Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2023

168th Wing Hosts ANG Production Assessment Team
February 13, 2023 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – The 168th Wing hosted subject matter experts from the Air National Guard Production Assessment Team Feb. 6-10 to identify more efficient and effective production...

177th Fighter Wing Completes Weapons Evaluation in Florida
February 13, 2023 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing traveled to Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida to participate in the Air Force’s air-to-air Weapons System Evaluation...

Guard Senior Spouse Recognizes DCNG Family Readiness Program
February 10, 2023 — WASHINGTON - Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sherrie L. McCandless, District of Columbia National Guard commanding general, recognized...

Exercise Prepares Virginia Guard’s 34th CST for Evaluation
February 10, 2023 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the 34th Civil Support Team participated in collective lanes training Jan. 23-27. “This is a ‘check on learning’...

176th Wing Airmen Stay Warm During Operation Deep Freeze
February 10, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Benjamen Hancox, a 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation craftsman, served as one of five Alaska...

Washington Signal Company Completes Radio Retrans Exercise
February 10, 2023 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Whether on the battlefield during a federal deployment or responding to a disaster at home, being able to communicate is critical for National Guard members and first...

ANG Brings Childhood Friends Full Circle as top Achievers
February 9, 2023 — RICKENBACKER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ohio - Michael Zinsmeister and Lance Perone were just two young boys from a small town near Zanesville, Ohio, who rode the school bus together. Mutual friends led...

Resilience Intertwined in Puerto Rico Guard’s Future, Says Guard Chief
February 8, 2023 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The legacy of the Puerto Rico National Guard is one of resilience, and investments in the organization are important to its future, the Guard’s top general said.Army Gen...

Idaho Army, Air Guard Conduct Joint Mass Casualty Training
February 8, 2023 — BOISE, Idaho - Idaho National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and their active-duty counterparts joined forces for a mass casualty exercise Feb. 4 near Gowen Field.“The best way to grow our mindset of becoming...

New York Medics Represent Army Guard at Medic Competition
February 7, 2023 — FORT POLK, La. - Two New York National Guard Soldiers who competed in the Army Best Medic Competition in Louisiana said the worst moment was when they tried to land-navigate in cold, driving rain...

West Virginia Guard CST Responds to Ohio Train Derailment
February 7, 2023 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s 35th Civil Support Team deployed to East Palestine, Ohio, to help first responders respond to the Feb. 3 derailment of a train containing...

193rd Special Operations Wing Welcomes New Aircraft, Mission
February 7, 2023 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The 193rd Special Operations Wing became the first Air National Guard unit to receive an MC-130J Commando II aircraft Feb. 2 as part of its mission conversion to a flagship mission...

California National Guard Helps Take on Deadly Floods
February 6, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As most of the nation eased into the first post-holiday work week of the new year, the California National Guard sprang into action to respond to devastating flooding in northern...

Nebraska Guardsman Wins Danish Contingency March in Kosovo
February 6, 2023 — CAMP NOVO SELO, Kosovo - Nebraska Army National Guard Capt. Travis Kirchner, 111th Public Affairs Detachment commander, won the traditional Danish Contingency March of 24.27 kilometers Jan...

134th Air Refueling Wing Trains on Chemical Threat Response
February 6, 2023 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Hundreds of 134th Air Refueling Wing members trained how to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks quickly and efficiently...

Samoa, Nevada Guard Pair in Growing State Partnership Program
February 3, 2023 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada National Guard is adding the Independent State of Samoa as its third partner nation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations through the State Partnership...

Minnesota Guard Conducts 30th Year of Winter Training
February 3, 2023 — GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - At a remote camp in Northern Minnesota where it’s -18 degrees and winds make it feel like -33, Minnesota National Guard communications experts conduct extensive winter...

Vermont Army Aviation Soldiers Ready for Overseas Mission
February 2, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. - Aviation Soldiers from Company C, 3-126 Army Aviation, 86th Troop Command, Garrison Support Command, Vermont Army National Guard, will conduct air ambulance missions across their...

Air Guard Updates 148th Fighter Wing F-16s with Radar Pods
February 1, 2023 — DULUTH, Minn. – Subject matter experts from Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command, the Air National Guard, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Reserve Test Center and the 148th...

172nd Airlift Wing Completes Readiness Exercise
February 1, 2023 — JACKSON, Miss. – Airmen from the 172nd Airlift Wing participated in large-scale readiness exercise Jan. 27-29, testing their ability to operate in a deployed environment under various threats.“The LRE...

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