Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2022

New Tool Alerts Colorado, California Guard to Wildfires
October 7, 2022 — AURORA, Colo. – The Colorado and California National Guard have a new way to save lives and mitigate property damage from wildfires called FireGuard.Using military-operated satellites and civilian...

Hawaii Airmen, Marines Practice Chemical Warfare Response
October 7, 2022 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen completed a chemical warfare and decontamination exercise Sept. 2 alongside joint and total force partners.More than 70 Airmen...

Nebraska Guard, Czechs Solidify Partnership at Exercise
October 6, 2022 — OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – The 155th Air Refueling Wing participated in the Ample Strike Exercise and NATO Days to support its partnership with the Czech Republic.The Nebraska Air National Guard Airmen...

167th Airlift Wing Conducts Emergency Response Exercise
October 6, 2022 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing conducted an exercise to test the response plans and capabilities of the wing’s emergency responders at Shepherd Field...

115th Fighter Wing Celebrates end of F-16 era at Truax Field
October 6, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – The 115th Fighter Wing’s last F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft departed Oct. 5, following a sendoff ceremony commemorating 30 years of service at Truax Field.Col. Bart Van Roo, the 115th...

New York Guard Honors Former President Chester Arthur
October 5, 2022 — MENANDS, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard recognized the 21st president of the United States, Chester Arthur, during a rainy ceremony at his grave in Albany Rural Cemetery Oct. 5, the 193rd...

Florida Guard’s RED HORSE Squadron Clears Roads
October 5, 2022 — PINE ISLAND, Fla. – The Florida Air National Guard’s 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron is clearing debris from barrier island roads damaged by...

Puerto Rico Guard Provides Security for Honduran Partners
October 5, 2022 — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Puerto Rico National Guard military police have provided security alongside their Honduran Armed Forces partners at Soto Cano Air Base for over 10 years, enabling Joint...

South Dakota’s 152nd CSSB Hosts Best Squad Competition
October 4, 2022 — BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota Army National Guard’s 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion hosted its first Best Squad Competition Sept. 11, bringing together Soldiers from all the...

Wisconsin Army Guard Prepares for Africa deployment
October 4, 2022 — MILWAUKEE – Col. Eric Leckel, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, told 280 deploying Soldiers and their families and friends about the historic nature...

Hoosier Guardsmen Depart Indiana for Kosovo Deployment
October 4, 2022 — INDIANAPOLIS - Approximately 300 Indiana National Guard members with the 38th Infantry Division’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team said goodbye to family and friends during a Camp Atterbury ceremony...

Virginia National Guard Prepared for Possible Severe Weather
October 3, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard staged Soldiers and trucks in the Eastern Shore and Hampton Roads areas Oct. 3 to respond to potential severe weather.Eight Soldiers and four tactical...

Alaska Guard Flies Relief Supplies to Western Alaska
October 3, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska State Emergency Operations Center is working closely with state, federal and private-sector partners to ship and distribute humanitarian supplies...

54th SFAB Completes Historic Honduras Deployment
October 3, 2022 — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – The 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade recently made history as the first National Guard unit of its kind to activate and deploy in support of combatant command...

Virginia National Guard Prepared for Hurricane Response
September 30, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia National Guard staged about 60 Soldiers and Airmen across the commonwealth for possible severe weather response operations related to Hurricane Ian.Guard members were...

Puerto Rico Air National Guard Major Helps Save a Life
September 30, 2022 — MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Air National Guard Maj. Jesuan Aviles, the wing plans officer with the 156th Wing, helped save the life of a cyclist while on leave in Fort...

Louisiana Guard Joins Hurricane Ian Response in Florida
September 30, 2022 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard is supporting the response to Hurricane Ian in Florida at the request of the Florida Department of Emergency Management.Almost 80 Louisiana Guard members,...

Georgia Army Guard Hands off Honduran Mission to Texas Guard
September 30, 2022 — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – A recent mission handoff between two security force assistance brigade battalions is laying historical groundwork for a maturing partnership between the United States...

‘Cold Steel’ Builds on Partnership with 40th Infantry Division
September 29, 2022 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – This month, the Cold Steel Brigade conducted its third Command Post Exercise with California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division partners to prepare the division...

Thousands of Guardsmen Supporting Hurricane Ian Response
September 29, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 5,000 National Guardsmen from multiple states are positioned across southwest and central Florida to help communities devastated by Hurricane Ian.Florida Guardsmen and...

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