Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2023

Washington Guard, Tribal Emergency Managers Test Joint Response
November 16, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington National Guard, tribal emergency managers and other first responders tested their disaster response capabilities Oct. 8 in an exercise involving the simulated leak...

New York National Guard, Brazil Army Train Together
November 16, 2023 — MACAPA, Brazil - The New York Army National Guard Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Brazilian Army field artillery...

State Partnership Program NCO Honored for International Efforts
November 15, 2023 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – When she received an out-of-the-blue invitation to the College of Southern Nevada’s Spotlight of Excellence award ceremony, Nevada Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Hannah Kasner was baffled...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Snowmachiner
November 14, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen rescued an injured snowmachiner Nov. 6 near Livengood, about 40 miles north of Fairbanks.The uninjured member of the two-member...

New York Guard Airman Honored for Rescuing Car Crash Victim
November 14, 2023 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Carter, director of the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Operations Support Squadron’s commander’s action group, received the New York State Medal...

Michigan Airmen Conduct Airworthiness Assessments in Africa
November 13, 2023 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Two members of the 217th Air Component Operations Squadron traveled to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, for over a week in September to assess the airworthiness of foreign aircraft in...

Virginia National Guard Trains for Firefighting Ground Support
November 13, 2023 — FORT BARFOOT, Va. – Virginia National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews completed aerial firefighting support and Soldiers and Airmen began ground firefighting training Nov. 11.After Virginia...

167th Airlift Wing Conducts Multicapable Airmen Training
November 13, 2023 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A multicapable Airmen proof-of-concept training event was conducted at the 167th Airlift Wing at Shepherd Field Nov. 5.Approximately 50 Airmen representing maintenance,...

National Guard Joins Air Force African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit
November 13, 2023 — ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire - Senior enlisted leaders from the United States, including the State Partnership Program, and 20 African nations attended the African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit Nov. 7-9.The...

Arkansas National Guard Competes in Cyber Challenge
November 13, 2023 — FORT SMITH, Ark. - Four members of the 188th Intelligence Support Squadron at Ebbing Air National Guard Base competed against 27 teams in a two-day cybersecurity event in Fayetteville Nov. 3-5.The...

STARBASE: Enriching Lives Through STEM
November 8, 2023 — LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – A transformative journey unfolds for the young minds that venture through the doors of STARBASE. From building award-winning rockets to programming their very own robotic...

DEVCOM Soldier Center Participates in Rhode Island National Guard STEM Event
November 8, 2023 — NATICK, Mass. – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, recently participated in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Exploration Open...

Southern Vanguard 24 Exercise Begins in Brazil
November 8, 2023 — MACAPA, Brazil - Standing under the Brazilian sun, Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stood at close interval in...

Virginia Army National Guard Battles Wildfires From the Air
November 8, 2023 — MADISON COUNTY, Va. - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, are helping fight wildfires in Madison County. In...

National Guard’s Heritage Honored at Storied Army Base
November 7, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In a hallowed corner of Patton Hall at Northern Virginia’s Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, a journey through the annals of American military history awaits. An officer’s saber from...

SERE, Nebraska National Guard Team up for Hoist Training
November 7, 2023 — OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - The 55th Operations Support Squadron’s survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, better known as SERE, joined with the Nebraska Army National Guard to conduct...

Kentucky Honor Guard Helps Recognize Medal of Honor Recipient
November 6, 2023 — FORT MITCHELL, Ky. – Honor Guard Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard on Nov. 4 helped honor a Medal of Honor recipient whose grave had gone unmarked and almost forgotten for 148 years.U.S. Army...

Father and Son Fly Pennsylvania Guard Black Hawk Together
November 6, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A routine flight on Nov. 2 was much more than that for two Pennsylvania National Guard pilots, as it encapsulated a family’s unwavering commitment to service and a shared...

New York National Guard Medics Attend Brazilian Jungle Course
November 6, 2023 — BELEM, BRAZIL – Four New York Army National Guard combat medics assigned to the 466th Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS), completed a Brazilian jungle familiarization and academics course with U.S...

104th Fighter Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise
November 6, 2023 — WESTFIELD, Mass. - The 104th Fighter Wing conducted a four-day, base-wide readiness exercise Nov. 2-5 at Barnes Air National Guard Base.“The REX provides the wing the chance to test interoperability...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26