Chief Warrant Officer 2 Oceana Chamberlain practices flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]