Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

Kentucky Air Guard Upgrades to C-130J Super Hercules
September 12, 2022 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 123rd Airlift Wing welcomed its eighth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Aug. 25, completing the unit’s transition from legacy C-130H...

Idaho Air Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron Wins Hawgsmoke 2022
September 12, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing, 190th Fighter Squadron, hosted the Hawgsmoke 2022 A-10 Thunderbolt II "warthog" gunnery competition at Gowen Field in Boise and at ranges...

Virginia Guard Red Dragons Earn Their Spurs in Kenya
September 12, 2022 — CAMP SIMBA, Kenya – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, held a spur ride...

Nevada, California Guard Called to Idaho for Firefighting Mission
September 12, 2022 — RENO, Nev. – The Nevada and California National Guard aerial firefighting crews are in Idaho to support wildland firefighting operations in the Northwest.The National Interagency Fire Center requested...

Kentucky National Guard Shares Knowledge with Partner Djibouti
September 9, 2022 — DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – Although the early-morning sun was still low in the sky, temperatures were already hovering near 100 degrees as a small group of Kentucky National Guard signal leaders made...

New York Army National Guard Troops Deploy to Africa
September 9, 2022 — FORT BLISS, Texas - A thousand New York Army National Guard Soldiers completed two months of training at Fort Bliss and are heading to assignments in the Horn of Africa for 10 months.Known as Task...

Oklahoma National Guard Hosts German Officers in Exchange
September 9, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – This year might mark the “Longest Exchange Ever” of the Military Reserve Exchange Program.Two officers from the German Air Force, Lt. Col. Alex Frick, mission support squadron...

Virginia, Massachusetts Guard Support Free Clinic in Georgia
September 9, 2022 — COLUMBUS, Ga. – Virginia and Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen supported a no-cost health clinic offering vision, dental and other basic medical services Aug. 3-18 in the Columbus,...

111th Operations Group Participates in Joint Force Training
September 9, 2022 — HORSHAM, Pa. – The 111th Operations Group joined forces with three other wings for a multifaceted training exercise that included Tactical Air Control Party specialists, a C-17 Globemaster III and...

Maryland National Guard Trains in Minnesota
September 8, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY Minn. – Maryland National Guard Soldiers of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion – 126th Aviation Regiment trained on Camp Ripley in August in preparation for an upcoming deployment.“During our...

Nebraska Air National Guard Trains at Travis AFB
September 8, 2022 — TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Ten Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s logistics readiness squadron conducted annual training in California Aug. 8-20.The training helped Nebraska National...

Indiana National Guard Welcomes Niger Partners for Exchange
September 8, 2022 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Three medical professionals from the Niger Armed Forces joined Indiana Army and Air National Guard medical professionals at Camp Atterbury during a State Partnership Program...

Nebraska Training Center Command Hosts Heartland Fury
September 7, 2022 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Army National Guard company command teams from across Nebraska attended Operation Heartland Fury at the Camp Ashland and Mead training sites Aug. 27.The operation, hosted by Training...

Alaska, Washington National Guard Join Exercise Gobi Wolf
September 7, 2022 — BAYANKHONGOR, Mongolia – Exercise Gobi Wolf 2022, a multinational civil and military training exercise, commenced with an opening ceremony and expert academic discussion Sept. 5.The six-day exercise...

National Guard, Partner Nations Conduct Command Post Exercise
September 7, 2022 — VAZIANI TRAINING AREA, Georgia – Allied and partner nations collaborated to conduct a command post exercise during Noble Partner 22 in August and September.Noble Partner enhances regional partnerships...

Michigan National Guard Hosts Estonian Officer
September 6, 2022 — LANSING, Mich. – The 3-126th Infantry Regiment of Wyoming Armory, Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted an Estonian officer during annual training at Camp Grayling July 19-23, 2022, as part of the Military...

Oregon National Guard Responds to Rum Creek Fire
September 6, 2022 — MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard has helped support firefighting efforts at the Rum Creek Fire that has burned approximately 17,000 acres in Josephine County. Fifty-one Guard members have...

New York Army Guard Helps Battle Hudson Valley Fire
September 2, 2022 — ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard teamed with New York State Police and the Department of Environmental Conservation to battle a wildfire burning through the Minnewaska State Park...

104th Fighter Squadron Lends Expertise to Exercise Tapio
September 2, 2022 — CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – Pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, recently traveled to the Campo Grande Air Force Base in the largest city in the Mato Grosso de Sul state to...

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Injured Hiker Near Eklutna Lake
September 2, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker Aug. 31 near Eklutna Lake, about 30 miles northeast of Anchorage.Alaska State...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future