JANUARY 24, 2024 — The National Guard’s top general met with Irish Defence Forces and government leaders last week to discuss the potential for security cooperation engagements between the Republic of Ireland and the Guard. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, told officials the 100-nation-strong Defense Department National Guard State Partnership Program … [Read more...]

SSgt Nathan Wojtkowiak, TSgt Kevin Pawlukovich and SSgt Jacob Qualiana, assigned to the 107th Attack Wing, pause briefly from keeping entrances clear at Erie Community South Campus warming station in Orchard Park NY, Jan 15 2024. Seasonally activated warming stations established around Western NY provide stranded and homeless civilians critical points of safety and refuge from … [Read more...]

A member of the 147th Attack Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watches as an MQ-9 Reaper prepares to taxi at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas on January 10, 2024. The Wing tested satellite launch and recovery operations at Scholes International Airport in Galveston as part of its innovative approach to the Agile Combat Employment Concept. JANUARY 18, … [Read more...]

The West Virginia National Guard is proud to announce that the 130th Airlift Wing has met the requirements to be declared a C-130J-30 unit with Initial Operational Capability as of January 1, 2024. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, the 130th has been in the process of transitioning airframes from the C-130 H3 Hercules model to the advanced C-130J-30 Super Hercules model … [Read more...]

JANUARY 10, 2024 — The 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company, conducted Battle Drill One Alpha at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Jan. 6, 2023. The training was geared toward reacting to contact. The squad had no idea when or what they are going to get hit with. Their job was to quickly assess the situation and react accordingly. … [Read more...]