Guard News - The National Guard

National Guard SEA Visits Colorado Guard Space, Missile Defense units
July 1, 2022 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado is at the hub of Department of Defense space and missile defense operations, and the state’s National Guard members are supporting these expanding domains... MORE

NY National Guard Wraps up Federally Funded COVID-19 Mission
July 1, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. - More than 840 days after the first Soldiers and Airmen went on duty to stem an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in New Rochelle, the New York National Guard’s federally supported COVID-19... MORE

Virginia Guard Returns From Federal Active Duty in Iraq, Kuwait
July 1, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – The first groups of the Virginia National Guard’s 329th Regional Support Group Headquarters returned to Virginia June 17 after supporting Operation Inherent Resolve at multiple... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Conducts SPP Visit to Azerbaijan
July 1, 2022 — BAKU, Azerbaijan – The 137th Special Operations Medical Group conducted a combat casualty care knowledge exchange with Azerbaijan during a State Partnership Program visit to Baku June 20-24.The visit... MORE

National Guard MQ-9 Reapers Join Indo-Pacific Exercise
July 1, 2022 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 included MQ-9 aircraft in exercise operations for the first time May 25-June 20. The 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard and the... MORE

Guard Uses Cost-effective Mobile Teams to Increase Training
July 1, 2022 — CAMP RILEA, Ore. – A team of 16 trainers from the National Guard’s Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, traveled to Camp Rilea, Oregon, in June to train 266 Soldiers from across the... MORE

Kentucky Army Guard, SPP Partner Ecuador Exchange Knowledge
June 30, 2022 — GREENVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Army National Guard instructors met with six Ecuadorian enlisted instructors June 27-30 in the latest engagement in their partnership of almost three decades.Senior... MORE

Idaho National Guard Ready to Fight Wildfires
June 30, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – More than 60 Idaho National Guardsmen completed wildland firefighting training in Boise in June, bringing the number of Guardsmen available to assist the Idaho Department of Lands in... MORE

Maryland Guard Airmen Prepare for Engineering Deployment
June 30, 2022 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - Maryland Air National Guard engineers conducted career field and readiness training at military sites across the region June 22-24 as they prepare for deployment. Thirteen Airmen... MORE

Vermont National Guard Concludes COVID-19 Missions
June 30, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont National Guard Soldiers and Airmen supporting Vermont’s COVID-19 response mission officially end orders July 1.The first mission began March 23, 2020, when Soldiers... MORE

Historic Highway Landing Advances Agile Combat Employment
June 30, 2022 — ALGER COUNTY, Michigan – Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, Air Force Special Operations Command MC-12W, C-145A and U-28A aircraft, and a C-146A aircraft from the Air Force Reserves... MORE

Penn. Guard Maintainers Test Experimental Battlefield Concepts
June 30, 2022 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Members of the 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron conducted a multipurpose training event June 23 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, to increase mission readiness. The... MORE

Minnesota National Guard, Croatia Collaborate via State Partnership Program
June 29, 2022 — SAINT PAUL, Minn. – “It always feels good to help a friend,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Buck, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter technical inspector with the Minnesota National Guard’s Bravo Company, 834th... MORE

National Guard Captain Speaks at Naturalization Ceremony
June 29, 2022 — FORT SMITH, Ark. - Fifty immigrants from 22 countries raised their right hands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Courtroom in anationalization ceremony June 24... MORE

DOD Official: No Changes to Women’s Essential Health Care
June 29, 2022 — WASHINGTON - The recent Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization does not prohibit the Defense Department from continuing to provide essential women’s health care services... MORE

175th Wing Demonstrates Warfighting Capabilities in Europe
June 29, 2022 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Approximately 170 Airmen assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft have returned from Europe, where they supported Exercises Swift... MORE

Washington Guard MPs Train on Law Enforcement Skills
June 28, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Building off last year’s comprehensive annual training, Washington National Guard members from the 506th Military Police Detachment developed their law enforcement skills during... MORE

Northern Agility 22-1 Begins in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
June 28, 2022 — MARQUETTE, Michigan - U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, arrived at Sawyer International Airport June 27 to kick off Northern Agility... MORE

New Hampshire Guard Provides Health Care in Cherokee Nation
June 28, 2022 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – New Hampshire National Guardsmen and sister services provided the Cherokee Nation with more than a quarter-million dollars in health care exams and services during their joint... MORE

105th Cavalry Seizes Opportunity to Train on Tow Missiles
June 27, 2022 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Recent history and some hustle enabled the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team to train on Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided anti-tank... MORE