ARCTIC OCEAN - A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, part of the New York Air National Guard, flies over East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEALs), Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) during an integration exercise designed to bolster skills in an Arctic environment March 9, … [Read more...]
Guard Prepares to Train Ukrainian Forces
MAY 15, 2024 – Col. Stuart James, the First Army Senior Regular Army Advisor to the Pennsylvania National Guard, instructed the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, on Engagement-Area Development May 14. The independence brigade is preparing for mobilization to the Joint … [Read more...]
Guard Airlifts Building Materials for Arctic Circle Housing
MAY 15, 2024 - More than 20 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed here in April to airlift 15 tons of home-building materials to the North Slope of Alaska to support communities in need. The mission, which enables the construction of affordable housing in the Arctic Circle, was part of a Defense Department program called Innovative Readiness Training that … [Read more...]
National Guard Helps with Sulphur Tornado Relief
Sgt. Andrew Serna, a Dallas, Texas resident serving with Delta Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, operates a forklift during tornado recovery efforts at the Murray County Expo Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma, May 9, 2024. Serna is one of the Oklahoma National Guard members activated to assist in warehouse … [Read more...]
National Guard Expands Childcare Pilot Program
MAY 14, 2024 – Army Guardsmen in 20 states now can access drill weekend childcare after the National Guard’s most senior leader signed an agreement with public partners expanding a pilot program at a Pentagon ceremony today. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, joined Cara Calvin-McFerren, mayor pro tem, West Liberty, Iowa, and Jessica Chang, chief … [Read more...]