Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills
October 20, 2022 — NIAMEY, Niger – The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team worked alongside the Niger armed forces’ first combat medic team for more than two weeks to teach tactical combat casualty...

New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Tests new LC-130 Engine
October 20, 2022 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing flew a ski-equipped LC-130 outfitted with more powerful engines for the first time during a test flight Oct...

Tennessee National Guard Aircrew Rescues Injured Hiker
October 19, 2022 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew responded to an emergency air evacuation mission for a hiker with a suspected broken leg in the Great Smoky Mountains National...

Washington Guard Snipers Train with Counterparts Overseas
October 19, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As the 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment was arriving in Poland in April 2020 for the start of its NATO Enhanced Forward Presence rotation, Staff Sgt. Chris Smith sought...

Oklahoma Guard Hosts Cybersecurity Exchange with Azerbaijan
October 17, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – As global challenges evolve, strategists are turning their attention to cyberspace and developing the tactics, techniques and procedures to safeguard the future.That focus on...

Army National Guard Prepares for 2030
October 17, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Army National Guard leaders held a discussion forum during the annual Association of the United States Army meeting in Washington to discuss how the Army Guard plans to attract new talent...

Minnesota National Guard Supports Iraq Air Base Operations
October 17, 2022 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – In May, 21 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 347 Regional Support Group, Task Force Victory, arrived to support those stationed at Al Asad Air Base for...

Deployed Massachusetts Guardsman Wins Innovation Competition
October 17, 2022 — TAMPA, Fla. – Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. Mickey Reeve won first place out of five finalists in the inaugural Innovation Oasis competition at Central Command Oct. 14 for developing a...

PA Guardsman Leads Project Building Houses for Cherokee Vets
October 14, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – A Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman with the 171st Air Refueling Wing led the construction of seven homes for tribal members of Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Senior...

Arizona National Guard, Oman Form State Partnership
October 13, 2022 — PHOENIX - The Arizona National Guard announced a new partnership with the Sultanate of Oman Oct. 13 through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.“Arizona has...

Virginia National Guard Father, Daughter Deploy to Kosovo
October 13, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The military journeys of Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Viera and his daughter, Staff Sgt. Kayla M. Jaeger, came full circle when they both deployed...

New York National Guard Team to Compete in South Africa
October 13, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Four New York National Guard Soldiers and one Airman will represent New York and the United States at the South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition Oct. 23-30.The...

Lithuanian Land Force Commander Visits Pennsylvania Guard
October 13, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard leaders met with the new commander of Lithuania’s Land Force Oct. 9.Brig. Gen. Arturas Radvilas, who assumed command of the Lithuanian Land Force...

Utah Honor Guard Provides Funeral Honors for WWII Airman
October 13, 2022 — BLUFFDALE, Utah – Almost 3,000 U.S. aviation service members were killed in air combat during World War II. Among that group was Army Air Corps Sgt. Elvin L. Phillips from Salt Lake City, a B-24...

Ohio National Guard, Serbia Celebrate Partnership
October 12, 2022 — BELGRADE, Serbia - The Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Armed Forces celebrated their 16-year partnership in Serbia Sept. 7-10. Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, led the Ohio...

New York, New Jersey Guard Practice CBRN Response
October 12, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Six hundred New York and New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen honed their skills to respond to a terror attack or weapon of mass destruction incident Sept. 8-14 at...

Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers end Middle East Mission
October 12, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 250 Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 1067th Composite Truck Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, have returned...

10th Homeland Response Force Guardsmen Cover CBRN Basics
October 12, 2022 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Decontamination subject matter experts with the Washington National Guard’s 10th Homeland Response Force conducted a two-day hazardous material familiarization course...

New York Army Guard Aviators Complete Hurricane Mission
October 11, 2022 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers completed their Florida mission helping respond to damage caused by Hurricane Ian.Two helicopters and 11 Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd...

Army Guard Makes it to Final Round of Army Best Squad Competition
October 11, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Five Army National Guard members were among four teams selected for the final round of the U.S. Army’s inaugural Best Squad Competition.The Best Squad Competition, formerly the U.S...

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