Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2023

National Guard Leaders Join Multi-state Arctic Event
February 1, 2023 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - In the Arctic, steel becomes brittle at -22 degrees Fahrenheit, continuous connectivity at the bandwidth needed for modern military operations lags, and more than 80% of Alaska...

Wisconsin Guard Trains on Fire Missions in Frigid Weather
February 1, 2023 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - At least one Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldier is a fan of the winter weather at Northern Strike, the country’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored military exercise.“I...

Guard Chief Plans Fitness Initiative for Guard, Families
January 31, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau is launching a holistic fitness initiative in March to improve the wellness of National Guard members and their families. The new program...

Indiana Air Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing Exercises ACE Concept
January 31, 2023 — MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing is conducting Guardian Blitz, a training exercise with approximately 180 Airmen and 10 A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft,...

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Endure Danish Military Challenge
January 30, 2023 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Thirteen Soldiers with the 252nd Composite Supply Company, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit deployed to the Middle East, completed the grueling Danish Contingent March...

Deployed New York Guardsmen Train with Active-duty Aviators
January 30, 2023 — KATTERBACH, Germany - National Guard Soldiers deployed to Europe recently spent time training with active-duty counterparts to improve their ability to plan and win future battles together.The...

Space Control Squadron Redesignated Electronic Warfare Squadron
January 30, 2023 — CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. – The 114th Space Control Squadron, a geographically separated unit assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, was redesignated as the...

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak
January 27, 2023 — UNDISCOLOSED LOCATION – Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division who are deployed to the Middle East participated in Exercise Juniper Oak 2023.The Soldiers supporting Task Force Spartan deployed their...

Northern Strike Builds Readiness, Challenges Visiting Units
January 27, 2023 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - The muzzle flash of an M240 machine gun illuminates a snow-covered embankment. Below, military vehicles pulling field artillery guns grind to a halt as Soldiers duck and begin...

Kansas Air Guard Joins Aeromedical Evacuation Training
January 27, 2023 — FORBES FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Kan. - The 117th Air Refueling Squadron and the 190th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in an Aeromedical Evacuation training mission in Oklahoma hosted...

105th Airlift Wing Wins 2nd Straight Meritorious Unit Award
January 26, 2023 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. - For the second year in a row, the 105th Airlift Wing has been awarded the U.S. Air Force’s Meritorious Unit Award for its accomplishments in combat support throughout 2021.The award...

Hokanson: Army Guard Aviation is big, Widespread, Capable
January 26, 2023 — FORT RUCKER, Ala. – The National Guard’s top leader talked with Army aviators Tuesday about how the Guard has evolved over the past four decades and what the future holds.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson,...

Guard Charges Forward with Electric Vehicle Conversion
January 25, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Force modernization keeps the National Guard relevant and responsive, so it tops a list of priorities for Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau. This extends from...

Leaders Detail Future of National Guard
January 25, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard remains an integral part of U.S. military might, and it's changing to remain effective for the future, Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard...

Alaska Air Guard HC-130J Combat King II Expedites Medevac
January 24, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II aircrew provided refueling and weather navigation to expedite the medevac of a critical patient by HH-60G...

Wisconsin National Guard Supports Search and Rescue Training
January 23, 2023 — MERRILL, Wis. – A Wisconsin Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew participated in a collaborative first responder search and rescue training exercise in southern Lincoln County Jan. 14.Maj...

NY Army Guard Aviation Soldiers Mobilize for Mideast Mission
January 20, 2023 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Almost 400 New York Army National Guard Soldiers will leave for a deployment to Kuwait.The Soldiers from Rochester, Dunkirk and Long Island will train in Pennsylvania and Texas...

Searcy is Army Guard’s 8th Command Chief Warrant Officer
January 20, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The eighth command chief warrant officer of the Army National Guard took the reins of the position in an informal ceremony this month at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard...

Alaska Air National Guard Trains with Coast Guard
January 19, 2023 — KODIAK, Alaska - Undulating waves pitched the 2,000-ton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress like a bath toy, which was nothing unusual for the vessel while operating in Pacific waters off Alaska.What was...

Maryland ANG Certifies Cyber Protection Team on Live Network
January 19, 2023 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - Members of the Maryland Air National Guard’s 275th Cyberspace Operations Squadron recently became the first cyber operators in the Air National Guard to certify a Cyber Protection...

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