Guard News - The National Guard

Indiana National Guard Demonstrates Aquatic Rescue Skills
July 8, 2022 — COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Indiana Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team participated in a multi-agency disaster response exercise in June alongside other National Guard members and first responders.Texas... MORE

109th Airlift Wing Hosts German Air Force Officer
July 7, 2022 — SCOTIA, N.Y. – The New York National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing hosted a German Air Force officer in June as part of the Military Reserve Exchange Program.MREP enables Guard and Reserve Airmen and... MORE

National Guard Demonstrates Capabilities During African Lion
July 7, 2022 — TAN-TAN, Morocco – As the multinational training exercise African Lion ’22 ended, leaders from the Idaho National Guard and other U.S. states joined partner nations in Morocco June 30 to observe... MORE

Nebraska Guard Assists SPP Partner Rwanda in Joint Mission
July 6, 2022 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s medical group participated in Justified Accord 2022, a joint medical engineer mission with the Rwanda Defence Force at Gako... MORE

Leaders of Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Meet
July 6, 2022 — PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania’s adjutant general met with the president of Lithuania July 2 to continue to develop a partnership of almost three decades.Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler met with President... MORE

Washington Guard’s Civil Support Team Trains with Partners
July 6, 2022 — BELLEVUE, Wash. – Following a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high yield explosive (CBRNE) event, seconds could mean the difference between life and death. That’s why readiness is... MORE

Kentucky Guardsmen Pitch in to Help Ease Water Shortage
July 5, 2022 — MARION, Ky. - About 20 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers are helping state and local officials respond to a water shortage in Crittenden County. The Soldiers with the 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company,... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers Train in Iowa
July 5, 2022 — CAMP DODGE, Iowa – More than 30 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducted annual training at the Army... MORE

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 here... 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