Guard News - The National Guard

Hokanson Reinforces National Guard Partnership with America’s Longest-standing Indo-Pacific Ally
June 30, 2023 — MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. National Guard’s top general met with Philippine military leaders recently to discuss enhancing the security cooperation partnership between the Southeast Asian island...

In South Korea, Hokanson Assesses Potential National Guard Support
June 30, 2023 — SEOUL, South Korea – Assessing how the National Guard might support U.S. and Republic of Korea forces at a time of deepening defense and security ties between the two nations was top of mind for Army...

203rd RED HORSE Conducts Engineer Exchange in Tajikistan
June 30, 2023 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Wing, conducted an engineer exchange with the...

Tennessee Military Intelligence Company Completes Validation
June 30, 2023 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee’s Military Intelligence Company proved it could effectively gather mission-critical information from the battlefield during a validation event at Fort Campbell,...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
June 29, 2023 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew performed an emergency air evacuation for a hiker in medical distress at Cumberland Gap National Historic Park June 28. Shortly...

Kid’s Artwork Selected for Nose Art on Oregon Air Guard F-15
June 29, 2023 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On June 23, 11-year-old Kaelynn Hartman stepped into the hangar at Kingsley Field to see her artwork adorned on the nose of a 173rd Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle.“It’s unbelievable...

Alaska National Guard Rapidly Deploys for Exercise ORCA 23
June 28, 2023 — NOME, Alaska – About 530 miles northwest of Anchorage, two survey team members from the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team monitor handheld detectors scanning...

Louisiana National Guard Welcomes Partner Belize for Training
June 28, 2023 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard welcomed service members from Belize to participate in a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, May...

New York Guardsman is Air National Guard Airman of the Year
June 28, 2023 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. - A young Airman assigned to the 107th Attack Wing based at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station has been named Airman of the Year by the 100,000-member Air...

Guam Guard Medics Assist with Hospital Surge After Typhoon Mawar
June 28, 2023 — TAMUNING, Guam – One month after Typhoon Mawar lashed the U.S. territory of Guam with 140 mph sustained winds, recovery efforts are still underway to restore critical services. Among those supporting...

Tennessee Air Guard Remotely Pilots MQ-9 From California
June 28, 2023 — SMYRNA Tenn. - The Tennessee Air National Guard’s 118th Wing remotely flew an MQ-9 from California to Tennessee June 7 without ground crews and support facilities usually deployed for line-of-sight...

Contingency Response Airmen Bring AD23 Participants
June 27, 2023 — WUNSTORF AIR BASE, GERMANY - The Air National Guard’s 123rd and 156th Contingency Response Groups and the 172nd and 146th Contingency Response Flights are helping to return over 10,000 personnel and...

Virginia Cyber Brigade Leads Cyber Shield 2023
June 27, 2023 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In the early 2000s, the Defense Department and the National Guard Bureau realized that cyber threats were on the rise and would only become more prominent in the United States and...

Maryland National Guard, Estonia Partner for Training at AD23
June 26, 2023 — AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia – More than 100 Airmen from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, completed an agile combat employment movement in Estonia as a forward operating location of exercise...

Puerto Rico National Guard Joins Advisor Edge Exercise
June 26, 2023 — CEIBA, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico National Guard and other military service branches partnered with local and government agencies to conduct the Advisor Edge 2023 exercise June 1-8, maximizing...

Air Force Marks 100 years of Air Refueling with Flyovers
June 26, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - On June 27, the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command plans nationwide flyovers involving over 150 aircraft to commemorate 100 years of air refueling. Air refueling units will perform...

Air Guard, Allies Demonstrate Transatlantic Air Power at AD23
June 26, 2023 — SCHLESWIG-JAGEL AIR BASE, Germany - The German Air Force led Air Defender 23 this month, bringing together the Air National Guard and allies in the most extensive air redeployment since the inception...

Guard Recruiters Optimistic Amid Private Sector Competition
June 26, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Defense Department faces one of the most challenging recruiting environments in history, Col. Anthony Pasquale, chief of the Air National Guard recruiting and retention division,...

New York Air Guard Helped Search for Lost Minisub
June 23, 2023 — F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Thirty-eight Airmen assigned to the New York National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing were part of the effort to locate the commercial submersible Titan that...

Tennessee Airmen Train with Bulgarian Air Force Partners
June 23, 2023 — BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria - Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing out of Knoxville, Tennessee, recently trained with Bulgarian firefighters on emergency response tactics at Bezmer Air Base,...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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