JUNE 8, 2022 - As Congress mulls over the president's fiscal year 2023 budget request, the way the National Guard will use its portion of the funding to prepare for near-peer competition was of interest to some lawmakers. "When we look at the threats that we face, the biggest thing we want to do is deter that [threat] so we do not get into a fight," said Army Gen. Daniel R. … [Read more...]

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, drive M109A6 Paladins, M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicles, and M572 Armored Mortar Carriers from the Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) area to their cantonment area May 10, in Pabrade, Lithuania. The Soldiers … [Read more...]

MAY 27, 2022 - The New York National Guard’s headquarters staff marked Memorial Day and remembered those who gave their lives in the service of the United States, with a short ceremony outside the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham, New York on Thursday, May 26. The ceremony featured remarks from Air Force Brigadier General Denise … [Read more...]

Loadmasters assigned to the 106th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard prepare to toss medical supplies out of an HC-130J Combat King II search and rescue aircraft to the crew of a sailboat 1,200 miles east of Long Island in the Atlantic Ocean on May 20, 2022 in this video capture image. The wing was tasked drop medical supplies to the crew of the Namah in order to … [Read more...]

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the Nebraska Army National Guard drops water from a 780-gallon Bambi bucket onto a smoldering hot spot near Arapahoe, Nebraska, April 9, 2022. From Florida to Texas, a handful of National Guard units throughout the nation have already commenced the wildfire season. Some New Mexico National Guard units are currently engaging the Hermit’s Peak … [Read more...]