Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

South Carolina Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is Mission Ready
October 28, 2022 — WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – From exercising air power in South America to conducting hurricane evacuations and deploying short notice to support a high-priority exercise, Airmen assigned to the South...

Arizona Guard Team in Kosovo Conducts Evacuation Mission
October 27, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Arizona National Guard Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, had a three-year journey leading up to their arrival in Kosovo. Just eight...

Guard Suicide Rates Stable as Prevention Efforts Increase
October 27, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The suicide rate for active-duty U.S. military members declined 15% in 2021, with the National Guard rate essentially unchanged as new suicide prevention initiatives roll out across...

New Jersey National Guard Partners with Republic of Cyprus
October 27, 2022 — TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey National Guard has been selected as the new state partner for the Republic of Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Through the Department...

Arctic Guardians Rescue Plane Crash Victim at Totek Lake
October 27, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a plane crash victim Oct. 25 at Totek Lake, about 75 miles southwest of Fairbanks.A pilot flying...

Arctic Guardians Rescue 6 Snowmachiners at College Glacier
October 26, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued six stranded snowmachiners Oct. 25 at College Glacier, about 130 miles southeast of Fairbanks.Alaska...

New York Army Guard Medics, Medevac Aircrews Train Together
October 26, 2022 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard medics based in the Adirondack foothills took to the skies Oct. 22 for a combined training event with Soldiers from a medical evacuation helicopter...

Arizona Guard Unit Tests Readiness in ANG Flyaway Exercise
October 26, 2022 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing conducted the Air National Guard’s first multiday flyaway readiness exercise by an air refueling wing Oct. 12-17 to demonstrate the...

Packers Visit Wisconsin Guard Challenge Academy Cadets
October 25, 2022 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Members of the Green Bay Packers football team visited the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy campus at Fort McCoy Oct. 18.Seven players shared lunch with cadets, toured...

NY Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Supports Antarctic Research
October 25, 2022 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing launched the first of five LC-130 “Skibird” aircraft to Antarctica Oct. 19 to support National Science...

Junior Washington Guard Medic Earns Expert Field Medic Badge
October 24, 2022 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Spc. Raymond Alonso, a combat medic specialist with Charlie Company, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, is the first member of his unit to earn the Expert Field Medical...

Iowa, New Jersey Guard Chaplains Make History Together
October 24, 2022 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – Two National Guard chaplains have become the first women to serve as state chaplains in their states and the country. Lt. Col. Martha Kester will serve the Iowa National Guard, while...

Virginia Guard, Partners Conduct Cyber Exercise
October 24, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – Approximately 20 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen took part in the Cyber Fortress exercise with public and private sector partners Sept. 21-30.Participants included Dominion...

Tennessee Aquatic Rescue Team Practices Search and Rescue
October 21, 2022 — NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team and state and local first responders conducted a joint search and rescue exercise on Kentucky Lake Oct. 19.The exercise...

Virginia Guard Aviation Battalion Ends Kosovo Mission
October 21, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEEL, Kosovo – The Virginia National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, officially ended its mission in Kosovo as Kosovo Force’s Regional Command-East...

Cal Guard Pilot and Meteorologist Keeps her eye on the sky
October 21, 2022 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - You can look to the horizon or check your local newscast for the weather, but now when you check the sky, you might see your local meteorologist flying high.U.S. Army 2nd Lt...

Washington National Guard Aircrew Rescues Injured Hiker
October 21, 2022 — LEAVENWORTH, Wash. – A Washington Army National Guard medical flight crew from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, hoisted an injured hiker out of a heavily wooded area near Leavenworth...

Cal Guard Unit Ends Year-long Deployment to Poland
October 21, 2022 — BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland – NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland held a transfer of authority ceremony from Cal Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment, to the incoming 1st Cavalry...

Arkansas Guardsman Takes Care of Medical Group
October 20, 2022 — FORT SMITH, Ark. – As a teenager, Ché Kinnard liked art. In college, he became more interested in the medical career field, and this passion took off when he joined the Air National Guard in...

New York National Guard Honors Revolutionary War Minuteman
October 20, 2022 — SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers memorialized a Revolutionary War Soldier killed 245 years ago during the Battle of Saratoga and buried on the battlefield.A nine-Soldier...

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