Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2021

National Guard security mission at U.S. Capitol concludes
May 23, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard’s U.S. Capitol security mission to support the U.S. Capitol Police ends May 23. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, spoke about the mission as...

111th Med Group vaccinates wingmen, achieves top readiness
May 20, 2021 — HORSHAM, Pa. – The 111th Medical Group has administered more than 900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Airmen and Defense Department civilians on base from Jan. 27 to May 20 while maintaining its top...

New Jersey Guard Soldiers recognized for lifesaving actions
May 20, 2021 — MOORESTOWN, N.J. – Six New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers were recognized May 19 for saving an individual’s life at a COVID-19 vaccination site.It all began close to 7 p.m., Feb. 15, at a site...

NY Army National Guard Engineers hone construction skills
May 20, 2021 — YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. – Soldiers with the New York Army National Guard’s 152nd Engineer Company dumped the virtual training from 2020 and got down to being combat engineers again May 9-23 during annual...

Air National Guard units support Formidable Shield exercise
May 20, 2021 — PRESTWICK, Scotland – U.S. Air National Guard units from Iowa, Maine and Ohio are participating in the multinational missile defense exercise Formidable Shield 2021 in the United Kingdom this week...

West Virginia's 130th Airlift Wing to convert to C-130J
May 20, 2021 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The 130th Airlift Wing at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base will convert to the C-130J-30 Super Hercules, Acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth announced May 19.The 130th...

Colorado National Guard joins ADRIATIC STRIKE 21 in Slovenia
May 20, 2021 — LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – The Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Medical Group has arrived in Slovenia to participate in operation ADRIATIC STRIKE 21. The exercise focuses on processing patients in a...

Connecticut Guard cyber team honored for outstanding service
May 19, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard Joint Cyber Response Team was presented the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award May 12 for fortifying cybersecurity ahead of...

National Guard participates in multinational exercise
May 19, 2021 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Army Guardsmen are participating in the largest exercise since COVID-19 shut down most training and travel. Exercise Defender-Europe 21 began with 26 nations, including the...

Task Force Phoenix rises again in the Middle East
May 19, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – After more than two years of preparation and training, the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, as Task Force Phoenix, formally assumed its overseas mission.For the next nine months,...

101st ESB Soldiers train for cooking competition
May 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Steam billows from under a small tarp out in the woods as Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion receive their...

Alaska National Guardsmen compete in marksmanship
May 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard hosted its annual marksmanship competition sponsored by Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard,...

NY Army Guard medics ruck across city for weekend training
May 18, 2021 — NEW YORK – New Yorkers are used to seeing unusual things, but 36 Soldiers carrying 45-pound MOLLE packs got a second look from even the most jaded residents as medics assigned to the 1st Battalion,...

New Jersey National Guard Airmen honored for saving a life
May 18, 2021 — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey Air National Guard Senior Airman Solomon Stirling and Staff Sgts. Nestor Rivas and Lavone Graham were honored May 17 for saving a man's life.For more than a year, New...

Georgia Guard completes port operations for African Lion 21
May 18, 2021 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Georgia Army National Guard completed port operations May 14 in Jacksonville, Florida, to deploy vehicles and equipment to Morocco for use in exercise African Lion 21.“The...

Nevada National Guard trio honored for aiding crash victim
May 17, 2021 — LAS VEGAS – Three Nevada Guard Soldiers from 1st Squadron 221 Cavalry were recognized for helping a Virginia woman injured in a car crash while supporting the presidential inauguration in the nation's...

Arizona National Guard, Reserves join forces for residents
May 17, 2021 — SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY, Ariz. – COVID-19 took the world by storm, forcing everyone to prepare for the worst kind of emergency, the unknown. Countries were forced to put their...

Guatemala, Arkansas National Guard grow SPP partnership
May 17, 2021 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas National Guard and its State Partnership Program counterpart, Guatemala, resumed face-to-face exchanges May 12-15 after a year of virtual exchanges due to the...

MING Soldier helps at vaccination events with sign language
May 17, 2021 — MARINE CITY, Mich. – During a recent COVID-19 vaccination clinic, Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Bill Fitrakis, assigned to the 1460th Transportation Company as a truck driver, was able to put his...

28th ECAB officially released, completes Mideast mission
May 17, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade formally transferred authority of its mission in the Middle East to the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.The ceremony included the...

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