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...]
Northern Strike 22-1 Brings Arctic Training to Michigan
JANUARY 11, 2022 – The Northern Strike 22-1 exercise will unite service members from several states and partner forces Jan. 21-30 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, which comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC). “We are excited to kick off the year with the winter iteration of Northern Strike,” … [Read more...]
Idaho ANG A-10, Marine F-35 Pilots Train Together
JANUARY 11, 2022 - The Idaho Air National Guard welcomed U.S. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, who fly the F-35B Lightning II, to Gowen Field Jan. 7-9. The squadron brought four of the fifth-generation fighters to train with A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 124th Fighter Wing’s 190th Fighter Squadron. “The F-35B is a fifth-generation fighter and the … [Read more...]