Guard News - The National Guard

Guardsman is 1st scholar in residence at Army history center
March 31, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – "The National Guard has played a critical role in the history of our Army; it's impossible to be able to tell that story without talking about the National Guard," said Maine National... MORE

Capt. Jonathan Bratten, command historian for the Maine National Guard, gives a presentation in 2020 to a high school history class as part of the Maine Army National Guard's History Outreach Program. Bratten has been selected as the U.S. Army Center of Military History's first scholar in residence.

Alaska's 176th Wing prepares mobile rescue operations center
March 31, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard partnered with contractors March 22 to validate the rapid employment of a mobile rescue operations center for Agile Combat... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Preston Fernandez, a radio frequency transmission systems technician with 176th Communications Flight, installs a satellite communications antenna March 22, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The SATCOM antenna is part of the 176th Wing’s Mobile Rescue Operations Center, a rapidly deployable command-and-control suite that supports rescue operations.

MING assists large-scale vaccination clinic at fairgrounds
March 31, 2021 — ADRIAN, Mich. – The Lenawee County Health Department (LCHD) and the Michigan National Guard are administering an average of 1,500 COVID-19 vaccinations a week at the Lenawee County Fairgrounds. Task... MORE

Michigan Army National Guard Pfc. Julio Mendez, a combat medic, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the county fairgrounds in Adrian, Michigan, March 19, 2021. Michigan National Guard members are working with local health care officials to vaccinate Michiganders.

14th CST all-hazards response team is ready and relevant
March 31, 2021 — WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - The Connecticut National Guard's 14th Civil Support Team showcased its skills in a Training Proficiency Evaluation conducted by a U.S. Army North team March 22-26.The USARNORTH... MORE

Sgt. Dan Pyo of the 14th Civil Support Team assists teammate Sgt. Justin Madore during a training exercise at the Eastern States Exposition Center in West Springfield, Mass., on March 25, 2021. The Training Proficiency Evaluation is led by U.S. Army North for a CST to validate their training and equipment every 18 months.

Rescue squadrons train in Idaho exercise
March 30, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – Members from 11 rescue squadrons flocked to Gowen Field in HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters to participate in Spud Smoke 21, an exercise focused on weapons employment fundamentals and... MORE

Members from 11 rescue squadrons with HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters participated in Spud Smoke 21at the Orchard Combat Training Center in Boise, Idaho, March 8-28, 2021. The exercise focused on the weapons employment fundamentals and dynamic threat environments.

Task Force Phoenix trains at North Fort Hood for deployment
March 29, 2021 — NORTH FORT HOOD, Texas – Flexibility and adaptability have been key for the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade in the lead-up to a 9-month deployment to the Middle East.The brigade is poised to deploy to... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jose Bulow, a flight medic with Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), is hoisted into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, March 26, 2021, at North Fort Hood, Texas, as part of training before a 9-month mission to the Middle East. Golf Company is attached to Task Force Phoenix, led by the California Army National Guard's 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.

Michigan National Guard medic saves nurse at vaccine clinic
March 29, 2021 — NOVI, Mich. – A member of the Michigan National Guard's COVID-19 Vaccination Testing Team (CVTT) used his combat medic experience to save a life during a coronavirus vaccination clinic March 20.With... MORE

Army Sgt. Christian Grow, a combat medic assigned with the Michigan National Guard’s Task Force Red Lion COVID-19 Vaccination Testing Team, performed the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking nurse, Jacqueline Goldstein, during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Novi, Michigan, March 20, 2021.

Texas National Guard Counterdrug leads in technical field
March 29, 2021 — EL PASO, Texas – In a world where technological advances have become a part of everyday life, Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force members must stay ahead of the game or fall behind the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Daniel Pando,Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force communications support member, works on cutting-edge electronic equipment to help the Homeland Security Investigations Technical Operations Unit catch drug trafficking organizations in El Paso, Texas. Texas Counterdrug has supported federal, state and local law enforcement throughout the state for more than 30 years.

Virginia National Guard provides mobile vaccination teams
March 29, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard is reconfiguring the task force conducting COVID-19 testing and mask fit training to create mobile vaccination teams.The new teams will consist of Army and... MORE

A Virginia National Guard Soldier prepares a COVID-19 vaccination March 10, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The Virginia National Guard is reconfiguring the task force conducting COVID-19 testing and mask fit training to create mobile vaccination teams.

Michigan National Guard vaccinates northern Michiganders
March 26, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan National Guard’s Task Force North is vaccinating more than 7,500 Michigan residents a week. Two vaccination sites in Grayling and Gaylord in northern Michigan ran March... MORE

A Michigan Army National Guard Soldier with the Task Force North COVID-19 Vaccination/Testing Team (CVTT) vaccinates members of the community at the Grayling Fire Department, Grayling, Michigan, March 13, 2021. Guard members are helping local health officials get Michiganders vaccinated.

Vermont Air National Guard responds to aircraft fire
March 25, 2021 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard's 158th Fire Department responded to a civilian aircraft fire on a runway of Burlington International Airport March 24.The response crews arrived... MORE

The Vermont National Guard''s 158th Fire Department responded to a civilian aircraft fire on a runway of Burlington International Airport the evening of March 24, 2021. The pilot and family evacuated before Guard members arrived and extinguished the flames.

Ohio National Guard begins 2nd year of COVID response
March 25, 2021 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – The National Guard’s motto, “Always Ready, Always There,” has never been truer than in the past year.March 23 marked the one-year anniversary of the Ohio National Guard’s first... MORE

March 23, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of the Ohio National Guard’s first mission responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, 5,600 Soldiers, Airmen, and members of the Ohio Military Reserve and Ohio Naval Militia have answered the call to help their communities during nearly 70 missions.

Las Vegas vaccine hunters find hero in Nevada Guard Soldier
March 25, 2021 — LAS VEGAS – Nevada National Guard Sgt. John Huss went above and beyond with Joint Task Force 17 by personally helping organize and distribute extra vaccine doses at the Cashman Center. “I like to help... MORE

Las Vegas National Guard Sgt. John Huss with Joint Task Force 17 works at the entry point at the Cashman COVID-19 vaccination site March 16, 2021, in Las Vegas. Huss helped his chain of command streamline the vaccine standby list.

New Mexico Guard, USAF join forces to administer vaccines
March 24, 2021 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico National Guard members joined active-duty U.S. Air Force personnel to administer COVID-19 vaccinations at the Wyoming Readiness Center March 18.With support and supplies... MORE

A member of the New Mexico National Guard administers a COVID-19 vaccine at the Wyoming Readiness Center in Albuquerque, N.M., March 18, 2021. The NMNG and active-duty Air Force vaccinated about 400 eligible Department of Defense service members, federal technicians, contractors and others.

‘Buddy Aid’ training takes new approach to sexual assault
March 24, 2021 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Eight Army National Guard victim advocates from five states attended a new training program designed to help respond to sexual assault.The March 1-4 training on “Buddy Aid –... MORE

Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia, presents a coin to Maj. Bridget Flannery, South Dakota National Guard SHARP Master Trainer and developer of Buddy Aid, March 2, 2021, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The training on “Buddy Aid – First Response to Sexual Assault” was sponsored by the office of the Virginia National Guard Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and included military and civilians from National Guard Bureau’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

Air National Guard helps rescue 5 missing mariners
March 24, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Members of the Nebraska and Alaska Air National Guard helped Coast Guard and Federated States of Micronesia responders rescue five missing fishermen near Houk Island,... MORE

Five U.S. Air Force Guardsmen from the 155th Air Refueling Squadron, Nebraska Air National Guard, and one Guardsman from the Alaska ANG on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2021. The crew, assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, assisted in rescuing five men overdue from a fishing trip.

New York Air National Guard command chief launches podcast
March 23, 2021 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, New York – Airmen need a voice to tell their story. New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Denny Richardson decided to give them one through a podcast... MORE

New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Denny Richardson, left, speaks with Col. Rob Donaldson, the vice commander of the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing, March 23, 2021, at Stratton Air National Guard Base near Schenectady in the first episode of his podcast, “Journeys Through Leadership.” Richardson, the senior enlisted leader for the New York Air National Guard, plans to use the podcast so Airmen of all ranks and experience can share their stories with others in the force.

North Carolina National Guard fields new Paladin artillery
March 23, 2021 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard Soldiers trained on the new M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer System at Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Bragg March 17.Experts from... MORE

North Carolina National Guard Soldiers train on the new M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer System at Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 17, 2021. Maintainers of F Company, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 1 -113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, studied the improvements in survivability, mobility and firing that make the system more lethal on the modern battlefield.

Massachusetts National Guard combat medic vaccinates his mom
March 23, 2021 — BOSTON – Staff Sgt. David Bravo, a combat medic in the Massachusetts National Guard, was helping to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center when he realized one... MORE

Staff Sgt. David Bravo, a combat medic with the Massachusetts National Guard, vaccinates his mother at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. Bravo and other Massachusetts National Guard members were activated to distribute Pfizer COVID vaccines in Massachusetts.

51st CST, first responders stage Northern Exposure exercise
March 23, 2021 — MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – To keep its skills sharp, the Michigan National Guard's 51st Civil Support Team regularly exercises with law enforcement agencies across the state. Northern Exposure 21 served... MORE

Members of the Michigan National Guard’s 51st Civil Support Team run through decontamination procedures during Northern Exposure 21, March 16, 2021, at Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Northern Exposure 21 was integrated with another exercise known as Rising Waters 2021. This year's scenario was catastrophic flooding leading to chemical contamination, which was followed by a possible WMD situation.

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise