Guard News - The National Guard - Jun 2021

Iowa, Virginia, W.Va. aviation Soldiers train in Pennsylvania
June 21, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers from the Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia National Guard honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield June...

Tennessee National Guard aircrew rescues bear attack victim
June 21, 2021 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew rescued a camper who was attacked and injured by a bear while sleeping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area June...

African Lion: National Guard supports continent’s largest military exercise
June 20, 2021 — TANTAN, Morocco – F-16 Falcon fighter jets streaked by low and fast, while plumes of black smoke from steady artillery fire and dust thrown up by advancing M1A1 Abrams tanks drifted across the desert...

Republic of Tunisia, Wyoming National Guard: More than a partnership
June 19, 2021 — CARTHAGE, Tunisia – The National Guard's most senior general walked among the rows of headstones, pausing to reflect on the sacrifices made by some of the 2,833 service members buried here and the...

A first of its kind, Adriatic Thunder
June 18, 2021 — ZAGREB, Croatia – Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota and Iowa National Guard conducted the Midwest Croatia Kosovo Exercise Adriatic Thunder with the Kosovo Security Forces and Croatian Armed...

KC-135 takes important step toward ABMS
June 17, 2021 — SALT LAKE CITY – A KC-135 piloted by Airmen from the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserves passed an important integration and modernization milestone during a recent flight.The total force...

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea hold virtual workshop
June 17, 2021 — MADISON, Wis. – Though 8,327 miles separate Madison, Wisconsin, and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force moved closer toward building an...

104th Fighter Wing hones skills during readiness exercise
June 17, 2021 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – The 104th Fighter Wing conducted 24-hour operations during a readiness exercise June 10-13 at Barnes Air National Guard Base. The REX lets Airmen set aside their daily tasks and...

Michigan ANG engineers replace runway arresting systems
June 17, 2021 — ALPENA, Mich. – Flying units training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center can approach the runway with confidence knowing the base's two aircraft arresting systems, designed to catch...

Lost hiker sought by Alaska Guard finds her way to safety
June 17, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A search for a hiker who had a run-in with bears ended when she made her way to a road and waved down a driver, a day-and-a-half after she was last heard...

Sinai mission bolsters National Guard readiness, interoperability
June 16, 2021 — SINAI PENINSULA, Egypt – National Guard members are broadening their military capabilities by supporting the Multinational Force and Observers. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau,...

Defenders hone ground combat skills during joint training
June 16, 2021 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – As the fog lifted off the ground and temperatures began to rise, defenders from the 102nd Security Forces Squadron made their way to the objective through thick...

Nevada National Guard enters final stages of COVID battle
June 16, 2021 — LAS VEGAS – After 16 months on the front lines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen are in the final stages of the battle as coronavirus cases hit an all-time low in the...

Egypt joins Defense Department's National Guard State Partnership Program
June 15, 2021 — CAIRO, Egypt – The Arab Republic of Egypt formally entered the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program at a signing ceremony Monday.Egypt is paired with the Texas National Guard...

152nd SFS Guardsmen maintain proficiency at shooting range
June 15, 2021 — HAWTHORNE, Nev. – Members of the 152nd Security Forces Squadron participated in a small-arms, live-fire training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot June 8-10.The Nevada National Guard Airmen aimed...

Michigan National Guard, Latvia strengthen partnership
June 15, 2021 — GRAND LEDGE, Mich. – Leaders of the Latvian National Armed Forces toured Michigan National Guard facilities throughout the state last month in the latest engagement in their 28-year partnership under...

PATRIOT 21 exercise underway at Volk Field
June 15, 2021 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. – About 1,000 people are participating in PATRIOT 21, a domestic operations (DOMOPS) training exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau at Fort McCoy and...

Hawaii, California Guardsmen practice space capsule recovery
June 15, 2021 — MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Hawaii and California Air National Guard Airmen completed a week of search-and-rescue training missions in support of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.The training entailed...

Georgia Guard completes multinational live-fire training
June 15, 2021 — TAN-TAN, Morocco – U.S. Army Soldiers with the Georgia Army National Guard completed nighttime multinational live-fire training during exercise African Lion 21 June 13-14.African Lion 2021 is U.S...

New York National Guard celebrates Army birthday
June 15, 2021 — LATHAM, N.Y. – An Army warrant officer who has been in uniform since 1978 and a private first class who has served just over a year joined forces to cut the Army birthday cake during the New York...

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