Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2023

Alaska National Guard Helps Battle Wildland Fires
August 8, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Thirteen members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to Interior Alaska to help fight wildfires across the region.Eight 207th Aviation Troop Command...

Wyoming Air Guard Deployed to Help Fight Fires in West
August 7, 2023 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing has been mobilized to help fight wildfires in the West.At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern...

Indiana National Guard Renders Funeral Honors for WWII Vet
August 7, 2023 — ATTICA, Ind. - Service members from the Military Department of Indiana Ceremonial Unit and 181st Intelligence Wing rendered military funeral honors for U.S. Army Air Corps Tech. Sgt. Lawrence E...

Iowa Air Guard Completes Mass Casualty Exercise
August 7, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, participated in a mass casualty exercise during training the first weekend in August.Medical, firefighter and...

Oregon Air National Guard Pilot to fly with Thunderbirds
August 4, 2023 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Maj. Tyler Clark, a 173rd Fighter Wing instructor pilot and chief of scheduling, is the first Air National Guard fighter pilot chosen to be a Thunderbird demonstration pilot.The...

Wyoming Army Guard Executes Mountain Rescue
August 4, 2023 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Army National Guard worked with a Big Horn County search and rescue team to evacuate an injured man stranded on Cloud Peak.On July 25 at about 7 p.m., the Big Horn County...

Alaska Guardsman Competes in Arctic Triathlon
August 3, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - In subarctic winter conditions, running or bicycling outside over mountainous terrain with snow and ice canvassing the countryside can be challenging.Combine...

Oregon Army National Guard Tankers Train with Live Fire
August 3, 2023 — ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho - The Oregon Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, sharpened its combat skills during annual training in late July, focusing on qualifying...

Oklahoma Airmen Participate in Tradewinds 2023 Exercise
August 3, 2023 — GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Nine Airmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing participated in the Tradewinds 23 exercise in Guyana for the first time July 15-27.Eight Oklahoma Air National Guard tactical...

New York Air Guard Medical Personnel Train at California Clinic
August 2, 2023 — COVELO, Calif. – Seventeen Air National Guard Airmen from New York’s 109th Airlift Wing spent two weeks in California providing free medical, dental and veterinary care at the Round Valley Indian...

Oregon National Guard Soldier Recognized for Heroic Actions
August 2, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho - Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, the adjutant general for the Oregon National Guard, visited the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, during annual training at the Orchards Combat...

Wisconsin Guard Unit Returns Home From Africa Deployment
August 1, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - More than 250 Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade returned to Wisconsin after a nine-month deployment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to...

Missouri Air Guard C-130H Maintainers Learn J-model Systems
August 1, 2023 — LOUISVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ky. - Maintenance Airmen with the Missouri Air National Guard’s Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center traveled to Kentucky for aircraft conversion training from...

Alaska National Guard Helps Clear Oil Spill Response Site
August 1, 2023 — SHEPARD POINT, Alaska - When the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, more than 11 million gallons of heavy crude oil spilled into the sound, impacting about...

Cyber Attacks, Typhoon Mawar Prompt Guam Cyber Conference
August 1, 2023 — TUMON, Guam – Thanks to the whole-of-community approach between local and federal governments and community partners, the scars to critical infrastructure from Typhoon Mawar appear to have healed...

Alaska Guard Strengthens Readiness with Training Exercises
August 1, 2023 — LOVELL, Wyo. - Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, executed rigorous training exercises to maintain peak combat efficiency, including convoy operations and field and driver...

29th IBCT Logistics: Winning the Fight Before the Fight
July 31, 2023 — FORT JOHNSON, La. - Soldiers assigned to the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquartered in Hawaii coordinated the movement of hundreds of assets to the Joint Readiness Training Center in...

New York Air Guard Supports European, Pacific Exercises
July 31, 2023 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Seventeen Airmen from the New York Air Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing flew around the world from June 28 to July 6 while supporting two major Air Force exercises.The Airmen, flying two...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
July 31, 2023 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew evacuated an injured hiker from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Shortly before 7 p.m. July 27, the Tennessee National Guard...

Iowa Citizen-Soldier Serves as Combat Medic and Firefighter
July 27, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Army Spc. John Shields, a combat medic in Iowa Army National Guard’s 334th Brigade Support Battalion, embraced his long-held dream of service by joining the National Guard while using...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response