AUGUST 27, 2021 – When Fahim Masoud was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1988, the country was at war with the Soviet Union. Fast forward 17 years, Masoud graduated from high school and faced one of three options for his future – study in India on a scholarship, go to a local university in Afghanistan, or apply for a risky job as an interpreter for the U.S. military. Masoud … [Read more...]

AUGUST 26, 2021 – National Guard Airmen and Soldiers from around the United States are playing a key role in the historic evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. The Air National Guard is contributing to Operation Allies Refuge with 11 C-17 aircraft and 19 crews providing safe passage to Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul to locations throughout the … [Read more...]

AUGUST 26, 2021 – To help reduce human suffering and assist with Nepal's COVID-19 response, members of the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing, in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command's Denton Program for private donations, will transport lifesaving equipment and humanitarian supplies to Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 27. Donations of supplies and equipment … [Read more...]

AUGUST 20, 2021 – Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and civilians from California and six other states are actively fighting wildfires burning throughout the state. Nearly 1,000 Cal Guard service members are currently activated for fire missions in the air and on the ground, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, Cal Guard’s adjutant general, said during a press conference Wednesday … [Read more...]

AUGUST 19, 2021 - Puerto Rico National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and helicopters deployed to Haiti Tuesday night as part of U.S. relief efforts at the request of USAID, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated the southwest area of the country, causing more than 1,940 deaths and leaving at least 10,000 people injured as well as the collapse of vital infrastructure, according to … [Read more...]