Guard News - The National Guard - Aug 2021

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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