JULY 3, 2020 - Some 120,000 members of the National Guard have responded this year to natural disasters — floods in Michigan, wildfires in Kansas and tornadoes in Tennessee, just to name a few; — and have participated in global military operations and responded to civil disturbances and to COVID-19, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said. "It has been a crazy year, and … [Read more...]

JUNE 22, 2020 - North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from three units conducted airborne operations at the Stanley County Regional Airport June 18. The 403rd Quartermaster Rigger Support Team and B Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, were supported by a Black Hawk helicopter team from the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade to help the units perform … [Read more...]

JUNE 20, 2020 - A 1940s-era bus featured in the book and movie, "Into the Wild," was extracted from the Stampede Trail west of the Teklanika River by the Alaska National Guard June 18. In a coordinated effort with the Department of Natural Resources, 12 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, airlifted the abandoned bus to a secure … [Read more...]

JUNE 19, 2020 - As the response to COVID-19 became more manageable, another crisis developed following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, MN. Calling for the end to police brutality and racism, thousands of peaceful protestors filled the streets across the nation. When the sun went down, however – messages of hope and change devolved into chaos … [Read more...]

JUNE 17, 2020 - The California Military Department set another unprecedented milestone, June 9, as it surpassed 50 million meals packed and distributed as part of its ongoing statewide COVID-19 humanitarian support mission. California National Guard and California State Guard service members began working food banks across the state in late March just as coronavirus … [Read more...]