Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

New Mexico Guard's 3631st Signal Company Ends Deployment
November 17, 2022 — RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Approximately 30 Soldiers from the 3631st Signal Company have reunited with their families, ending a deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to support...

Florida Guard’s 159th Weather Flight Wins Weather Challenge
November 16, 2022 — JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Airmen assigned to the 159th Weather Flight bested 66 teams to win Thor’s Forecast Challenge, a demanding two-week competition that tested weather flights’...

Illinois Guard Hands off Africa Mission to Wisconsin Guard
November 16, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – The Illinois Army National Guard’s 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade transferred responsibility for the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa headquarters staff...

MTC Range Ops Staff Keeps Fort Pickett Humming
November 16, 2022 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – If you were to ask any of the more than 60 personnel assigned to Range Operations at Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, Virginia, what their No. 1 priority is, you would...

Pennsylvania Air Guard Joins Operation Noble Defender
November 15, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing participated in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Operation Noble Defender off the U.S. northeast coast...

Montana National Guard Rescues Injured Wyoming Hunter
November 15, 2022 — FORT HARRISON, Mont. – Soldiers of the Montana Army National Guard’s 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued an injured hunter in the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming Nov. 3.The Guard...

Alaska Guardsmen Maintain Arctic Resilience, Readiness
November 15, 2022 — FORT GREELY, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) showcased their resiliency and readiness during exercise Guardian Watch...

New York Army Guard Signal Soldiers Prep for Deployment
November 15, 2022 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – Forty-six 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion Soldiers spent Oct. 24 to Nov. 7 ensuring their communications gear will keep Army command posts talking to each other...

Tenn. National Guard unit Completes Horn of Africa Deployment
November 14, 2022 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 80 Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 268th Military Police Company returned to Tennessee from a nearly year-long deployment overseas on Nov. 11. The...

Georgia National Guard Builds Relationships in Colombia
November 14, 2022 — TOLEMAIDA MILITARY BASE, Colombia – The Georgia Army National Guard’s Fort Benning-based Team 6120, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 54th Security Forces Brigade, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade...

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Train with new Robotic System
November 10, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers received training Nov. 8 and 9 on a new robotic system that allows them to investigate potential hazards remotely. Four Soldiers each...

West Virginia Guard to Provide Aerial Firefighting Support
November 10, 2022 — FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s C. Co., 1-150th Assault Battalion has launched one UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with hoist capability to Fayette County to assist local...

Vietnam Veterans Receive Overdue Welcome Home
November 10, 2022 — SAN DIEGO – The first weekend of any given month for a National Guard Soldier usually means reporting to your armory and spending the next 48 hours on duty. For U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Arroyo, with the...

OKNG Special Operations Wing Supports First Red Dragon Live-fire
November 10, 2022 — ANDøYA SPACE DEFENSE RANGE, NORWAY - Two Air Force Special Operations Command wings partnered in a total force initiative to conduct the first live-fire demonstration of Rapid Dragon, a long-range...

Louisiana’s 159th Fighter Wing Conducts Deployment Exercise
November 9, 2022 — BELLE CHASSE, La. - The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing conducted an exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Nov. 4-6 to maintain deployment readiness.If a...

NH Airman Honored for Deployment Duties, Aiding Crash Victim
November 9, 2022 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – Just days before deploying, an Airman flew into action after witnessing a three-car collision on his way home from work.Staff Sgt. Reese Bassett, an air...

Planners Shape Justified Accord 23 African Military Exercise
November 9, 2022 — NAIROBI, Kenya – More than 80 participants from the United States, African partner nations and multinational forces gathered in Nairobi Oct. 24-28 to plan exercise Justified Accord 2023 — U.S. Africa...

National Guard Chief Visits New York’s 106th Rescue Wing
November 9, 2022 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – The National Guard’s top officer, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, spent Nov. 5 at Gabreski Air National Guard Base with 106th Rescue Wing...

103rd Medical Group Partners with Hospital for Training
November 9, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn. - The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard, is partnering with Hartford Hospital for annual medical training.Air National Guard medics and nurses must receive at least...

Medal of Honor Recipient Touts Learning, Adaptability
November 9, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, a Medal of Honor recipient, returned to his home state to share his story with fellow Oklahomans.“Oklahoma is where I’m from; it’s where I grew up,” Plumlee...

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