JULY 5, 2022 - More than 840 days after the first Soldiers and Airmen went on duty to stem an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in New Rochelle, the New York National Guard’s federally supported COVID-19 mission came to an end June 30. A force of 269 personnel will remain on state active duty to assist with logistics support and resolve outstanding financial accounts. But no … [Read more...]

JULY 1, 2022 – Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 included MQ-9 aircraft in exercise operations for the first time May 25-June 20. The 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard and the 174th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard, launched, flew and recovered MQ-9 Reaper aircraft to provide mission-critical awareness during the exercise at Andersen Air Force Base. Valiant … [Read more...]

JULY 1, 2022 - With the popularity of this summer’s block buster fighter jet film featuring an awesome F-14 Tomcat, 2022 is shaping up to be the year to celebrate the 4th generation fighter jet. This week the Iowa Air National Guard has unveiled a historic fighter jet of their own; a retro 50th anniversary, down to the details, gold F-16 just as it first appeared in … [Read more...]

Lt. Col. Dan Tzizik, the medical officer in charge from the New Hampshire Army National Guard Medical Detachment, screens Tara Parker Dorler, a local daycare provider, during the Cherokee Nation Innovative Readiness Exercise June 5, 2022. Parker Dorler was the first patient at the clinic set up inside the Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, OK. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by … [Read more...]

JUNE 28, 2022 – Recent history and some hustle enabled the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team to train on Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided anti-tank missiles during annual training. “The proliferation and effectiveness of Anti-tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in the war in Ukraine led us to re-evaluate our squadron gunnery priorities,” … [Read more...]