Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2025

North Carolina Guard Welcomes SPP Partners to Hurricane Response Exercise
April 25, 2025 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior leaders from the North Carolina National Guard are hosting representatives from Moldova, Botswana, Malawi and Zambia this week for a hurricane response exercise. The six-day...

Wyoming Guard Aviators Sharpen Wildfire Response Skills in Training
April 25, 2025 — CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. – Wyoming Army National Guard aviators, in coordination with local and state firefighting agencies, conducted annual interagency bucket drop training April 16 at Camp Guernsey...

Meet the New York Air National Guard’s Record-Setting Recruiter
April 23, 2025 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – One recruiter at the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing is standing out from his peers, having recruited more Airmen in 2024 than any other...

3D Printing the Resilient Infrastructure of Tomorrow
April 23, 2025 — MARTIN STATE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. – As modern warfare evolves and global logistics grow more contested, the U.S. Air Force faces mounting challenges in building and sustaining critical...

N.C. Surgeon Reflects on Military Medicine, Career and Service
April 23, 2025 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After nearly three decades of military service and more than 25 years in medicine, Col. Daniel Martinie, North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters - Air chief flight...

Virginia Army Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training
April 23, 2025 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Four Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers recently conducted a close-quarters battle exchange training with members of the Tajik military. The engagement was conducted April...

West Virginia Guard Hosts Workshop to Address Potential Infrastructure Threats
April 22, 2025 — CHARLESTON, W.V. – The West Virginia Army National Guard recently hosted its first workshop to address possible threats to the country’s public utilities, resources and cybersecurity systems. The...

Army Establishes New Fitness Test of Record to Strengthen Readiness and Lethality
April 22, 2025 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced Monday the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for all Soldiers, replacing the Army Combat Fitness...

Army Guard Region Three Soldiers Compete for Best Warrior
April 22, 2025 — EASTOVER, S.C. – Noncommissioned officers and Soldiers from the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands gathered Monday to participate in Region Three’s Best Warrior...

Air Force Names New Jersey Airman One of 2024’s Athletes of the Year
April 21, 2025 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The U.S. Air Force has named a New Jersey Air National Guardsman its 2024 Female Athlete of the Year. Master Sgt. Danielle Todman, a services journeyman with...

Ten Air Guard Units Participate in Operation Maverick’s Armistice
April 21, 2025 — SAVANNAH, Ga. – Nearly 800 members from 10 Air National Guard units will participate in Operation Maverick’s Armistice, an agile combat readiness exercise that started April 21.The exercise runs...

70 Years Ago: Operation Minuteman Demonstrates Effectiveness of National Guard
April 21, 2025 — ATLANTA, Ga. – In April 1955, the National Guard’s 400,000-strong force responded to an unprecedented activation exercise. Operation Minuteman, which was conceived by Maj. Gen. Edgar Erickson, chief...

North Carolina National Guard Showcases NCHART Capabilities
April 21, 2025 — RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard Soldiers participated in an emergency management showcase last week to show the resources the state can use during natural disasters and emergency...

Oklahoma National Guard hosts second annual Domestic Operations Symposium
April 21, 2025 — NORMAN, Okla. – Emergency response agencies from across the state gathered last week for the Oklahoma National Guard’s second annual Domestic Operations Symposium.The symposium was held April 14-15 at...

Idaho Air National Guard Opens Medical Training Facility
April 18, 2025 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho —The Idaho Air National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to mark the opening of a new Medical Training Facility on Gowen Field for the 124th Fighter Wing.The building,...

Maryland National Guard conducts rescue hoist training with Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team
April 18, 2025 — EDGEWOOD, Md. — Soldiers with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard conducted rescue hoist training with the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team at Aberdeen Proving...

La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ holds deployment ceremony for overseas mission
April 18, 2025 — PINEVILLE, La. - About 700 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the “Tiger Brigade,” were honored last week during a deployment ceremony.The...

New York Air Guard Launches Greenland Support Mission
April 18, 2025 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing has started its annual deployment to Greenland to provide logistical support for the National Science...

New York Guard Hosts Swedish Air Force Leader
April 17, 2025 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The head of the Swedish air force got a first hand look at New York Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper operations during his recent visit to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base. Maj...

Wyoming Guard Airmen Make First Antarctic Cardiac Evacuation in 35 Years
April 16, 2025 — MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica – Using teamwork, precision and lifesaving expertise, Airmen of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron played a critical role in the first...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future