APRIL 3, 2025 — Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with G Co., 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued an injured skier, March 27, in the Tordrillo Mountains at the base of Mount Torbert located 10 miles north of Mount Spurr. The mission was opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers and was routed through the Alaska Rescue … [Read more...]

APRIL 2, 2025 – U.S. Army Sergeant Anthony P. Amick, 59th Troop Command, South Carolina Army National Guard was awarded the Medal of Valor today, the state’s highest military honor, for his extraordinary bravery and selfless actions during a devastating multi-car accident on July 1st, 2021. The award recognizes Sergeant Amick’s quick thinking and courageous response in … [Read more...]

Airmen and several A-10 Thunderbolt II’s from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, prepare to leave for a deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility March 29, 2025. The deployment is supported by more than 300 Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Mercedee Wilds) APRIL 1, 2025 – More than 300 Airmen and several A-10 … [Read more...]

MARCH 31, 2025 – Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team have begun training on upgraded Stryker vehicles the brigade received recently. As part of a program to modernize the 56th SBCT, the brigade is receiving 324 upgraded Strykers. Twenty-five of those Strykers are now at Fort Indiantown Gap, where they are being used to train Soldiers. The upgraded vehicles … [Read more...]

MARCH 28, 2025 – Following a successful fire suppression support mission in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina National Guard aviation units are helping control wildfires in the Upstate. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover and the 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion from the … [Read more...]