Guard News - The National Guard

Partnership Enables Key Training for New Hampshire Guard
October 31, 2023 — MANCHESTER, N.H. - Amid the chaotic buzz of the Catholic Medical Center Emergency Department, an Airman from the 157th Medical Group kept pace with the nurses and paramedics bustling from room to...

F-35s Return to Kingsley Field
October 31, 2023 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, returned to the 173rd Fighter Wing to continue training and flying with the Oregon Air National...

Kansas National Guard, Armenia Strengthen Partnership
October 31, 2023 — YEREVAN, Armenia - Members of the 35th Infantry Division staff met with the Armenian National Defense Research University, members of the Ministry of Defense general staff, and students of the Vazgen...

Pennsylvania Guard Homeland Response Force Ready for Disasters
October 30, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Homeland Response Force proved their capabilities during an external evaluation exercise Oct. 27-28.The HRF...

Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier trains for the Olympics
October 27, 2023 — FORT CARSON, Colo. – There are more than 8,000 Citizen-Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, but only one holds the title of Soldier-athlete: Spc. Dalton Duffield.Duffield, a horizontal...

Maryland Intelligence Analyst Helps Team Win Skills Exercise
October 27, 2023 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A team predominately comprising members of the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyberspace Operations Group captured first place during a recent skills validation exercise hosted...

Oregon Guard Helps Rescue 2 People in Wilderness Area
October 27, 2023 — SALEM, Ore. – An Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew rescued two people stranded in separate locations near Mt. Jefferson in the Jeff Park Wilderness area Oct. 26.The father...

Ohio’s 123rd Air Control Squadron Trains with NATO Allies
October 26, 2023 — BLUE ASH, Ohio - Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing’s 123rd Air Control Squadron hosted a two-week combined training exercise with eight service members from NATO allies Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and...

Kosovo President Visits Iowa National Guard Partners
October 26, 2023 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – The president of Kosovo visited the Iowa National Guard Oct. 24 as part of an international trip to Iowa spurred by an invitation from Gov. Kim Reynolds and Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn,...

Nevada Guardsman Plays Key Partnership Role in South Pacific
October 26, 2023 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nearly two years into his role as the Nevada Guard’s bilateral affairs officer based in the picturesque South Pacific island nation of Fiji, Maj. David Paxton emphatically...

New York Army Guard Heads to Brazil for Southern Vanguard 24
October 25, 2023 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Forty-eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers are heading to Brazil Oct. 28-29 to exercise with Brazil’s 52nd Jungle Infantry Battalion and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division...

Hawaii Army Guard Leads Exchange with Filipino Partners
October 25, 2023 — LAPU-LAPU, CEBU, Philippines - The Hawaii Army National Guard conducted its first rotary wing aviation maintenance and standardization subject matter expert exchange in the lively coastal city of...

Minnesota Guardsmen Put in the Miles on Marathon Team
October 25, 2023 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - “I really didn’t run until I joined the Army when I was 17,” said Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer St. Amand, a recruiter with the Minnesota National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention...

NY Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Supports Antarctic Science
October 24, 2023 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing began its annual round of logistics support for U.S. Antarctic research by sending five LC-130 aircraft on...

Connecticut Guard Engineers Build Holding Area for Detainees
October 23, 2023 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Soldiers push deep into enemy lines, collecting enemy prisoners of war as they go. The military police detain them and provide security, but where are they housed? As per the Geneva...

DOD Leaders: Redefining Cybersecurity a Priority for All
October 23, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Cybersecurity is experiencing a dramatic transformation. What was once primarily the domain of IT specialists has evolved into a collective responsibility for all defense personnel...

Georgia National Guardsmen Prepare for Deployment
October 23, 2023 — MARIETTA, Ga. - After months of training and planning by key leaders and staff, the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is completing readiness requirements before...

Hokanson: National Guard Poised for Security Cooperation Partnership with Sweden
October 22, 2023 — STOCKHOLM – At the Swedish embassy in Washington in April, the National Guard’s top officer was invited to speak at a reception marking the Swedish army’s 500th anniversary.Several days later, the...

Virginia Guard Soldiers to Mobilize for Federal Duty in Europe
October 20, 2023 — RICHMOND, Va. – Approximately 70 Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters, 329th Regional Support Group, will...

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Plane Crash, Car Accident Victims
October 20, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated a victim of a car accident in Seward before rescuing two victims of a plane crash in...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities