DECEMBER 5, 2023 — For the second straight year, first lady Jill Biden welcomed National Guardsmen, spouses and children to the White House to discuss their challenges and how best to support them. The first lady heard stories of the pride and resilience children show in the face of frequent calls for their Guard parents to serve their nation, state and community. “Our … [Read more...]

Volunteers pass a tree to New York Army National Guard Spc. Matthew Clark, a recruiting assistant assigned to the 466th Area Support Medical Company, onto a FedEx truck during the annual Trees for Troops loadup event in Ballston Spa, New York, November 28, 2023. The event has been hosted at Ellms Tree Farm for the last 19 years, sent 131 donated trees to military installations … [Read more...]

Airmen from the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing conduct repairs on an F-15C Eagle Nov. 16, 2023 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - F-15C Eagle pilots, maintainers and support troops led by the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as the 194th Fighter Generation Squadron to ensure continuous … [Read more...]

The 133rd Security Forces Squadron out of St. Paul, Minnesota, completed initial training for the Skydio X2D Drone at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, on 13th through the 15th of November, 2023. This team of eight enlisted Airmen are the first National Guard troops to become certified on the X2D Drone (Minnesota Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Jorden … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon was flown by the 185th Fighter Wing from December 1991 to December 2002. The gold F-16 on display at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa, has been painted to replicate a 185th 50th anniversary paint scheme as it appeared in 1996. The gold jet on display is painted to look like F-16C 85-1565. The real tail number of the … [Read more...]