GRAYLING, Mich. – Massachusetts Army National Guard teamed up Jan. 24, 2022, with local first responders from Muskegon, Roscommon, Crawford and Grand Traverse counties to perform intensive hypothermia training at Lake Margrethe near Camp Grayling, Mich. The event took place during Northern Strike 22-1 (Winter Strike), a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise held Jan. 21-30 … [Read more...]
Soldier-Athletes Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
JANUARY 26, 2022 — Four Soldier-athletes assigned to the World Class Athlete Program have been selected to Team USA in their respective sports to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. In Nordic Combined, Spc. Jasper Good, a Motor Transport Operator from Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and Spc. Benjamin Loomis, a Motor Transport Operator from Eau Claire, … [Read more...]
Guard Chief Details Changes to Combat Assault, Harassment
JANUARY 21, 2022 - The National Guard is instituting changes to better combat assault and harassment in the ranks, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told the House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee yesterday. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the subcommittee that the Guard will emphasize prevention of the … [Read more...]
Texas Air National Guard Tests Innovative Cargo System
Members of the 147th Attack Wing test a vertical pallet stacking system at Ellington Field JRB, Houston, Texas January 5, 2022. The Wing is partnering with Air Force Research Laboratories, USTRANSOM and the University of Ohio at Dayton to test the innovative technology that allows for cargo pallets to be stacked on top of each other, enabling cargo aircraft to carry more. (Air … [Read more...]
National Guard Works with Partners on Winter Storm Response
JANUARY 19, 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...]