JUNE 22, 2020 - North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from three units conducted airborne operations at the Stanley County Regional Airport June 18. The 403rd Quartermaster Rigger Support Team and B Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, were supported by a Black Hawk helicopter team from the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade to help the units perform … [Read more...]
National Guard Airlifts ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Out of Alaska Wilderness
JUNE 20, 2020 - A 1940s-era bus featured in the book and movie, "Into the Wild," was extracted from the Stampede Trail west of the Teklanika River by the Alaska National Guard June 18. In a coordinated effort with the Department of Natural Resources, 12 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, airlifted the abandoned bus to a secure … [Read more...]
Guard Called to Support Local Authorities During Civil Unrest
JUNE 19, 2020 - As the response to COVID-19 became more manageable, another crisis developed following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, MN. Calling for the end to police brutality and racism, thousands of peaceful protestors filled the streets across the nation. When the sun went down, however – messages of hope and change devolved into chaos … [Read more...]
California Guard Reaches 50 Million Meals Distributed
JUNE 17, 2020 - The California Military Department set another unprecedented milestone, June 9, as it surpassed 50 million meals packed and distributed as part of its ongoing statewide COVID-19 humanitarian support mission. California National Guard and California State Guard service members began working food banks across the state in late March just as coronavirus … [Read more...]
Tensions Decrease in Atlanta After Guardsmen Explain Mission to Protesters
JUNE 9, 2020 - Once demonstrators realized the Georgia National Guard was there to protect them and facilitate a peaceful protest, violence diminished in downtown Atlanta last week, said Staff Sgt. David Knicely. “People were extremely receptive once we kind of explained it is our obligation to defend the Constitution,” Knicely said, “and the Constitution allows for the … [Read more...]