Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

Two Colorado National Guard Members Serve as Sisters in Arms
September 2, 2022 — AURORA, Colo. – Two sisters have come together in a unique unit where they are not only sisters but sisters in arms.Serving in separate branches, U.S. Army Spc. Jessica Lee and U.S. Air Force Senior...

National Guard Bureau Implements Sexual Assault, Harassment Prevention Initiatives
September 1, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard Bureau is implementing changes to better fight sexual assault and harassment in the ranks with new prevention initiatives across the Guard force.These measures...

Representing Guard Enlisted at Conference ‘an Inherent Responsibility,’ Says Whitehead
September 1, 2022 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – The National Guard’s senior enlisted leader recently participated in a three-day conference attended mostly by commissioned officers. For Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the...

National Guard Honored for Youth ChalleNGe Program
September 1, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, which helps “at-risk” teens earn their high school diploma or GED, earned national recognition Aug. 31 during the 103rd American Legion...

Connecticut National Guard Leaders Build Bonds in Uruguay
September 1, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn. – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, the Connecticut adjutant general, and other Connecticut Army National Guard officers visited Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 6-10, to strengthen bonds...

New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Participate in Cyber Exchange
September 1, 2022 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – In the heart of San Salvador, inside the Centro de Etrenamiento Tactico, New Hampshire Airmen from the 157th Communications Flight shared new ideas with a growing...

New York National Guard Cyber Experts Learn from Brazilian Counterparts
September 1, 2022 — BRASILIA, Brazil - When the Brazilian Cyber Defense Command showcased itself to representatives of 15 nations Aug. 18 as part of its Cyber Guardian Exercise, two New York Army National Guard Soldiers...

Arizona Guard Soldiers, Singapore Air Force Train in Idaho
September 1, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – The Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Arizona Army National Guard trained together at the Idaho National Guard’s Orchard Combat Training Center July 21-Aug. 29, completing day and...

New York Air Guard-Brazil Tactical Demo Caps Exercise Tapio
August 31, 2022 — CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – Two weeks of New York Air National Guard joint training with the Brazilian Air Force climaxed with a demonstration mission in front of Brazilian and American leaders Aug. 29.One...

Body of Korean War Soldier Comes Home
August 31, 2022 — ANNVILLE, Pa. – The body of Pfc. Donald M. Born, a U.S. Soldier from Lancaster who went missing in action during the Korean War, was laid to rest 72 years later Aug. 30 under the care of Pennsylvania...

Missouri Guard Airmen Perform ‘Wet-Wing’ Defuel for First Time
August 31, 2022 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Airmen from the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s petroleum, oils and lubricants office conducted a “wet-wing” defuel at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base for the first time Aug...

West Virginia National Guard, Peru Establish Priorities for Partnership
August 30, 2022 — LIMA, Peru – West Virginia National Guard senior leaders and members of the State Partnership Program met with Peruvian military leadership Aug. 22-24 to develop a plan for future engagements.Maj...

1-110th Infantry Scouts Conduct Live-fire Air Assault Training
August 30, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Well before dawn on Aug. 3, Soldiers from the scout platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,...

Michigan Medics Take new Combat Casualty Care Course
August 30, 2022 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Aerospace medical technicians with the 127th Medical Group, Michigan Air National Guard, took part in an innovative form of combat lifesaving training during...

Hokanson: Individual Readiness Makes National Guard Always Ready, Always There
August 29, 2022 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – The physical and mental readiness of each Guard member enables the National Guard to keep its promise to America to stand Always Ready, Always There, the component’s most senior...

North Macedonia Soldiers Train with Vermont Guard Partners
August 29, 2022 — CAMP DODGE, Iowa - A medical team from the North Macedonia Army trained with the Vermont Army National Guard in Iowa July 29-Aug. 13 as part of the State Partnership Program.The mission of the...

AFRICOM Hosts Senior Enlisted Conference
August 29, 2022 — ROME, Italy - Senior enlisted leaders from over 20 African partner nations, the United States and NATO participated in the annual Senior Enlisted Leader Conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command Aug...

National Guard Trains with Partner Nations in Tajikistan
August 29, 2022 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – About 300 troops from the United States, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Pakistan trained together for the exercise Regional Cooperation 22 Aug...

Michigan Guard unit Trains in Tunisia at African Lion 22
August 29, 2022 — BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia – Southern Tunisia features a vast desert, poisonous scorpions, large camel spiders and multiple species of snakes. Fierce sandstorms and extreme heat are the norms during the...

Brown: ‘The National Guard … Truly at the Heart of it all’
August 28, 2022 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – As the Air Force’s 75th birthday nears, the service is transforming – bringing change that requires Airmen to get comfortable being uncomfortable, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. told...

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