JANUARY 5, 2022 – The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyber Operations Group supported a task force under U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force at Fort Meade, Maryland, from February to August. More than 15 MDANG cyber professionals worked alongside Air National Guard members from other states and active-duty counterparts during the task force’s first … [Read more...]

U.S. Air Force Col. Bernadette Maldonado and Lt. Col. April Doolittle, New Jersey Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 108th Wing, walk with an Afghan girl in Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 8, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, … [Read more...]

JANUARY 4, 2022 - In late August of this year, over 300 Oregon Air Guardsmen from the Portland Air National Guard Base’s 142nd Wing were rapidly mobilized in a record-setting effort to provide emergency support to Oregon’s hospitals during a surge in COVID-19 cases. From August to December 2021, Joint Task Force (JTF) Reassurance sent over 1,500 Oregon Air and Army National … [Read more...]

JANUARY 3, 2022 – The Alaska National Guard is providing emergency response assistance to the Fairbanks North Star Borough after extreme snow and ice in Interior Alaska caused power outages and stranded some residents. Air National Guard and Army National Guard personnel who live in the borough volunteered for Operation Winter Storms to assist their local community with … [Read more...]

JANUARY 3, 2022 – The Nevada National Guard completed its 22nd year assisting first responders for “America’s Party,” an annual New Year’s Eve celebration that brings hundreds of thousands of partygoers to Las Vegas. About 220 Guard members helped this year, with more than 100 on the Las Vegas Strip to assist with crowd control and ensure a safe celebration. Additionally, … [Read more...]