MAY 6, 2021 - A heritage paint scheme on a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Idaho Air National Guard was revealed this week at the National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The historical paint scheme was designed as a tribute to the Thunderbolt’s World War II predecessor. The design on the A-10 was conceived by the 124th Fighter Wing of the Idaho ANG in … [Read more...]
National Guardsmen Shine at Best Ranger Competition
APRIL 26, 2021 - Idaho Army National Guardsman Capt. John Bomsta and his teammate, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Smith from the West Virginia Army National Guard, were the top National Guard team and 10th out of 51 U.S. Army teams at the Best Ranger Competition on April 18. 1st Lt. Christian Briggs, also in the Idaho Army National Guard, competed and placed 28th with his teammate, … [Read more...]
Synchronization a Must In Continued Guard Support of Capitol
APRIL 8, 2021 — When discussing the most recent rotation of National Guard members providing support to the U.S. Capitol Police following the events of Jan. 6, Army Col. Kevin Crawford doesn’t go by his official title as Chief of the Army National Guard’s operations division. “Synchronizer-in-chief,” he said, is a more fitting description. “At the end of the day, there … [Read more...]
Infantry Leads Downsized St. Patrick’s Day Parade
MARCH 18, 2021 - Fifty New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, donned face masks and fell into formation early March 17 to take part in an abbreviated version of New York City’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Since 1851 the 69th, which was formed as a militia regiment for Irish Catholic immigrants, has led the St. Patrick’s Day … [Read more...]
2020: The Year of the Guard
MARCH 12, 2021 - To describe 2020 as unprecedented would be an understatement. “This past year has been a trying year,” said Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the Adjutant General. “We not only continue to support the COVID mission, we were called up for two of the worst civil unrest rounds in our state’s history, we saw wild fires spread in eastern and western Washington, had … [Read more...]