Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2023

172nd Resource Protection Team: The Quiet Complement
January 19, 2023 — JACKSON, Miss. – The 172nd Resource Protection Team, a group of volunteers from various career fields and backgrounds from the 172nd Airlift Wing, conducted annual firearms training and qualification...

Alaska Army Guard Hoists Distressed Person to Safety
January 18, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Army National Guard rescued a distressed person from the Main Bay Hatchery 20 miles southwest of Whittier Jan. 17.The Alaska Rescue Coordination...

Iowa Air Guard Marks 20-year Milestone with Souped-up Tanker
January 18, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Change has been the one constant in aviation since the Wright Flyer made its maiden voyage 120 years ago this year. Just 20 years after that first flight, two U.S. Army Air Service...

NY Medics Represent Army Guard at Best Medic Competition
January 18, 2023 — UTICA, N.Y. - For the second year in a row, two medics from New York’s Utica-based 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, will represent the Army National Guard at the Army’s annual Best Medic...

Tennessee National Guard CST Passes Training Evaluation
January 17, 2023 — MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 45th Civil Support Team completed their Training Proficiency Evaluation Jan. 10–12. The evaluation, administered by U.S. Army North, is...

New York National Guard, Brazil Plan Major Joint Exercise
January 17, 2023 — LATHAM, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard has begun laying the groundwork for a joint exercise with the Brazilian military in the fall.The planning conference for the Southern Vanguard 24...

Sasseville: State Partnerships Vital to International Relationships
January 13, 2023 — WASHINGTON – The National Guard reaches out to other nations through partnerships, stands ready for the warfight, and provides security for the homeland, the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau...

Hokanson to Army Guard Leaders: Tell Our Story
January 13, 2023 — CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. – The National Guard is integral to the National Defense Strategy, the Guard’s most senior officer told Army Guard leaders Jan. 11.“This is the most ready and capable National...

Virginia National Guard Conducts CBRN Exchange in Tajikistan
January 13, 2023 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 229th Chemical Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, conducted a chemical, biological,...

Ohio Air Guard Member Wins Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
January 13, 2023 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – When Wendy Kuhn first walked into a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class seven years ago, she didn’t know what to expect. She had no idea she would become a world champion.Tech. Sgt. Kuhn, an...

Oklahoma’s 137th SOTG Validated for Joint War Fighting
January 12, 2023 — OKLAHOMA CITY – The 137th Special Operations Wing certified its Special Operations Task Group during a training exercise in Oklahoma and Georgia Dec. 1-9.The exercise tested the operational and...

NY Army Guard unit Hosts Norwegian Foot March in Africa
January 11, 2023 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and multinational partners participated in a Norwegian Foot March at Camp Lemonnier Dec. 16.CJTF-HOA’s...

Team Approach Strengthens African Partner Medical Capabilities
January 11, 2023 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - A five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations was completed last month.The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership,...

Pennsylvania Airman Puts Military Medical Training to Work at Home
January 10, 2023 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kenneth Rivera-Ithier used his military medical training to help save a life over the holidays.While visiting his wife’s family in New...

West Virginia Soldier Responds to 2 Emergencies in one Night
January 10, 2023 — LEWISBURG, W.Va. – West Virginia Army National Guard Sgt. Bradley Parker Walls responded to two emergencies Dec. 26, reporting a neighbor’s house fire and providing lifesaving aid at a two-vehicle...

Northern Strike 23-1 set for Northern Michigan Winter
January 10, 2023 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Northern Strike 23-1, this year’s winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, is scheduled across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center Jan...

New Hampshire Guard Serves Kids’ Dental Needs
January 10, 2023 — MANCHESTER, N.H. – Mouths open, eyes hidden by sunglasses, Keyla and Samuel Chilel appeared to doze off in their dental chairs. Keyla was having a tooth pulled; her brother was getting a...

Air Guard Flight Nurse Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
January 9, 2023 — ST. PAUL, Minn. – Maj. Katie Lunning made history as the first Air National Guard flight nurse to be presented the Distinguished Flying Cross, in front of family, friends and members of the 133...

North Carolina Airlift Squadron Helps Save Baby's Life
January 9, 2023 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – “Brace for landing” echoed through the cabin of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft descending into Germany Dec. 25 as members of the 156th Airlift Squadron and Brooke Army Medical...

Tennessee National Guard Trains With State Civilian Agencies
January 9, 2023 — JAMESTOWN, Tenn. – A Black Hawk from the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion touches down in a bare field in Pickett Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial State Park. Nearby, groups of Tennessee...

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