Guard News - The National Guard

Hawaii, Guam National Guard Strengthen U.S.- Philippines Ties
March 31, 2025 — CAMP AGUINALDO, PHILIPPINES– Hawaii and Guam National Guard Airmen and Soldiers joined their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) partners for the annual Standing Committee Meeting (SCM) held March...

Idaho Air National Guard's Fighter Wing Deploys
March 31, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho – More than 300 Airmen and several A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 124th Fighter Wing deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility March 29. “This deployment exemplifies the...

Arizona Airmen Host German Proficiency Badge Assessment
March 28, 2025 — PHOENIX - The Arizona Air National Guard hosted German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge testing March 24-28, with 32 Airmen and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps attempting to earn the coveted...

56th SBCT Soldiers Train on Upgraded Strykers
March 28, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team have begun training on upgraded Stryker vehicles.As part of a program to modernize the 56th SBCT, the brigade is receiving...

Air National Guard Airmen Train for Mass Casualty Response
March 28, 2025 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - When disaster strikes on American soil, the National Guard is the nation’s first line of defense. Patriot 25 enhanced that readiness by equipping troops with the skills needed to...

Virginia National Guard Aviation Crews Train on Firefighting
March 28, 2025 — FORT BARFOOT, Va. - Virginia National Guard aviation crews assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, trained on aerial fire suppression with UH-60 Black Hawk...

Virginia Guard, Finnish Counterparts Train at Arctic Forge 25
March 28, 2025 — KOUVOLA, Finland - A platoon of Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, participated in cold-weather...

Nebraska Guard, Czechs Share Recruiting and Retention Tips
March 27, 2025 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Army and Air National Guard recruiting and retention specialists exchanged ideas and best practices with their counterparts from the Czech Armed Forces during a February State...

South Carolina National Guard Fights Upstate Wildfires
March 27, 2025 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – Following a successful fire suppression support mission in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina National Guard aviation units are helping control wildfires in the Upstate.U.S. Army Soldiers...

Maryland Air National Guard Begins Divesting A-10s
March 27, 2025 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - The Maryland Air National Guard divested an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport March 26.The U.S. Air Force announced in March...

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims on Glacial Lake
March 26, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rescued three people from the wreckage of a crashed PA-12...

Orchard Combat Training Center Hosts HIMARS Training
March 26, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho - The 17th Field Artillery Brigade deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord to the Orchard Combat Training Center in March to increase warfighting readiness and hone lethality in a...

Total Force Airmen Strengthen CBRN Readiness in Pacific
March 26, 2025 — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Airmen from the Air National Guard 151st Wing, 144th Fighter Wing and 113th Wing; the Air Force Reserve 301st Fighter Wing, 910th Airlift Wing and 433rd Airlift Wing; and...

NGB Chief: Guard Seeks Reform, Innovation, Increased Lethality
March 25, 2025 — WASHINGTON - In this era of complexity and uncertainty, innovation is not just an option for the National Guard — it's a must, Air Force Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, the National Guard Bureau chief, told...

West Virginia Guard Joins Cyber Defense Training in Qatar
March 25, 2025 — CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The West Virginia National Guard Cyber Protection Team - Mission Element joined over 30 cyber operators from six nations in the multinational exercise Eagle Resolve 2025 in Doha,...

Oregon Army Guard Provides Lift for Army Futures Command
March 25, 2025 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. - On a chilly and dusty morning at Fort Irwin, aka the “Sandbox,” four Oregon Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopters are loaded up with Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Great Smoky Mountains Hiker
March 25, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park March 22. Shortly after 5:30 p.m...

Tennessee Guard Honors Former President Andrew Jackson
March 25, 2025 — HERMITAGE, Tenn. – Brig. Gen. Steven Turner, Tennessee’s assistant adjutant general-Army, placed a wreath at former President Andrew Jackson’s tomb March 15 on what would have been his 258th...

117th Regional Training Institute Graduates Military Police
March 24, 2025 — SMYRNA, Tenn. - Fourteen new military policemen graduated from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s Military Police Basic Course March 21 and are now military law enforcement officers and the latest...

New York Guard Members Showcase Service at School Career Day
March 21, 2025 — BUFFALO, N.Y. - The camouflage uniforms of an Army National Guard officer and two Air National Guard medics stood out among a crowd of firefighters, lawyers, a meteorologist, and many more during...

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