JANUARY 18, 2022 – Hundreds of members of the National Guard assisted state and local officials responding to winter weather over the weekend in multiple states, including Virginia, North and South Carolina and Pennsylvania. The South Carolina National Guard staged 120 personnel and equipment throughout Upstate South Carolina to respond to requests for support from state … [Read more...]
Guard Infantry Units Support East Africa Mission
JANUARY 14, 2022 – Throughout history, the U.S. Army National Guard’s 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) and the 1-116th Infantry Regiment have fought alongside and even against one another. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War and reuniting during WWI, the two battalions have once again met, this time in Africa, passing the torch of responsibility for the Combined … [Read more...]
Washington National Guard Responds to Flooding
JANUARY 13, 2022 – Following heavy rain, high winds and record snowfall, the Washington National Guard activated members to support flood response operations in Lewis County. The Jan. 7 mobilization marks the second time the Guard has responded to flooding this season. “Our Guard members know that when a disaster happens, they are needed, and our folks arrived in Lewis … [Read more...]
Airmen Participate in Exercise Southern Lightning Strike
Staff Sgt. Austin Wall of the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, launches an F-16 fighter aircraft at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La. The mission is part of operation Southern Lightning Strike, an Air National Guard led exercise where units deploy from their home bases to forward operating bases with minimum personnel and equipment to accomplish the … [Read more...]
Virginia National Guard to Support Governor’s Inauguration
JANUARY 12, 2022 – More than 200 Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force personnel will support the inauguration of Glenn Youngkin as the 74th governor of Virginia in the state capital Jan. 15. VNG Soldiers, Airmen and members of the VDF will marshal the inaugural parade elements, play ceremonial music, fire a 19-gun artillery salute with blank ammunition and … [Read more...]