Guard News - The National Guard - Jun 2023

40th Infantry Division Soldiers Mobilize to Middle East
June 16, 2023 — JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - The California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division held a historical deployment ceremony before mobilizing to support Operation Spartan Shield and...

Fort Johnson Renaming Ceremony Hits Home for Jersey Guard
June 15, 2023 — FORT JOHNSON, La. – More than a century ago, as many as 150,000 New Jerseyans raised their right hands and served in the Great War. Just one stood watch with Sgt. William Henry Johnson, namesake of...

Memorial Honors NY Army Guard Aviators Killed in 2021 Crash
June 15, 2023 — MENDON, N.Y. - Forty-five New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers were in formation June 11 as town officials unveiled a memorial to three of their fellow members who died in a helicopter crash...

Tennessee National Guard, Partner Bulgaria Conduct Exercise
June 15, 2023 — GORNA MALINA, Bulgaria – The Tennessee National Guard partnered with the Bulgarian Military’s Joint Forces Command to command and control Soldiers, Airmen, equipment and aircraft during the Thracian...

182nd AW Leads C-130 Hercules Operations at Air Defender 23
June 15, 2023 — WUNSTORF AIR BASE, Germany – The Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing is leading C-130 Hercules aircraft operations at the largest NATO multinational air forces redeployment exercise in...

Utah Guard, Ghana Train Together at African Lion Exercise
June 15, 2023 — TAMALE, Ghana - Utah National Guard Soldiers from the Homeland Response Force – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Task Force traveled overseas to train with Ghana Armed Forces as part of...

139th Airlift Wing Tested in Large-scale Readiness Exercise
June 15, 2023 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 139th Airlift Wing conducted a large-scale readiness exercise June 8-11 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base.Fourteen Inspectors from Air Mobility Command’s Inspector General...

Oregon Army Guard Conducts Tank Gunnery with Moroccan Army
June 15, 2023 — TAN TAN, Morocco - More than two dozen Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion conducted tank gunnery training with...

New Jersey Guard’s 44th IBCT Demonstrates Combat Readiness
June 15, 2023 — FORT JOHNSON, La. - It’s hot and humid, and there are critters everywhere. “The Box” at the Joint Readiness Training Center is where Soldiers are battle-tested in a high-stress, multi-domain setting...

New York Guard Band to Play at Embassy Reception in Israel
June 15, 2023 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. - Nine members of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division Band will play pop standards at an Independence Day reception in Jerusalem hosted by U.S...

Indiana, Kentucky Guard Conduct Wet-Gap Crossing Exercise
June 14, 2023 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Members of the 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company participated in a joint exercise with military and civilian agencies as part of Operation: Homeland Defender...

Pennsylvania Guard Soldier Credited with Lifesaving Actions
June 14, 2023 — LANCASTER, Pa. – Maj. Mark Martella was driving on Route 30 on his way to work June 1 when he saw two vehicles stopped on the side of the road.While driving past, he noticed two people outside and a...

New York's 105th Airlift Wing Plays Key Role in Air Defender
June 14, 2023 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK - Fifty Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing are taking part in the largest NATO air forces deployment exercise...

Fort Indiantown Gap Hosts Warfighter Exercise
June 14, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 2,100 service members from multiple states participated in a large-scale Warfighter exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap June 2-11.A Warfighter is a simulated exercise...

National Guard Defends Skies Over Nation’s Capital
June 13, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The crack of the sonic boom over Washington from District of Columbia Air National Guard F-16s scrambling to intercept a private plane flying off course in restricted airspace June 3...

SC Aviators Use Experience, Training to Survive Bird Strike
June 13, 2023 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. - “Bird!” A single word shouted in the cockpit of the UH-60L Black Hawk carrying four South Carolina National Guard aviators June 1 as they conducted a routine...

181st SFS Defenders Conduct Multiday ACE Exercise
June 13, 2023 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Airmen from the 181st Security Forces Squadron conducted an agile combat employment and domestic response exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center and...

146th Contingency Response Flight Supports Air Defender 23
June 13, 2023 — WUNSTORF, Germany - Eight members of the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing's Contingency Response Flight deployed with the 123rd and 156th Contingency Response Groups and the 172nd...

Finnish Pilots Visit the Virginia Air National Guard
June 13, 2023 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - Finnish Air Force pilots toured the 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, with pilots from the 149th Fighter Squadron May 16.The Virginia National Guard and Finnish...

Georgia Air National Guard Strengthens Argentina Air Force
June 12, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Air Force leased a C-130H aircraft to the Argentina Air Force beginning June 6 through the Georgia Air National Guard. The support from the Air National Guard highlights the...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell