Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

Alaska Army Guard aviation recognized for ‘Rescue of Year’
February 18, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Four members of the Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, received the...

Oklahoma Airmen teach land navigation skills
February 18, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – The 137th Combat Training Flight (CTF) taught 33 students land navigation, radio communication and radio programming skills during Mission Sustainment Team (MST) training at Will...

NY Air Guard 106th civil engineers train at Silver Flag
February 17, 2022 — FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City,...

Nebraska Guard assists with civilian airplane emergency
February 17, 2022 — LINCOLN, Neb. - A Nebraska Army National Guard crew flying a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a nighttime training flight responded immediately to assist civilians who notified air traffic control they...

New Hampshire Guardsman helps rescue woman from burning home
February 17, 2022 — STRATFORD, N.H. – On the afternoon of Feb. 7, Pfc. Liam MacVittie had to make an unscheduled trip to his home in Dover.  He had just finished his shift at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West...

Making Mountaineers: U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – Each service member who enters the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School passes under a placard with an ominous warning from Ethan Allen himself: “The Gods of the...

Legacies of Excellence: Mountain Warfare School instructors
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – Service members from French desert commandos to U.S. Special Forces operators have sung the praises of U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School instructors.The Vermont...

Humble Beginnings: U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – The U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School was established April 5, 1983, in a mobile home next to a tin shack on a small hill in Jericho, Vermont. The tin shack still...

Beyond the Basics: U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
February 17, 2022 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – The education at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School doesn’t end at the Basic Military Mountaineer Course.From the four advanced and specialty courses taught in...

NY Guard trains on frozen lake to prep for polar missions
February 16, 2022 — GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE, N.Y. – Twenty Airmen assigned to the New York National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing are honing their skills as members of the Polar Camp Ski-way Team (PCST) on the Great Sacandaga...

Virginia National Guard combat medics refresh skills
February 16, 2022 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – More than 20 Virginia Army National Guard combat medics conducted refresher training at the State Military Reservation Jan. 25-29. The Virginia Army National Guard Medical...

Vermont Guard shares communication strategy with SPP partner
February 16, 2022 — SKOPJE, North Macedonia – Soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard led a crisis communication workshop at the Army Home in Skopje, North Macedonia, Feb. 8-10.“Crisis communication is about...

Alaska National Guard to kick off exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot
February 16, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard will host the joint exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 to train with interagency partners for the homeland security and emergency...

Hundreds of Oregon Guardsmen help overwhelmed hospitals
February 16, 2022 — MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon National Guardsmen are assisting more than 40 hospitals across the state struggling with heavy patient loads and short staffing caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Guardsmen handle...

Papua New Guinea military leaders visit Wisconsin Guard
February 15, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Despite the many disruptions and plans canceled because of COVID-19, in-person exchanges between the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force remain on track as...

Utah National Guard supports hospitals facing COVID surge
February 15, 2022 — ST. GEORGE, Utah – For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Utah National Guard members are providing direct hospital support in non-medical roles. Service members are transporting...

More U.S. troops deploying to Europe, Guard leaving Ukraine
February 15, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Another 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division will move to Europe, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is temporarily repositioning 160 Florida National Guard troops...

Virginia Guard officer leads U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team
February 14, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia Army National Guard officer is leading the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, serving as head coach of the team.Capt. Michael...

ANG director emphasizes readiness, change with Hawaii Airmen
February 14, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The director of the Air National Guard made his message clear while visiting Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen Feb. 8 — members at every step of the chain are...

Kentucky Soldiers conduct riot control training in Germany
February 14, 2022 — HOHENFELS, Germany - Soldiers assigned to Kentucky Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division, reacted to improvised...

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