became the first ANG unit to successfully execute an agile combat employment exercise July 28 at Buckley Air...

NY National Guard distributes over 52 million meals in New York City
August 6, 2020 — NEW YORK – New York National Guard troops have distributed more than 52 million meals to New York City residents since picking up that mission on March 21.That’s about half of the 100 million meals...

NCNG engineers respond to Hurricane Isaias
August 6, 2020 — WINDSOR, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 105th Engineer Battalion teamed up with emergency management, state, county, and city departments to respond to Hurricane...

Hard work pays off for 167th Airlift Wing Airman
August 6, 2020 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – West Virginia Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jesseca Shipe is a maintenance support supply technician for the 167th Logistics Readiness Squadron.She has served with the 167th...

California National Guard's cyber team adjusts to COVID-19
August 6, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – COVID-19 has challenged the way California National Guard units operate throughout the state, with extra safety precautions taken to maintain the health and fitness of every...

NY National Guard trains to be 'eye in sky' for 27th Brigade
August 6, 2020 — FORT DRUM, New York – When the commander of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team needs intelligence on the enemy, he turns to the Unmanned Aerial System platoon of...

Wisconsin National Guard to support Aug. 11 election
August 6, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard will assist local election officials as poll workers for the Aug. 11 primary elections across Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday.The Guard is...

Whitehead named senior enlisted advisor to CNGB
August 5, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, named Chief Master Sgt. Tony L. Whitehead as the next senior enlisted advisor for the NGB Aug. 3.Whitehead will be Hokanson’s...

Michigan Guard conducts COVID-19 testing in Upper Peninsula
August 5, 2020 — UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. – One Task Force, two days, six locations, and hundreds of COVID-19 tests provided.The Michigan National Guard provided free COVID-19 testing in six counties of Michigan’s Upper...

151st Infantry Regiment adapts training to COVID-19 pandemic
August 5, 2020 — EDINBURGH, Ind. – Verbal commands echoed across the rolling hills of Camp Atterbury.SECTION!FOUR ROUNDS FIRE FOR EFFECT!AT MY COMMAND!GUN TWO UP!GUN THREE UP!GUN ONE UP!GUN FOUR UP!HANG IT!FIRE!These...

Northern Lightning: Vermont Guard Airmen train in Wisconsin
August 5, 2020 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Airmen, aircraft and support equipment from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, began departing Aug. 3 to train at the Volk Field Air National Guard base in...

KC-135 crew finds missing mariners on Pacific island
August 5, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – National Guard members from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, found three...

174th MXG hot-pit maintenance key to Northern Strike 20
August 4, 2020 — ALPENA, Mich. – A significant portion of Northern Strike’s joint fires readiness training depends on airpower and the close air support it provides. These capabilities are present, thanks in large...

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