Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2023

Cal Guard's Joint Forces Training Base Gets Solar Microgrid
August 17, 2023 — LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - The California National Guard hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an energy resilience project at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Aug. 11 to support the U.S. Army’s...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hiker in National Park
August 17, 2023 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew performed an emergency air evacuation of a hiker suffering a severe illness in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Aug...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Sheep Hunters
August 16, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two sheep hunters Aug. 11 near Tonsina, about 165 miles east of Anchorage.The two uninjured hunters were...

Massachusetts Guard Cyber Team Helps Town Check Security
August 16, 2023 — TEWKSBURY, Mass. – Four Massachusetts National Guard members worked with the Town of Tewksbury to identify weaknesses in their cybersecurity and suggest improvements.Two Soldiers and two Airmen...

New York Air Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing Launches STEM Camp
August 14, 2023 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Twenty-four children of Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing got a first-hand look at how the Air Force uses science, technology,...

Ohio Air Guard Engineers Conduct Annual Training in Spain
August 14, 2023 — MORON AIR BASE, Spain - Ohio Air National Guard Airmen from the 200th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) completed construction projects at Morón Air Base...

Airmen Train for Space Operations During Vulcan Guard
August 14, 2023 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing hosted an iteration of the Vulcan Guard space exercise Aug. 10-11, bringing together U.S. Space Command, the Brazilian military and all...

Montana National Guard Hosts Regional Cooperation Exercise
August 14, 2023 — HELENA, Mont. - The Montana National Guard is hosting Regional Cooperation 23, a U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise for military personnel from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan,...

Challenge Fuels Transition for Newest Infantry Soldiers
August 11, 2023 — FORT BARFOOT, Va. – A few times each year, the Virginia National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, conducts an 11B Infantry Transition Course. Some of the Soldiers...

Pennsylvania Air Guard Gets New Special Ops Aircraft
August 11, 2023 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing accepted a new MC-130J Commando II military aircraft during a July 27 ceremony.The 193rd SOW is the first — and...

Defense Department Mobilizes to Respond to Hawaii Wildfires
August 11, 2023 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will continue to work closely with state and local officials to protect lives and battle the destructive wildfires that have swept through the Hawaiian island of...

Virginia Guard Conducts Mountain Warfare Exchange in Tajikistan
August 11, 2023 — ROMIT, Tajikistan - Five Virginia National Guard Soldiers conducted a mountain warfare exchange with soldiers from the Republic of Tajikistan July 24-29.The five-day exchange in Romit supported the...

Kingsley Field Fire Department Trains Local Firefighters
August 10, 2023 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Kingsley Field Fire Department conducted F-15 familiarization training with local Fire District One emergency personnel at Kingsley Field this month.Kingsley Field Fire...

Wisconsin Air Guard Unit Masters New Air Control Tactics
August 10, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - More than 120 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron recently spent two weeks at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in lower Michigan,...

New York Guard Soldiers, Airmen to Join Brazilian Exercises
August 10, 2023 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. - More than 100 New York National Guard Airmen and Soldiers will participate in two August training missions in Brazil as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership...

New York Air National Guardsman Wins Air Force-wide Honor
August 9, 2023 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. - An Airman assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing has been named one of the top 12 Airmen in the 500,000-member total Air Force.Staff...

Colorado Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron Celebrates new Facility
August 9, 2023 — BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard’s 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its new facility at Peterson Space Force...

Alaska Guard Cares for Northern Mariana Islands Residents
August 9, 2023 — SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - Army and Air Force Active, National Guard and Reserve components led by the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) provided free health care in the Commonwealth...

Florida Pilot’s Homecoming a Fitting end to Storied Career
August 8, 2023 — JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Florida Air National Guard Lt. Col. Daniel Schiller’s last tour of duty couldn’t be a more satisfying final act in his two-decade military career. Just...

Ohio Air Guard Fighter Wing Trains at Volk Field
August 8, 2023 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. - More than 90 Airmen and six F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing deployed to Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, in early...

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter