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131st Fighter Squadron raises capabilities, safety with SPYDR
October 29, 2021 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – The 131st Fighter Squadron became the first F-15C Eagle unit to employ SPYDR by Spotlight Labs at Barnes Air National Guard Base in September.SPYDR is a system for pilots and...

Washington National Guard vocalist realizes dream at MLB game
October 28, 2021 — SEATTLE – As players, coaches and fans rose at a Seattle Mariners baseball game the night of Sept. 10, 2021, all eyes were on Sgt. Tricia Scheer, a vocalist in the Washington Army National Guard's...

Fort Indiantown Gap the busiest Guard training center again
October 28, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – For the second year in a row and fifth time in the past seven years, Fort Indiantown Gap was the busiest National Guard training center in the country.During the 2021 fiscal...

Indiana National Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome
October 28, 2021 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Approximately 150 Indiana National Guard members and employees continue to work at Camp Atterbury to support Afghan nationals in the Operation Allies Welcome program. The...

152nd CES, Forest Service continue Lake Tahoe partnership
October 28, 2021 — SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The year was 1983, the Air Force wore the green fatigue uniforms and the Nevada Air National Guard was in the middle of the RF-4C Phantom aircraft era. September of '83 also...

Michigan Air National Guard Airmen briefed on COVID vaccine
October 28, 2021 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Air Force Col. Kevin Bohnsack, state air surgeon of the Michigan Air National Guard, briefed Airmen at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base Oct. 23 to help them make an informed...

ChalleNGe Academy initiative gives cadets job skills
October 28, 2021 — RANTOUL, Ill. – Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy is reaching beyond academics and offering its cadets vocational job skills and certifications that can help put them on the path to a bright future."For...

Arctic Guardian civil engineers train in protective gear
October 28, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Airmen of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted task qualification training in full chemical protective gear during a readiness exercise Oct. 24.The...

Guard Soldiers teach Polish military active threat response
October 27, 2021 — KIELCE, Poland – U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from NATO's Battle Group Poland helped train Polish Land Forces Civil-Military Cooperation soldiers to identify and neutralize active threats at the...

Alaska Air National Guard flies ill patient to hospital
October 27, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing evacuated a patient experiencing a medical emergency in Stony River, a village more than 200 miles north of...

Connecticut National Guard unit deploys to Poland
October 26, 2021 — WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – More than 70 Connecticut Guardsmen from the 142nd Area Support Medical Company departed for a nearly year-long deployment to Poland Oct. 24.The Danbury-based unit will support...

State Partnership Program helps Guard build relationships
October 26, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – With the recent additions of the Vermont National Guard partnership with Austria and New Hampshire National Guard with Cabo Verde, the State Partnership Program now includes just...

New York Guard hosts biological, chemical dispersal drill
October 26, 2021 — NEW YORK – The New York National Guard's 24th Civil Support Team is hosting 124 counterparts from 19 other states in New York City this week to support a homeland security exercise focused on figuring...

Nevada Guard, university partner to beef up cybersecurity
October 25, 2021 — RENO, Nev. – The 152nd Communications Flight (CF), Nevada Air National Guard, and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Cyber Club are partnering to evolve each organization’s cybersecurity...

Michigan National Guard Soldiers complete new weapons course
October 25, 2021 — AUGUSTA, Mich. – Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers zeroed in on one of the fundamentals of being a Soldier this month, completing the Army’s new individual weapons qualification course.“This new...

Ohio National Guard answers the call in Louisiana
October 25, 2021 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – After Hurricane Ida left a path of destruction through Louisiana in late August, military personnel from across the country deployed to the state to help with recovery efforts.About...

VNG aviators practice firefighting skills before deployment
October 22, 2021 — SANDSTON, Va. – With an upcoming deployment to Kosovo, Virginia Army National Guard flight crews took to the skies of Chesterfield to certify their ability to fight fires with massive water buckets...

Wisconsin Guard rehearses combat management in exercise
October 22, 2021 — MADISON, Wis. – Two Wisconsin Army National Guard brigade headquarters units recently participated in Warfighter Exercise 22-1, a multicomponent exercise involving active-duty and reserve units in the...

105th Airlift Wing hosts Wing Readiness Course
October 22, 2021 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Training isn't always easy, especially when that training simulates the high adrenaline environment of a combat situation. Members of the 105th Airlift Wing were able to experience...

Kentucky Guard ramps up COVID vaccinations for troops
October 21, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard commenced Operation Fortified Guardian this month, vaccinating hundreds of Army and Air National Guard members with the COVID-19 vaccine.More than 600...

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