DECEMBER 30, 2022 — Before deploying this summer with his Massachusetts Army National Guard unit, Sgt. Mickey Reeve had little idea he’d be on a world tour just a few months later talking about innovation in the military. However, that’s where he found himself after winning the U.S. Central Command’s Innovation Oasis contest this fall for his counter-unmanned aerial system … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 30, 2022 – Nebraska National Guard Soldiers from the 1-134th Cavalry Squadron and 2-134th Infantry Battalion had the rare opportunity to conduct live-fire training with 32 missiles Dec. 13. Thirteen Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile system and Improved Target Acquisition System gunners in the Nebraska Army National Guard’s only combat arms units … [Read more...]

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...]