Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Rober Wolford, a Metals Technician assigned to the 168th Maintenance Squadron, cleans up debris as part of Operation Merbok Responce in Koyuk, Alaska Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 28, 2022 – The thundering of hammers and wrenches echoed throughout an ordinarily calm aircraft hangar Dec. 21 as a $1.5 million National Guard Bureau investment was pieced together at Stewart Air National Guard Base, home of the 105th Airlift Wing and its nine C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. The New York Air National Guard now stewards a state-of-the-art … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 28, 2022 — Four hundred and sixty New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on state active duty Dec. 27 to help respond to the massive snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area over Christmas weekend. About 80 more troops were to be mobilized Dec. 27. Four feet of snow fell on the region along Lake Erie from Christmas Eve to Dec. 26, with more expected Dec. 27. … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 23, 2022 - The National Guard’s footprint on domestic and international events continued in 2022, highlighting its transformation from a Cold War strategic reserve to the combat reserve of the Army and the Air Force. “People don’t realize just how large the National Guard is,” said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau. “We have 445,000 … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 21, 2022 - The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. On December 24, NORAD will add one element to its mission for the 67th year, as it tracks Santa Claus on his Christmas Eve flight. American and Canadian NORAD personnel from the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) in Rome, … [Read more...]