Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

Minnesota National Guard, Canada test readiness
March 25, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - Army Reservists of the Canadian 38 Brigade Group conducted annual training on Camp Ripley March 11-21, including an air assault/squad movement exercise with a Minnesota National...

134th Infantry’s lone WWII Medal of Honor recipient a ‘One Man Army’
March 24, 2022 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Staff Sgt. Junior James Spurrier was born in Castlewood, Virginia, Dec. 14, 1922, as James Ira Spurrier Jr. to Ira and Ruby Spurrier. When Spurrier enlisted into the Army on Sept. 25,...

DC Air Guard conducts readiness exercise
March 24, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – The District of Columbia Air National Guard’s 113th Wing participated in a four-day readiness exercise during the regularly scheduled drill, which started March 17 at Joint...

Michigan Airman embraces nurse assistant program, service
March 24, 2022 — MIDLAND, Michigan - Senior Airman Tiffany McPherson knows exactly why she joined the Michigan Air National Guard.“I didn’t join to become a stranger,” she says. “I joined to get more involved and to...

Louisiana Guard’s 159th FW tests predeployment capabilities
March 24, 2022 — BELLE CHASSE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing conducted a predeployment exercise March 10-12 to measure the wing’s readiness.“The exercise’s overall purpose is to test our...

109th Airlift Wing security forces conduct training exercise
March 23, 2022 — SCOTIA, N.Y. – Security forces from the 109th Airlift Wing trained March 5 on how and when to use force, facilitated by instructors who controlled the scenarios and ensured safety was the top...

Pennsylvania National Guard ends COVID-19 response mission
March 23, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – After two years and hundreds of missions across the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania National Guard has ended its COVID-19 response.Guard members were first activated March...

Pennsylvania Guard is first Guard to field new SIGINT system
March 23, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard is the first National Guard in the country to field the new Tactical Dismounted Electronic Warfare and Signals Intelligence (TDEWS)...

Nebraska Soldier recognized for lifesaving actions
March 23, 2022 — SAN DIEGO – Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Brittany West was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by Joint Task Force North’s top leaders March 15 for saving a fellow service member’s life.West —...

Washington Guard, Thailand celebrate 20-year partnership
March 23, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington National Guard is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its partnership with the Kingdom of Thailand in the State Partnership Program and resuming in-person...

New policy helps Guard members coming off COVID duty
March 21, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – A new policy intended to help National Guard members who were activated to support COVID-19 operations is a “win for the health of the force.”That is according to Army Maj. Gen. Jill...

Illinois Army National Guard Soldier helps save man’s life
March 21, 2022 — SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – A 19-year-old Illinois Army National Guard Soldier and two other volunteers helped save the life of a man severely injured in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 55 in...

OKNG visits Azerbaijan as part of State Partnership Program
March 21, 2022 — BAKU, Azerbaijan – Four members of the Oklahoma National Guard (OKNG) visited the Peacekeeping Brigade of Azerbaijan Armed Forces during a State Partnership Program (SPP) engagement March 1-4.Two...

Ukraine-California ties show worth of National Guard program
March 21, 2022 — WASHINGTON – When Russia invaded Ukraine with more than 150,000 troops Feb. 24, most people — especially Russian President Vladimir Putin — expected a Russian cakewalk.The men and women of the...

New York Guard leads world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade
March 18, 2022 — NEW YORK – More than 2 million people lined the streets of mid-town Manhattan to watch the New York Army National Guard’s 69th Infantry lead the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the 171st time on...

Vermont Guard participates in Canadian extreme cold exercise
March 18, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers trekked into the Canadian wilderness for “Guerrier Nordique,” a combined, two-week extreme cold-weather exercise.Maj. Matthew Heffner and his...

Swamp Fox maintenance hosts Bulgarian air force officers
March 18, 2022 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – Six Bulgarian air force maintenance officers spent two days with the 169th Maintenance Group discussing maintenance best practices as a part of a subject...

Illinois Army National Guard receives UH-60V Black Hawks
March 18, 2022 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Army National Guard has received new UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters, the latest rotary-wing aircraft in the Army’s inventory. The helicopters are assigned to the 106th...

103rd’s culture of self-assessment rated ‘Highly Effective’
March 18, 2022 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – At the 103rd Airlift Wing, Airmen at every level participate in the wing’s continuous self-assessment process. This culture of self-assessment led to the unit receiving an overall...

Nebraska Guard shares NCO leadership in Rwanda SPP exchange
March 17, 2022 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – One Airman and three Soldiers from the Nebraska National Guard participated in a noncommissioned officer training exchange with the Rwanda Defence Force in Gabiro,...

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