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Connecticut Air Guard trains with TSA, State Police
August 9, 2021 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The 103rd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Transportation Security Administration and Connecticut State Police to test Bradley Air National Guard Base's response to a... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Vanwormer, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, responds to a small unmanned aircraft system flying over Bradley Air National Guard Base during a drone response exercise at the installation in East Granby, Connecticut, Aug. 5, 2021. The 103rd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Transportation Security Administration and Connecticut State Police to test the base’s response to a drone incursion.

Idaho Guard sends wildland firefighting crew to northern Idaho
August 9, 2021 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard made organizational history by sending wildland Firefighter Type 2 Red Card-certified Soldiers and Airmen to northern Idaho to fight fires for the first... MORE

Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping fight wildfires in northern Idaho. The newly assigned crewmembers of Task Force Timber Shield left Boise Aug. 4, 2021, to help the Idaho Department of Lands contain more than 15 significant wildland fires.

Tennessee Guard conducts water rescues during exercise
August 9, 2021 — LEBANON, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard teamed with local agencies Aug. 5 to conduct three simulated rescue missions in Lebanon and Smyrna. The simulated rescues were part of Vigilant Guard... MORE

A Tennessee National Guardsman works with members of the Williamson County Emergency Management Agency during a water rescue exercise Aug. 5, 2021. The exercise in Lebanon, Tennessee, was part of Vigilant Guard 2021, a large-scale interagency exercise simulating a hurricane impacting communities across Tennessee.

Guardsman sets records at CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches
August 9, 2021 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The National Guard All Guard Service Rifle team broke two national records and earned 10 first or second place honors during the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National... MORE

Master Sgt. Greg Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania National Guard, had a perfect shot during the Hearst Doubles Match at the 2021 CMP National Trophy Rifle matches Aug. 4, 2021, in his final event as an All Guard member.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker near Glacier Pass
August 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard rescued a hiker in distress near Glacier Pass Aug. 6.The distressed hiker was one in a group of seven. After the hiker began... MORE

The Alaska Air National Guard rescued a hiker in distress near Glacier Pass Aug. 6, 2021. The 176th Wing and Guardian Angel team on board hoisted the hiker to an HH60G Pave Hawk helicopter for transport to a hospital.

37th IBCT, Hungarian Defence Forces train together
August 6, 2021 — FORT POLK, La. – Soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team partnered with Hungarian Defence Forces during their monthlong training at the Joint Readiness Training... MORE

Cpl. Jacob East, right, a signal support system specialist radio operator with the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, positions himself alongside the Hungarian Defence Forces during bilateral training in June 2021 at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La. The HDF contingent joined the 37th IBCT, along with units from several other National Guard states, to train on large-scale combat operations on the battlefield.

127th Wing makes historic highway landing
August 6, 2021 — ALPENA, Mich. – Members of the Michigan National Guard's 127th Wing made history Aug. 5, successfully landing modern military aircraft on an American highway and then taking off.Two A-10 Thunderbolt... MORE

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, lands on a public highway in Alpena, Michigan, Aug. 5, 2021. The highway landing was a part of Exercise Northern Strike 21-2.

Ammo Rodeo on target with creative, mission-focused training
August 6, 2021 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – About 50 Air National Guard and Reserve munitions specialists from across the nation saddled up at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in July to see which team could... MORE

Airmen compete in the annual Ammo Rodeo, a two-week munitions training competition at Volk Field in Wisconsin July 28, 2021. About 50 U.S. Air Force Guard and Reserve members from units all over the country spent a week doing classroom work before competing in the bomb-building event.

Alaska Air National Guard hoists injured hiker to safety
August 5, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing hoisted a hiker off the Crow Pass Trail near Girdwood Aug. 3. The Alaska State Trooper search and rescue... 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.

Kentucky Guard crosses state lines for Patriot Press
August 4, 2021 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – Over 60 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers with the 2113th Transportation Company transported 625,000 pounds of explosive ordnance more than 2,200 miles through five states as part of... MORE

Trucks from the 2113th Transportation Company of the Kentucky National Guard receive loads during annual training June 2-10, 2021. The unit transported 625,000 pounds of explosive ordinance between Paducah Kentucky, the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma, and the Naval Support Activity in Crane, Indiana, during Operation Patriot Press.

Guard to recoup funding for training, readiness
August 4, 2021 — WASHINGTON - Lawmakers recently approved spending $521 million to reimburse the National Guard for securing the National Capital Region in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.National Guard... MORE

National Guard Soldiers provide security outside the U.S. Capitol during the 59th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20, 2021, as part of the National Guard’s Capitol Response security mission.

103rd Airlift Wing develops tactical airlift operations
August 4, 2021 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing helped develop future C-130H Hercules tactical airlift operations during exercise Sentry Storm 2021. The West Virginia Air National Guard hosted... MORE

A 103rd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft performs a Low Cost Low Altitude airdrop during Exercise Sentry Storm 2021 at Camp Branch, West Virginia, July 20, 2021. Sentry Storm is a joint training environment enabling participants to exercise their skills to prevail over near-peer competitors while applying agile combat employment concepts.

Army Guard director visits 100th Missile Defense Brigade
August 4, 2021 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On the final leg of a trip preceded by stops at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Fort Irwin, California, to visit units on combat training rotations, the director of the Army... MORE

Army Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, the director of the Army National Guard, speaks with Soldiers in the Missile Defense Element at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, July 26, 2021. Jensen visited the 100th Missile Defense Brigade of the Colorado Army National Guard in Colorado Springs to learn more about the unit and its mission to defend the United States and designated areas from long-range ballistic missile attacks.

Texas, Egypt, Israel commemorate 40 years of peace
August 4, 2021 — AUSTIN, Texas - After four decades of peace, Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, the Texas adjutant general; Rep. Michael McCaul; Barakat Elleithy, the minister plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Arab Republic of... MORE

Left to right, Jordan Hale, deputy chief of staff, Office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott; Barakat Elleithy, minister plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt; Livia Link-Raviv, consul general of Israel; Rep. Michael McCaul; Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Texas adjutant general; and Jose A Esparza, the Texas deputy secretary of state, at a ceremony in Austin, Texas, Aug. 3, 2021, commemorating the 40-year anniversary of the Multinational Force Observers (MFO). After the signing of the Egypt-Israeli Peace Agreement, the MFO was created to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the treaty and prevent any violation of its terms.

California Guard rescues three hikers from Mount Whitney
August 3, 2021 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Three hikers who spent the night stranded on Mount Whitney with limited supplies in cold weather were taken to safety by a California Army National Guard aircrew July 29.U.S. Army... MORE

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Stockton, California, flies near Mount Whitney in Inyo County July 27, 2021, during a search and rescue mission for three hikers who were stranded above 12,600 feet overnight with few supplies.

Virginia National Guard ends COVID response mission
August 3, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard ended its COVID-19 response July 31 after more than 460 days of assisting with vaccinations, testing and administrative, logistics and planning support... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers conduct a mobile vaccination mission on board international ships in July 2021 in Norfolk, Virginia. The Virginia National Guard's support to Virginia's COVID-19 response ended July 31, 2021.

Alaska National Guard medevacs injured plane crash victims
August 3, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated two injured occupants of an overturned Cessna 206 aircraft July 31 from King Salmon to... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Soukup, a pilot with the 176th Wing’s 211th Rescue Squadron, searches for isolated flood survivors aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft while assisting with hurricane relief operations in North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018.

Oklahoma Army Guard Soldiers test their resiliency at NTC
August 2, 2021 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers tested their skills as they fought the heat and mock enemies during a month-long annual training in the desert at the National Training... MORE

Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, move through the desert during a live-fire exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2021.

National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When wildfires happen in the West, the National Guard is there to fight those fires. And for now, they've got a good handle on the effort, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said... MORE

An Air National Guard C-130 drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021, near Frenchman Lake in Northern California.

1-174th takes part in Forager 21 exercise
August 2, 2021 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, participated in exercise Forager 21 on Guam and Tinian in July, using their Avenger air... MORE

Ohio National Guard's Spc. Kiya Marshall and Staff Sgt. Tyler Hamilton, assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, operate a man-portable air-defense system to engage an enemy aircraft during exercise Forager 21 July 30, 2021, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Avenger is a self-propelled surface-to-air missile system that provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units.

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