Guard News - The National Guard

Pennsylvania Guard Takes Part in African Lion 23 in Tunisia
May 31, 2023 — BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia – Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from C Battery, 1-107th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are in Tunisia to take part in African Lion 23, U.S...

Royal Thai Army Commander Visits Washington Guard Leaders
May 31, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The commander in chief of the Royal Thai Army visited leaders of the Washington National Guard in a State Partnership Program exchange May 25.“I made plans to come four years ago,...

Michigan Guard Brings HIMARS Capability to Swift Response 23
May 31, 2023 — CAMP ĀDAŽI, Latvia - For most of the year, National Guard members have civilian occupations — some are firefighters, police officers, teachers, mechanics and electricians. But when military duty...

194th Wing Conducts Phoenix Dawn Readiness Exercise
May 31, 2023 — CAMP MURRAY, WASH. - Washington Air National Guard Airmen from the 194th Wing participated in a multi-day, base-wide readiness exercise to evaluate their ability to generate, employ and sustain combat...

National Guard Provides Medical Care to Idaho, Nevada Tribes
May 30, 2023 — LAPWAI, Idaho - Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota and Nevada National Guard members provided medical, dental and eye care for Native American Tribes in Idaho and Nevada as part of Operation Nimiipuu Health in...

Maryland National Guard, Estonia Partner in Overseas Exercise
May 30, 2023 — TAPA, Estonia – Maryland Army National Guard members participated in the Spring Storm 23 exercise in Tapa, Estonia, May 13-27. Twenty-two Soldiers assigned to the 291st Digital Liaison Detachment...

Iowa National Guard Trains in Wyoming’s Higher Elevation
May 30, 2023 — CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. – Iowa National Guard infantry and aviation units traveled west by ground convoy and air to conduct annual training at the Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center in Wyoming at the end...

Texas Air Guard Medical Group Completes Required Training
May 30, 2023 — HONOLULU - Nearly 50 Texas Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 136th Medical Group traveled in the wing’s C130J Super Hercules to Tripler Army Medical Center, Army Post Schofield Barracks, and...

188th Wing Hosts Emergency Management Course
May 30, 2023 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. - The 188th Wing hosted the Air National Guard’s Specialized Personnel and Equipment for Austere Reconnaissance and Surveillance (SPEARS) course at the Fort...

Saber Guardian 23 Begins with Opening Ceremony in Slobozia
May 30, 2023 — SLOBOZIA, Romania – Four countries’ anthems filled the air as hundreds of Army Soldiers and NATO allies from Romania, Albania and Bulgaria stood in formation for the opening ceremony of Saber Guardian...

National Guard Honors Fallen in Memorial Day Observances
May 26, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard is honoring service members who died for their country in Memorial Day observances across the country this weekend. “When we remember what the fallen have given us,...

40th Infantry Division Hosts Urban Operations Planner Course
May 26, 2023 — LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - With over half the world’s climbing population living in cities, the future of urban warfare is inevitable. Consequently, the same military strategies used in desert and forest...

173rd Fighter Wing to Host F-35 Training Squadron
May 26, 2023 — KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The Air Force has selected the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing as the preferred location to host the service’s next F-35A Lightning II training squadron. The...

Texas Army Guard Team Wins Marksmanship Contest
May 25, 2023 — CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. – Four Texas Army National Guard members won the 52nd Annual Winston P. Wilson Championship in Little Rock April 29-May 5.The National Guard annually hosts the competition to...

157th Civil Engineers Work with Pacific Air Forces Command
May 25, 2023 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - After two weeks of early mornings on the flight line, throughout the installation, and inside the fire training site, more than 50 Airmen in the 157th Civil Engineer Squadron...

Army National Guard Support Vital to EDGE 23
May 25, 2023 — YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. - The Army Futures Command Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team (FVL CFT) held its Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event 23 at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground over...

National Guard’s Joint Staff Emphasizes Tactical Wellness
May 25, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va – Nearly 100 Soldiers, Airmen and family members of the National Guard Bureau’s joint staff participated in a Joint Staff Tactical Wellness event May 18 at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army...

Alaska Air Guardsmen Help Rescue Denali Climber
May 24, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons helped the National Park Service rescue a fallen climber at Denali May 20.Denali...

Green Berets Train with New York Air Guard 106th Rescue Wing
May 24, 2023 — F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Rescue aircraft circled overhead and Green Berets dropped in to recover a simulated friendly casualty in a joint combat rescue exercise with the New York...

28th ECAB Participates in Extreme Weather Exercise
May 24, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Aircrews from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade trained with specialty rescue teams May 18 as part of an extreme weather exercise.The exercise was coordinated...

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