Guard News - The National Guard - Mar 2021

Guardsmen excel in All Army Marksmanship Championships
March 23, 2021 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country traveled to Fort Benning to participate in the 2021 U.S. Army "All Army" Small Arms Championships March 14-20. The week-long...

Army Occupational Health nurse improves health program
March 22, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – Before Lt. Col. Tina Williams became an occupational health nurse, she grew up in a poor household in Washington with little to no food or heat. She often visited her grandmother to...

Alaska ANG to receive 4 more KC-135s at Eielson AFB
March 22, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Four KC-135 Stratotankers and more than 200 active-duty U.S. Air Force personnel will join the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing, Guardians of the Last...

WVNG, emergency management division plan Vigilant Guard 2021
March 19, 2021 — DUNBAR, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard met with state emergency management officials March 10 to coordinate planning for Vigilant Guard, a national, full-scale exercise in West...

Variety key for Army National Guard podcast
March 19, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As an infantry officer and a military policeman, Army Capt. Joshua Carr and Army Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Miller always remember the unofficial slogan of "Leader's Recon," a video and...

PRNG delivers essentials to Vieques and Culebra islands
March 19, 2021 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico National Guard was mobilized by Gov. Pedro Pierluisi to support the Maritime Transport Authority and guarantee delivery of essential goods to the island...

Hawaiian Raptors, Alaska 'Aggressors' hold fighter exercise
March 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor aircrews and F-16 Fighting Falcon "Aggressors" from Alaska trained over the Pacific Ocean in exercise Pacific Raptor.The...

MING helps give school employees hope with vaccinations
March 18, 2021 — NILES, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard helped facilitate second-dose COVID-19 vaccinations of school employees March 12."We have seven school districts participating in today's event," said Tracy...

165 SFS holds tryouts for new Special Response Team
March 18, 2021 — SAVANNAH, Ga. – “If you go, I go.” This is the mentality required by the U.S. security forces Airmen who went through an initial assessment March 12 to join the 165th Security Forces Squadron’s newest...

Alabama Guard trains to begin vaccinations in rural areas
March 18, 2021 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In a National Guard armory, more than 100 service members from all corners of the state gathered with public health officials for the final steps in an effort that has been months...

INNG app connects Guardsmen, families to what they need
March 18, 2021 — INDIANAPOLIS – A new smartphone app efficiently connects Indiana National Guardsmen, their families and anyone else interested in the organization to services and information, ranging from job...

15 years later, pilots reunite for Mideast flight mission
March 18, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rich Adams and 1st Lt. Ernie Carlson flew 1,500 hours of combat missions in an AH-64 Apache helicopter during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. Fifteen...

Tenn. National Guard honors Andrew Jackson's 254th birthday
March 18, 2021 — HERMITAGE, Tenn. – Former President Andrew Jackson was honored on what would have been his 254th birthday at his home, The Hermitage, outside Nashville March 15.Gov. Bill Lee joined Maj. Gen. Jeff...

NYNG 69th Infantry leads downsized St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 18, 2021 — NEW YORK – Fifty New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, donned face masks and fell into formation early March 17 to take part in an abbreviated version...

Oklahoma National Guard assists with COVID-19 vaccinations
March 17, 2021 — OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma National Guard is supporting Oklahoma’s whole-of-government response to COVID-19, shifting its mission and focus to serve the community better. “We are still doing...

Pa. National Guard supports Philadelphia vaccination center
March 17, 2021 — PHILADELPHIA – More than 40 Pennsylvania National Guard members are supporting a mass vaccination center in Philadelphia. A total of 41 Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard are...

Connecticut Air Guard maintainer graduates Ranger School
March 17, 2021 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – A Connecticut Air National Guard C-130 maintainer recently accomplished a feat only a select few in the military achieve: graduating U.S. Army Ranger School. Senior Airman...

Michigan National Guard think tank boosts Latvian partnership
March 17, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard opened the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Detroit in September to help military planners find...

Vermont ANG F-35 pilot graduates from Air Weapons School
March 17, 2021 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing, the first Air National Guard unit with the F-35A Lightning II mission, now boasts the first ANG F-35 pilot to graduate from the challenging U.S...

National Guard units supporting Capitol mission return home
March 17, 2021 — WASHINGTON – More than half the 5,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who have been supporting the security mission in the nation’s capital since January returned to their home states. “We’re here...

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