Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2023

Pennsylvania Guard CST Tests Emergency Response Capabilities
February 22, 2023 — HARRISBURG, Pa. - Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team conducted a two-day training proficiency exercise Feb. 15 and Feb. 17.“It was my honor...

Norway Adds Top-tier Military Experience to State Partnership Program
February 21, 2023 — TRONDHEIM, Norway – Celebrating a half-century of training together last week, Norway and the Minnesota National Guard strengthened ties by formally pairing in the Department of Defense National Guard...

In Finland, Guard Leaders Look to Enhance Already Strong Ties
February 21, 2023 — HELSINKI, Finland – The National Guard’s most senior general met with Finland’s defense leadership and observed military training during a three-day stop last week.“I was honored to learn more about...

Twins Follow Dad into the Idaho Army National Guard
February 21, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho - Col. Jim Hicks, director of the Idaho National Guard’s Human Resource Office, enlisted his 19-year-old twin sons into the Idaho Army National Guard Feb. 16. The twins will serve in the...

109th Retrograde Cargo Team Builds Pallets at South Pole
February 17, 2023 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Four air transportation specialists from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing spent five weeks at Antarctica’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole...

New Jersey Guard Assists State Partner Albania in NCO Development
February 17, 2023 — TIRANA, Albania - The New Jersey National Guard and Albanian Armed Forces resumed military-to-military training at Land Forces Headquarters Feb. 5-9. The teams exchanged best practices of their...

NY Guard Air War Experts Participate in Nordic Conference
February 16, 2023 — COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Three New York Air National Guardsmen who plan and execute air war campaigns participated in a workshop designed to ensure that the militaries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and...

Florida Air Guard Conducts Cold Weather Training in Michigan
February 16, 2023 — ALPENA COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Mich. – Florida Air National Guard Airmen of the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron traveled to Michigan to test mission capabilities and readiness in...

Massachusetts Guard Supports Multinational Exercise in Kenya
February 16, 2023 — NAIROBI, Kenya – Justified Accord is U.S. Africa Command’s largest exercise in East Africa, bringing together more than 20 countries from four continents. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task...

109th Airlift Wing Medical Personnel Train at Local Hospital
February 16, 2023 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - New York Air National Guard flight nurses and medical technicians assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing are getting more hands-on training at a major nearby...

Alaska Army National Guard Rescues Two Snow Machiners
February 15, 2023 — BETHEL, ALASKA – The Alaska Army National Guard helped rescue two overdue snow machiners suffering from severe frostbite near Tuntutuliak Feb. 14.After learning the two men were overdue, the Alaska...

Minnesota National Guard Signs State Partnership Program Agreement with Norway
February 15, 2023 — TRONDHEIM, Norway – The Minnesota National Guard signed an official State Partnership Program agreement with Norway Feb. 15 to further expand their 50-year relationship.“As a Minnesotan and a member...

Vermont Soldiers to Depart for Edelweiss Raid in Austria
February 15, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Twenty Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers will compete in the 2023 Edelweiss Raid mountain warfare race in Austria March 1-2.The team will represent the U.S. Army in the race,...

SEA Whitehead: Alaska Guardsmen Vital to Homeland Defense
February 15, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Covering more than 2,000 miles of Alaskan territory in five days, the National Guard’s top enlisted leader met with the Alaska Guardsmen at the front gate of...

Air National Guard Supports Türkiye Earthquake Relief
February 14, 2023 — DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron processed U.S. humanitarian assistance at Dover Air Force Base Feb. 7, including supplies and search and rescue dogs, to support...

Kentucky Guard Airmen Support South Pacific Exercise
February 14, 2023 — SAN JOSE, Northern Mariana Islands - A Kentucky Air National Guard team arrived Feb. 12 to handle cargo and aircraft maintenance for Cope North, a multinational exercise to enhance combat readiness in...

Virginia National Guard Medics Tackle Sustainment Training
February 14, 2023 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – The Virginia Army National Guard Medical Command hosted combat medics from across the state for sustainment training Jan. 22-28 at Fort Pickett. The course, typically held twice...

Rescue Wing Trains with Marine Corps Reserve Helicopter Crews
February 14, 2023 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Airmen of the 101st Rescue Squadron from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing teamed with Marine Corps Reserve aviators for a training exercise at F.S...

Georgia Guard Embarks on 1st Stage of Overseas Deployment
February 14, 2023 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia National Guard continued its two-decade history of continuous global engagement Feb. 13 with a departure ceremony for the 201st Regional Support Group. The Soldiers will...

Vermont Guard Members Deploy for Medical Training in Senegal
February 14, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. - Vermont National Guard members will participate in a two-week medical training exercise in Thies, Senegal, through the State Partnership Program.The Vermont National Guard members,...

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