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People, Readiness Focal Points at National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader Forum
August 12, 2022 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Senior enlisted National Guard leaders gathered here Aug. 7-10 to synchronize on Guard initiatives that impact people and readiness.Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA... MORE

Kentucky Guard Soldier Helps Local Community After Flooding
August 12, 2022 — LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. – As flood waters rose in Eastern Kentucky, the call went out to the National Guard that their help would be needed. In the hours following the first rainfall, hundreds of Kentucky... MORE

Mass Guard Engineers Assist Build for Blackfeet Nation
August 12, 2022 — BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION, Mont.– Last month, Airmen from the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to participate in this year’s Air National Guard Civil Engineer Innovative Readiness Training... MORE

Always at the Ready, New York Air Guardsmen Save a Life
August 12, 2022 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A dozen New York Air National Guard Airmen are credited with helping save a civilian’s life on Aug. 9 while attending a military conference at Syracuse University.The man appeared to... MORE

National Guardsmen participate in Regional Cooperation 22
August 12, 2022 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — The annual military exercise “Regional Cooperation 22”, hosted by Tajikistan and National Guardsmen from Arizona, Massachusetts, Virginia and Montana, held its opening ceremony... MORE

Michigan Airmen, Partners Achieve Milestone During Northern Agility
August 12, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Less than six weeks after conducting the first highway-based A-10 Thunderbolt II Integrated Combat Turns (ICTs), Airmen from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base,... MORE

New Hampshire Air Guard Performs KC-46 Endurance Flight
August 12, 2022 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – On a Wednesday in early August, Airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing took off from Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, and they would not touch down... MORE

Minnesota National Guard and Niger improve medical capabilities
August 11, 2022 — ST. PAUL, Minn.– Three members of the Nigerien armed forces’ medical leadership team visited the 133rd Medical Group and 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to learn more about the capabilities of... MORE

West Virginia Airmen Learn New Skills Through Rescue Training
August 10, 2022 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Airmen with the 167th Civil Engineering Squadron participated in a five-day swift water rescue certification course, July 18-22, at different waterfront locations in Jefferson... MORE

Northern Strike Continues Support for National Defense
August 10, 2022 — LANSING, Michigan – Northern Strike 22-2, the country’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored military exercise, is scheduled to occur across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting... MORE

Illinois Air Guard Civil Engineers help Cherokee Nation Veterans
August 10, 2022 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Illinois Air National Guard troops are putting their skills to work in another nation, building homes for U.S. military veterans.The 126th Civil Engineer Squadron is building homes... MORE

SEA Whitehead to Enlisted Guardsmen: ‘Thank you’
August 9, 2022 — 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... MORE

Alaska Air Guard Rescues two Plane Crash Victims
August 9, 2022 — 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... MORE

Kentucky Air Guard Provides Training for Ecuadorian Air Force
August 9, 2022 — LATACUNGA, Ecuador – Three members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Group visited Latacunga, Ecuador, May 3 to 8 to provide aircraft maintenance training to the Ecuadorian Air... MORE

California Air National Guard Rescues Injured Sailboat Racer
August 9, 2022 — 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... MORE

Wisconsin Guard Civil Support Team Hones Skills, Supports Events
August 8, 2022 — Milwaukee, Wis. – Of the more than 445 thousand people who thronged Summerfest this year at Milwaukee’s lakefront, a handful were checking out more than the music.Members of the Wisconsin National... MORE

New York National Guard unit Assumes Command of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine
August 8, 2022 — GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — More than 140 Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took charge of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine during a transfer... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Complete National Training Center Rotation
August 8, 2022 — 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... MORE

U.S. Space Command Partners with State Partnership Program to Strengthen Space Cooperation
August 8, 2022 — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Army Brigadier General Jesse Morehouse, U.S. Space Command’s deputy director for policy, plans and strategy, and members of the National Guard Bureau will... MORE

From Refugee to Ohio National Guard Airman and Lawyer
August 8, 2022 — SWANTON, Ohio– U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Igor Petrovich is no stranger to adversity. Born and raised in Travnik, Bosnia, in 1989, just two years before the Yugoslav Wars broke out in the region, he... MORE