Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2021

West Virginia Air National Guard hosts Sentry Storm 2021
August 11, 2021 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia Air National Guard hosted the week-long joint training exercise Sentry Storm 2021 across various locations July 19-23.The exercise at Yeager Field, Camp Branch...

New York Air Guard joins NATO search and rescue exercise
August 11, 2021 — LAJES, Portugal – Fifteen Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing participated in a NATO search and rescue exercise in the Azores led by the Portuguese Air Force July...

Missouri medical company tests casualty evacuation prototype
August 11, 2021 — GRAYLING, Mich. – The Missouri Army National Guard's 206th Area Support Medical Company (ASMC) is the first medical unit to evaluate the new interoperable, Multi-Modal Patient Movement (MM-PM)...

SCNG, Army Reserve practice building wet gap crossing
August 10, 2021 — VICKSBURG, Miss. – The 361st and 310th Multi-Role Bridge Companies (MRBC) under the 926th Engineer Brigade joined the South Carolina National Guard’s 125th MRBC at Fort Stewart, Georgia, last month in...

165th AW participates in Northern Strike 21 medical exercise
August 10, 2021 — SAVANNAH, Ga. – Over 85 Air National Guard Airmen from multiple medical units across the United States and its territories attended the first all-Air National Guard mobile medic training during...

Alaska Army Guard helps remote village during IRT mission
August 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – An Alaska Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the 211th General Support Aviation Battalion transported a skid-steer loader from Nikolai to...

1034th CSC provides clean water for Northern Strike exercise
August 9, 2021 — CAMP GRAYLING, Michigan - Northern Strike 21-2 is underway at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, and the most important resource on Earth is front and center of the exercise. Yes, it's...

Hokanson: ‘Whatever the combatant commanders need, we must be ready to deliver’
August 9, 2021 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Readiness for its primary mission of fighting America’s wars makes the National Guard’s domestic responses possible, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told enlisted troops here Sunday...

Oklahoma National Guard mothers, sons serve together
August 9, 2021 — NORMAN, Okla. – Stories of fathers and sons serving in a military unit together are commonplace, as are stories of brothers, but rarely can the same be said about mothers and sons. The 45th Infantry...

Civil Engineer Copperheads increase readiness with training
August 9, 2021 — NEW LONDON, N.C. – Arizona Air National Guard Airmen from the 161st Civil Engineer Squadron received hands-on readiness training at the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron Regional Training Site in North...

COVID-19 adds intensity to Golf Company MEDEVAC mission
August 9, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – In June, the condition of a Soldier with COVID-19 began rapidly deteriorating. The Soldier was intubated and placed on heavy narcotics. He needed to get from Camp Arifjan,...

Connecticut Air Guard trains with TSA, State Police
August 9, 2021 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The 103rd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Transportation Security Administration and Connecticut State Police to test Bradley Air National Guard Base's response to a...

Idaho Guard sends wildland firefighting crew to northern Idaho
August 9, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard made organizational history by sending wildland Firefighter Type 2 Red Card-certified Soldiers and Airmen to northern Idaho to fight fires for the first...

Tennessee Guard conducts water rescues during exercise
August 9, 2021 — LEBANON, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard teamed with local agencies Aug. 5 to conduct three simulated rescue missions in Lebanon and Smyrna. The simulated rescues were part of Vigilant Guard...

Guardsman sets records at CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches
August 9, 2021 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The National Guard All Guard Service Rifle team broke two national records and earned 10 first or second place honors during the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National...

Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker near Glacier Pass
August 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard rescued a hiker in distress near Glacier Pass Aug. 6.The distressed hiker was one in a group of seven. After the hiker began...

37th IBCT, Hungarian Defence Forces train together
August 6, 2021 — FORT POLK, La. – Soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team partnered with Hungarian Defence Forces during their monthlong training at the Joint Readiness Training...

127th Wing makes historic highway landing
August 6, 2021 — ALPENA, Mich. – Members of the Michigan National Guard's 127th Wing made history Aug. 5, successfully landing modern military aircraft on an American highway and then taking off.Two A-10 Thunderbolt...

Ammo Rodeo on target with creative, mission-focused training
August 6, 2021 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – About 50 Air National Guard and Reserve munitions specialists from across the nation saddled up at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in July to see which team could...

Alaska Air National Guard hoists injured hiker to safety
August 5, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing hoisted a hiker off the Crow Pass Trail near Girdwood Aug. 3. The Alaska State Trooper search and rescue...

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