Guard News - The National Guard - Mar 2021

Pave Hawk pilot at home in Alaska with 176th Wing
March 3, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – In Alaska bush pilot circles, a serpentine network of mountain passes compose the aviation arteries that make transiting the state’s rugged terrain in small...

109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic research support
March 3, 2021 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, New York – The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing wrapped up its 33rd season of supporting U.S. science research in the Antarctic. From November through...

PRNG using new equipment to vaccinate people safely
March 2, 2021 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – To provide more protection in the COVID-19 vaccination mission, the Puerto Rico National Guard's (PRNG) medical staff began using new equipment that promotes better...

Tennessee National Guard delivers water to Memphis hospital
March 2, 2021 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Guardsmen from the 730th Quartermaster Company and the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment’s Support Squadron delivered water to St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. The health...

67th Brigade trains amid deep freeze, pandemic
March 2, 2021 — FORT RILEY, Kan. – Neither the largest winter snowstorm in decades nor a global pandemic could stop Nebraska’s “Pike Brigade” from completing an important training event Jan. 26-Feb. 14 in Fort Riley,...

Nebraska Guard supports vaccinations in railyard clinic
March 2, 2021 — NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers supporting the West Central District Health Department administered COVID-19 vaccine doses to railroad workers in a temporary mass...

Father, daughter serve together in nation's capital
March 1, 2021 — WASHINGTON – "Keeping families involved is important to the success of all our Soldiers," said 1st Sgt. Phillip O'Neill with Forward Support Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, Michigan Army National...

VNG Soldiers, Airmen engaged in COVID-19 vaccinations
March 1, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. — The mission of about 120 Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s COVID-19 testing task force has evolved to include support to vaccination clinics run by health...

Nevada Guard leads COVID-19 vaccination effort in Las Vegas
March 1, 2021 — LAS VEGAS – Joint Task Force 17 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized since mid-January to assist and administer COVID-19 vaccines throughout the Las Vegas valley.As of Feb. 16, over 304,000 doses...

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