Guard News - The National Guard

29th IBCT Logistics: Winning the Fight Before the Fight
July 31, 2023 — FORT JOHNSON, La. - Soldiers assigned to the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquartered in Hawaii coordinated the movement of hundreds of assets to the Joint Readiness Training Center in...

New York Air Guard Supports European, Pacific Exercises
July 31, 2023 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Seventeen Airmen from the New York Air Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing flew around the world from June 28 to July 6 while supporting two major Air Force exercises.The Airmen, flying two...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
July 31, 2023 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee Army National Guard medical flight crew evacuated an injured hiker from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Shortly before 7 p.m. July 27, the Tennessee National Guard...

Iowa Citizen-Soldier Serves as Combat Medic and Firefighter
July 27, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Army Spc. John Shields, a combat medic in Iowa Army National Guard’s 334th Brigade Support Battalion, embraced his long-held dream of service by joining the National Guard while using...

Alaska National Guard Soldiers Test Readiness in Exercise
July 27, 2023 — FORT RILEY, Kan. - More than 40 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group are participating in Pershing Strike 23 and its associated Mobilization Exercise Level II July...

Oklahoma Guardsmen Finish First at Cyber Shield 2023
July 26, 2023 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - For the second year in a row, Oklahoma National Guard members won first place in a two-week cyber defense exercise, outperforming teams from more than 20 states and territories and...

Washington Guard Aviation Crews Help Fight Wildfire
July 26, 2023 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - As hot dry weather continues to affect the western United States, aviation crews from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation are prepared for what could be a...

South Dakota’s 153rd Engineer Battalion Trains at Fort McCoy
July 26, 2023 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. - The 153rd Engineer Battalion with the South Dakota Army National Guard and its corresponding units convoyed with 90 vehicles and equipment to Fort McCoy July 8-19 for annual...

Florida Guard, Guyana, improve Partnership during Tradewinds23
July 26, 2023 — CAMP SEWEYO, Guyana - The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program has fostered enduring relationships with partner countries since 1993. The Florida National Guard’s...

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Two Teens, Motorcyclist
July 25, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued two teenage girls reported overdue from a river inner tubing trip near Trapper Creek July 24.A father...

Connected Battlespace Modernizes Fight in Indo-Pacific
July 25, 2023 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - The Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, working with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center, sent its modified KC-135 Stratotanker to Kadena...

Joint Task Force Supports Scout Jamboree in Mountain State
July 24, 2023 — GLEN JEAN, W.Va. – For the 10th year, the West Virginia National Guard is leading military and interagency support for the Boy Scouts of America’s National Jamboree July 19-28 at the Summit Bechtel...

New York Guard Soldiers Learn Urban Search and Rescue Skills
July 24, 2023 — ORISKANY, N.Y. – Four members of Israel’s Home Front Command taught New York Army National Guard engineers techniques for locating and rescuing people from destroyed buildings July 17-19 at the New...

Wisconsin Guard Trains with Hospital on Patient Transport
July 21, 2023 — GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the past few months, Wisconsin Army National Guard aviation Soldiers have partnered with Aurora BayCare Medical Center to conduct training to provide a higher level of care for...

Vermont Airmen and Soldiers Assist After Historic Flooding
July 20, 2023 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Floodwaters caused historic and catastrophic devastation throughout Vermont for two days beginning Monday, July 10. Montpelier, Vermont’s capital city, was battered by a...

Partnerships a Must in Shoring Up Cyber Defenses
July 20, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – In today’s ever-changing digital landscape, cyberspace is all-encompassing, presenting new and emerging threats surpassing national borders in scale and complexity...

Future Vision: Panel Discusses Way Ahead for DOD National Guard State Partnership Program
July 20, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – As the Department of Defense and National Guard State Partnership Program celebrated its 30th anniversary, U.S. and international senior leaders and officials from 93 of the...

Oklahoma National Guard Soldier Harnesses Fighting Spirit
July 20, 2023 — TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma Army National Guard member, Spc. Justin Budd harnessed his fighting spirit in an unconventional way. Battling with anger issues throughout his youth, Budd found purpose in...

State Partnership Program is Enduring Answer to Global Security Threats
July 20, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – National Guard members, senior leaders and leaders from partner nations worldwide came together this week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Department of Defense...

Guard, Global Partners Celebrate 30 Years of Security Cooperation
July 19, 2023 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Senior military, diplomatic and defense officials converged to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Department of Defense and National Guard State Partnership Program...

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