Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2021

Oklahoma Guard in Louisiana to help with hurricane relief
September 2, 2021 — OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 350 Oklahoma Guardsmen arrived in Louisiana Wednesday and began coordinating with the Louisiana National Guard to assist with Hurricane Ida relief.Oklahoma Guardsmen expect...

Oregon Guard Airmen support Oregon hospitals
September 2, 2021 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard activated 50 Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing Sept. 1 to support hospitals in the Springfield–Eugene area, with more on standby if additional...

Coming to America: A Moldovan story
September 2, 2021 — RANDALLSTOWN, Md. - The path to U.S. citizenship can be lengthy for many foreign nationals. For one Maryland Army National Guard Soldier, the process took 12 years.U.S. Army Capt. Fiodor Strikovski, a...

Georgia Guard to help Louisiana with hurricane relief
September 2, 2021 — MARIETTA, Ga. – Hundreds of members of the Georgia National Guard assembled at hometown armories and bases across the state Sept. 1 and headed to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Ida relief.The...

National Guard religious affairs teams hone combat skills
September 1, 2021 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – National Guard chaplains participated in the second annual Deployed Security Operations Chaplains Course at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho Aug. 24-26.The...

National Guard responds in force to Hurricane Ida
September 1, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Thousands of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responding to Hurricane Ida in Louisiana have rescued hundreds of people, cleared roads and distributed food and water to victims of...

Nebraska National Guard performs CERFP training exercise
September 1, 2021 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – Fifty-three members of the 155th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conducted an exercise Aug. 26-27 to test their ability...

Airmen train on skills from land survival to space radar
September 1, 2021 — FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Members of the Tennessee National Guard trained in Alaska on a wide range of skills with their career field counterparts from Eielson Air Force Base.The Tennessee Air National...

California, Arizona Guardsmen practice water survival skills
September 1, 2021 — SAN DIEGO - Nearly 100 Air National Guardsmen from two units completed water survival training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.Pilots and aircrew flight equipment technicians from the 162nd Wing,...

Virginia Guard helps with flood response in Buchanan County
September 1, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers are assisting state and local emergency officials responding to flooding in Buchanan County, with additional Soldiers prepared to help from Winchester...

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter near Chicken
September 1, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a hunter suffering from an accidental gunshot wound Aug. 30 about 170 miles southeast of Fairbanks and...

National Guard supports vulnerable Afghans at military bases
August 31, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard Airmen and Soldiers from around the nation are helping support Afghan personnel who are temporarily housed at Department of Defense installations as part of Operation...

New York Guardsmen responded selflessly to 9/11 attacks
August 31, 2021 — NEW YORK – Twenty years ago, New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Powell was the first member of the U.S. military to realize Sept. 11, 2001, was not going to be an ordinary fall day.Powell...

Thousands of National Guard members support hurricane relief
August 31, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – More than 5,100 National Guard members from multiple states are assisting with rescue and relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ida's destructive path through Louisiana, Mississippi...

Tennessee Guard joins hurricane relief efforts in Louisiana
August 30, 2021 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 320 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard have been activated to support Hurricane Ida relief efforts in Louisiana.Personnel from the Tennessee Army National Guard's...

Wisconsin National Guard conducts CERF-P training exercise
August 30, 2021 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – Soldiers and Airmen of the Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P) conducted a collective training exercise for their biannual...

Alaska National Guard Soldier reflects on her 9/11 experience
August 30, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – September 11 marks not only the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that day in 2001, but it also comes on the cusp of the United States pulling out of...

South Carolina Guard helps rescue injured hiker, two others
August 30, 2021 — GREENVILLE, S.C. - South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers and civilians with the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) rescued an injured hiker and two others Aug. 20 near Raven...

Hokanson: These four priorities will help National Guard keep our promise to America
August 29, 2021 — LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Focusing on four priorities enables the National Guard to help America’s strategic pivot overseas while continuing to serve our communities at home, the chief of the National Guard...

Guard Members assist U.S., Afghan civilians as part of Operation Allies Refuge
August 29, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members continue to provide aviation, security, and humanitarian assistance in support of efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan after...

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