Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

Arctic Warriors compete in biathlon championship
February 14, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – “You got this, Ang.”That’s what went through Master Sgt. Angela Horn’s head when the cowbell rang as she took off from the start line of the Sprint Race at the Chief, National...

Army National Guard welcomes 13th command sergeant major
February 11, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, the director of the Army National Guard, hosted a change of responsibility ceremony for the Army Guard’s top senior enlisted position at the Herbert R. Temple...

New Hampshire National Guard Airman leads by example
February 11, 2022 — SEABROOK, N.H. – On a dreary day outside the Seabrook Emergency Room, the roads are slick with slush and hail and the temperatures fluctuate in and out of single digits. Luckily, the waiting room is...

NY National Guard Airmen begin returning from Antarctic mission
February 11, 2022 — SCOTIA, NEW YORK – Seventy-three Airmen and three LC-130 "Skibirds" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing are expected to begin returning from Antarctica to Stratton Air...

La. Guard adds K-9 casualty care to medic sustainment training
February 10, 2022 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s combat medic sustainment program recently conducted a 10-day course for combat medics at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Jan. 20-30. A total of...

Alaska National Guard team wins Environmental Security Award
February 10, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The National Guard Bureau officially recognized the Alaska Army National Guard’s Restoration Team for their exceptional accomplishments in restoring...

124th SFS conducts joint operations in wing focus exercise
February 9, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines participated in joint training as part of a wing focus exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Gowen Field Feb. 5.During this...

Virginia Guard Soldiers mobilize to support Kosovo Force
February 9, 2022 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Soldiers and aviators of 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Virginia Army National Guard, successfully conducted mobilization and final readiness...

Vermont Guard conducts medical readiness exercise in Senegal
February 9, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard will participate in a medical readiness exercise in Senegal as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.Fifteen...

Tennessee Guard military police unit trains for deployment
February 9, 2022 — FORT BLISS, TEXAS - Tennessee National Guard Soldiers preparing for deployment participated in a three-day exercise focused on communication skills and M240 machine gun teams firing at moving targets...

Rangers and National Guard support IVAS tropics test
February 8, 2022 — CAMP SANTIAGO, Puerto Rico — From minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit to over 90, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) was tested. In back-to-back extreme weather testing led by the Program...

Florida Guard Soldiers compete in Kuwait Military Pentathlon
February 8, 2022 — KUWAIT – Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Hurricane recently had the unique opportunity to represent the U.S. Army in a military pentathlon...

National Guard chief returns from African regional security talks in Rome
February 7, 2022 — ROME – The National Guard Bureau’s chief, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference here last week for a series of...

124th Medical Group trains with Idaho Army Guard aviators
February 7, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Members from the 124th Medical Group trained with Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers on medical evacuations during their unit training assembly Feb. 4-5.The Airmen who participated in...

Oklahoma National Guard helps motorists in winter storm
February 7, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma National Guard concluded a multi-day state active-duty mission helping the Oklahoma Highway Patrol rescue stranded drivers during a winter storm.Soldiers from the 45th...

115th SFS trains on jungle, water survival skills in Hawaii
February 4, 2022 — HONOLULU - Wisconsin National Guard Airmen enhanced survival and technical skills during jungle and water survival training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 13-23.About 25 Airmen with...

Alaska National Guard, Mongolia conduct SPP expert exchange
February 4, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard participated in the second iteration of the Airmen-to-Airmen Talks program with the Mongolian Air Force to plan for future training...

New York National Guard Airmen get polar survival training
February 4, 2022 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - The New York National Guard Airmen who fly people to the South Pole or supplies to Greenland science stations on the 109th Airlift Wing’s LC-130 Hercules “Skibirds” must know how to...

More Wisconsin Guard members work as nursing assistants
February 4, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Approximately 70 Wisconsin National Guard members completed a two-week certified nursing assistant (CNA) training course at Madison College and were assigned to health care facilities...

AATC is key in reaching F-15EX missile launch milestone
February 4, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Jan. 25 marked a historic milestone for the Air Force’s newest fighter as the F-15EX Eagle II executed its first live-fire weapons test over the Gulf of Mexico.The test consisted of...

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