Capt. Richard Hughes, commander of the 161st Military History Detachment, and Sgt. Tianna Wilson, non-commissioned officer in charge of the 161st Military History Detachment, case the unit guidon during the unit's deployment ceremony at Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia on January 7, 2024. The unit will deploy to the U.S. Army Central Command Area of Responsibility … [Read more...]

Spc. Gabriel Joines (left), a Virginia National Guard Soldier assigned to the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, and Sgt. Brooke Hulings (right), a North Carolina National Guard Soldier assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, train on conducting funeral … [Read more...]

Maj. Gen. Michael Garshak, the adjutant general of Idaho and commander of the Idaho National Guard, helped present the certificates to more than 120 Idaho high school students who graduated from the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy (IDYCA) on Dec. 16, 2023 in Boise, Idaho. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) IDYCA program provides second chances to Idaho teens who are on the … [Read more...]

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Nevada National Guardsmen on duty providing support to local and federal agencies to ensure the safety and security of the New Year’s Eve celebration, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 31, 2023. The cooperative New Year’s mission is led by Clark County Emergency Management and supported by the Nevada National Guard with … [Read more...]

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry, the Adjutant General of the Nevada National Guard, visits local law enforcement and the 92nd Civil Support Team in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 30, 2023. Hokanson met with local law enforcement and the 92nd CST to understand the Nevada National Guard's involvement in New Years Eve festivites. (U.S. … [Read more...]