NOVEMBER 2, 2020 - Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Element (DCOE) continue to work closely with federal, state, and local officials to help ensure the safety and security of the upcoming general election. On Nov. 3, 2020, West Virginians across the Mountain State will be going to the polls to elect a full slate of officials from … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 – National Guard athletes from 34 states and territories competed for spots on the elite All-Guard Marathon Team during the National Guard Marathon Time Trials at the Omaha Marathon Sept. 20. For 36 years, the Lincoln Marathon and Half Marathon in Nebraska have also served as the National Guard Marathon – the official time trials for determining the … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 - On the morning of September 14, Soldiers with the Tennessee National Guard’s Task Force Medical conducted COVID-19 testing on nearly 40 emergency responders preparing to depart for Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Sally response. Tennessee’s Task Force 2 - Urban Search and Rescue Team, which is comprised of firefighters, police officers, and other … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - Americans regard the National Guard as a United States-based force, but, in truth, it's hard to go anywhere in the world and not see a soldier wearing an Army National Guard patch. Over the past few months, there were 77,000 Army Guardsmen and over 100,000 National Guardsmen on duty, Army Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, said … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - On Labor Day weekend, several hundred people found themselves trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Fresno and Madera counties as flames from the enormous Creek Fire surrounded them. On Sept. 5 into the early morning hours of Sept. 6 and again on Sept. 8, pilots and crews from the California Army National Guard’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) … [Read more...]