Guard News - The National Guard

Illinois Soldier joins 38th ID from aligned-for-training unit
June 8, 2021 — EDINBURGH, Ind. – An Illinois National Guardsman headed east to gain experience, professional growth and development. Maj. Andrew Salmo now wears the 38th Infantry Division's CY patch and serves as... MORE

Maj. Andrew Salmo of Herrin, Illinois, the 38th Infantry Division plans officer, at the division's tactical operations center at Camp Atterbury near Edinburgh, Indiana, June 5, 2021. As part of the Army National Guard's aligned-for-training program, Salmo jumped at the opportunity to work at a division level.

Alaska Air National Guardsman excels in marksmanship
June 8, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Larson, a security forces member with the 268th Security Forces Squadron, Clear Air Force Station, was awarded... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Larson, a security forces member with the 268th Security Forces Squadron, poses for a photo after the annual Adjutant General Match, May 16, 2021. Larson took first place in the open rifle marksmanship competition, was added to the state team to compete in the regional competition, and was awarded the Governor's Twenty tab, which is generally awarded to the top 20 marksmen in the state.

Michigan National Guard drives Operation Patriot Press
June 8, 2021 — AUGUSTA, Mich. – Michigan National Guard Soldiers drove a half-million miles through more than 15 states, transporting almost 6 million pounds of ammunition as part of Operation Patriot Press.The... MORE

The Michigan Army National Guard’s 1463rd Transportation Company is coming to its home base Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta, Michigan, May 18, 2021. They, along with their sister unit, the 1461st Transportation Company, both part of the 246th Transportation Battalion based in Jackson, Michigan, spent a week transporting ammunition as part of Operation Patriot Press.

167th Airlift Wing BASH program vital to airfield safety
June 7, 2021 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – At the 167th Airlift Wing, airfield management ensures a safe, efficient and effective airfield and responds to safety hazards affecting the airfield environment.Safety threats... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Marrero, noncommissioned officer in charge of airfield management with the 167th Operations Support Group, displays a pyrotechnical device with cartridges used as part of the Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazards (BASH) program, at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, May 12, 2021. The airfield management team uses many noise-making devices to encourage animals to move away from the airfield.

Kansas Guard partnership helps Soldiers earn degrees
June 7, 2021 — SALINA, Kan. – Active-Duy, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who take military occupational specialty conversion courses at the Kansas Army National Guard Regional Training Site for Maintenance now... MORE

Eric Vannoy, lead welding instructor at Salina Area Technical College, left, inspects the work of Soldiers enrolled in the Advanced Leaders Course for the 91E Allied Trade Specialist military occupational specialty qualification course at the Kansas Army National Guard’s Regional Training Site for Maintenance in Salina, Kansas, May 20, 2021. The KSARNG-SATC partnership gives Soldiers completing the Army course the opportunity to enroll in and receive credit for college courses.

152nd Airlift Wing, Navy conduct water survival training
June 7, 2021 — RENO, Nev. – The 152nd Airlift Wing conducted water survival training with the Naval Air Station Fallon Search and Rescue (SAR) Team at Lahontan Reservoir June 5.More than 85 Airmen from the 152nd... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Asher Ferguson, Naval Air Station Fallon Search and Rescue team crew chief, hoists an Airman from the 152nd Airlift Wing in Reno, Nev., out of the water at Lahontan Reservoir June 5, 2021. The 152nd Airlift Wing conducted joint water survival training with the NAS Fallon SAR team.

Virginia National Guard tests hurricane response tools
June 4, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – Aviators from the Virginia National Guard participated in an exercise managed by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to test the state’s hurricane response air operations... MORE

Virginia National Guard aviators participate in an air operations exercise managed by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management May 10, 2021, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Virginia. The exercise aimed to test a new smart phone-enabled mission-management platform for use during a large-scale emergency response, such as a hurricane.

VTNG Soldier completes French desert commando course
June 4, 2021 — DJIBOUTI – Vermont National Guard Spc. Caylen De Los Reyes completed the demanding French Desert Commando Course. An 11B infantry Soldier with Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry (Mountain),... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Caylen De Los Reyes, an 11B Infantry Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Vermont National Guard, moving through an obstacle during the French Desert Commando Course in Djibouti May 16, 2021.

Cal Guard helps vaccinate nearly 1.5 million Californians
June 3, 2021 — SACRAMENTO, Calif — “One shot, one arm at a time,” boasted U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Donald McKinney Jr., a California National Guard combat medic, while inoculating a Tehama County resident with the... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Leroy L. Cisneros of the California Army National Guard, commander of the Community Vaccination Center in Oakland, California, oversees operations of both Army and Air Guardsmen who worked with civilian health care workers to vaccinate more than 500,000 San Francisco Bay Area residents after the temporary facility opened February 2021. In three months, Cisneros’ hard-working crew reached the half-million mark before closing in late May.

Alaska National Guard rescues stranded mountaineers
June 2, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen rescued 12 stranded mountaineers on Klutlan Glacier southeast of Mt. Bona in Wrangell-St Elias National Park June 1.The... MORE

Pararescue personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th Rescue Squadron used an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter like this one in the search for 12 mountaineers stranded in poor weather on Klutlan Glacier southeast of Mt. Bona in Wrangell-St Elias National Park. The mountaineers were rescued June 1 after the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, dispatched an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook with a paramedic from the 2nd Battalion, 211 Aviation Regiment.

466th Medical Company returns from Middle East deployment
June 2, 2021 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. – Forty-seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 466th Medical Company-Area Support returned from a nine-month deployment to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq.The... MORE

Spc. Olivia Mannetti, a combat medic with the 466th Medical Company, Area Support, New York National Guard, prepares to make an incision on a simulated throat as she practices conducting a cricothyrotomy at the Role 2 compound at Ain al-Asad base, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2020. The company recently completed a nine-month deployment to the Middle East and returned to New York.

142nd Civil Engineers get valuable training in Hawaii
June 2, 2021 — OAHU, Hawaii – The 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron's firefighters and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians completed two weeks of annual training on the island of Oahu in May.Many of the Oregon... MORE

Firefighters from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing conduct a live-fire exercise with Marine Corps firefighters at Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, May 14, 2021. This burn is part of a larger scale joint exercise that includes aircraft familiarization, egress training, and co-training and mentoring less experienced firefighters.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues two men after plane crash
June 2, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a pilot and passenger May 31, two days after they were in an aircraft crash on Mount Hawkins in... MORE

Pararescue personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued a pilot and passenger May 31, 2021, two days after their airplane crashed near Mount Hawkins in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The rescue was a collaboration by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the 176th Wing and the National Park Service.

Michigan Air Guard member follows path to England
June 1, 2021 — RAF MOLESWORTH, England – With four stars on his shoulder, he was the highest-ranking officer U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydney Suwannarat had ever seen. The staff was called to attention, the room... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydney Suwannarat, an all-source intelligence analyst with the 217th Air Operations Group, 110th Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, stands outside RAF Molesworth, England, May 7, 2021. Suwannarat is serving a multiyear tour at RAF Molesworth’s Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Europe (JIOCEUR) Analytic Center.

Vermont seeks to expand partnership with North Macedonia
June 1, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, the state adjutant general, traveled to North Macedonia May 29 with Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Lindsay Kurrle, the state secretary of commerce and... MORE

Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont's adjutant general, talks during a press conference May 27, 2021. Knight, along with Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, right, and Lindsay Kurrle, left, Vermont's secretary of commerce and community development, will spend several days in North Macedonia discussing building upon the State Partnership Program to explore economic development.

WING helps administer almost 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines
June 1, 2021 — MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen have helped local health departments administer nearly 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines since establishing the first mobile vaccination... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard members assist with mobile vaccination team operations March 10, 2021, in Greendale, Wis. Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen have helped local health departments administer nearly 100,000 vaccines across Wisconsin since establishing the first mobile vaccination teams in late January.

NY Guard Airmen plant 'Survivor Tree' to commemorate 9/11
June 1, 2021 — ROME N.Y. – Airmen of the Eastern Air Defense Sector marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center by planting a seedling from a tree that survived the attack outside... MORE

Left to right, Col. Paul M. Bishop, EADS commander; Rome Mayor Jackie Izzo; Col. Joseph F. Roos, 224th Air Defense Group commander, and Lt. Col. Josh Klemen, EADS Canadian Detachment commander, planted the 9/11 Survivor Tree seedling at EADS during a short ceremony May 26, 2021. The seedling was taken from a tree found in the World Trade Center rubble in October 2001 and nursed back to health.

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