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SEA Whitehead to Enlisted Guardsmen: ‘Thank you’

SEA Whitehead to Enlisted Guardsmen: ‘Thank you’

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Over the past two years, National Guardsmen were activated at historic levels for missions overseas and at home. Today, there are more than 50,000 National Guard members supporting operations around the world and domestically.Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, shared his…

2 hours ago, August 09, 2022
Alaska Air Guard Rescues two Plane Crash Victims

Alaska Air Guard Rescues two Plane Crash Victims

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued two plane crash victims on Aug. 7 at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve about 300 miles west of Anchorage, near the park’s border with Canada.The National Park Service requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center after receipt of the Cessna…

6 hours ago, August 09, 2022
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California Air National Guard Rescues Injured Sailboat Racer

California Air National Guard Rescues Injured Sailboat Racer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A crew member of a racing yacht who developed a life-threatening infection at sea while returning a racing sailboat from Hawaii to California is safe on land tonight. After being stabilized, he was hoisted off a ship Friday and airlifted for additional medical care Sunday by Airmen from the California Air National Guard's…

10 hours ago, August 09, 2022
Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Complete National Training Center Rotation

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Complete National Training Center Rotation

BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa. – Over 4,500 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers with the 56 Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 28th Infantry Division completed their monthlong National Training Center (NTC) rotation at Fort Irwin, Calif., June 16 to July 15.The brigade spent the last 13 months preparing for NTC, which is significantly fewer…

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CPT Bearden, S3 for 115th ESB speaks of the importance of exercise Northern Strike

U.S. Army Capt. Kassim Bearden, assistant operations officer (S3) 115th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Alabama National Guard, explains his unit's role and speaks about the importance of exercising Northern Strike (NS 22-2) Aug. 4, 2022. NS 22-2 is Michigan's largest and longest exercise designed to validate the readiness of the joint reserve force. Held at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Aug. 6 - 20, 2022, this year's iteration features approximately 7,400 service members from multiple states, branches and partner countries. Video by Capt. Joe Legros.