Guard News - The National Guard

California Guard Members Join Military Funeral Honors Program
January 5, 2023 — SAN DIEGO – The Soldiers gather in a circle around the dark-haired trainer, rolling up their sleeves as they present their upper arms to her for inspection. She eyes each bruise, gently tapping above... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers with the California National Guard lift a casket during Cal Guard's Military Funeral Honors program week-long training course in San Diego Dec. 17, 2022. The Soldiers were trained by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zaira Robinson, the state trainer for the program, and seven are now fully certified to perform military funeral honors throughout California.

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hikers on Appalachian Trail
January 4, 2023 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A medical flight crew from the Tennessee National Guard conducted an emergency air evacuation mission after two hikers became stranded on the Appalachian Trail Dec. 31.Shortly after... MORE

Tennessee National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan McKnight pulls a patient onboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a recovery mission on the Appalachian Trail, Dec. 31, 2022. Guard members rescued two stranded hikers and airlifted them to Johnson City Medical Center, where they recovered from minor injuries.

NY National Guard Mobilized 849 for Deadly Blizzard Response
January 4, 2023 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – Almost 850 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded to the Christmas Eve storm that dumped 50 inches of snow on Buffalo and caused a 16-hour whiteout. Guard Soldiers and... MORE

New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 107th Attack Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station assist motorists stuck in high snow drifts near Buffalo, New York, Dec. 25, 2022.

Signal Company Modernizes Ohio Guard Network Infrastructure
January 3, 2023 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – “Always be improving your foxhole” is a saying Soldiers have heard for almost 250 years. The concept is second nature for the Soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1137th Signal... MORE

Spc. Kaden Scherger, with the 1137th Signal Company TIN-E (Tactical Installation and Networking-Enhanced), tests network connections during an infrastructure improvement project April 26, 2022, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The 1137th's primary mission to install and maintain computer network infrastructure.

New Hampshire Guardsmen Assists Injured Driver
January 3, 2023 — CONCORD, N.H. – Staff Sgt. Dante Davis was stuck in traffic when he spotted an overturned SUV against the Interstate 93 South guardrail in Manchester at night on Dec. 15.He immediately pulled over,... MORE

Staff Sgt. Dante Davis, an operations noncommissioned officer with 54th Troop Command, poses for a photo on Dec. 21, 2022, in the atrium of the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, New Hampshire.

Pennsylvania Guard Aviation Partners with Coast Guard

Arizona National Guard’s Task Force SAFE Strengthens Border Security

Idaho Guard Airmen Push Limits in Joint Field Training

Pennsylvania Guard Competes in Governor’s Twenty Marksmanship Competition

N.Y. National Guard Aircrews Train with Forest Rangers to Prep for Wildfires