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  • Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Distressed Boaters

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued five distressed boaters stuck in sea ice June 16 about 10 miles east of Deering on the Kotzebue Sound.The boaters used VHF radio to call for help, which was received by Deering residents who called Alaska

  • W.Va. Guard Deploys Troops in Aftermath of Deadly Flooding

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Patrick Morrissey mobilized Soldiers and Airmen of the West Virginia National Guard after severe flash flooding in West Virginia’s Ohio and Marion counties that began June 14.The mobilization resulted in troops and equipment on the ground June 16. About 80 West Virginia Army

  • Alaska National Guard Leads Exercise ORCA 2025

    JUNEAU, Alaksa - Dressed in hazardous material protective suits, two Airmen from the Virginia National Guard slowly crept into a quiet building June 9 at AJ Dock on Juneau’s shore.Virginia National Guard’s 34th Civil Support Team (CST) members Tech Sgt. Taylor Lincoln and Staff Sgt. Samantha Sanders

  • National Guard, State Partnership Collaboration at Cyber Shield 2025

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Once a year, the National Guard invites cybersecurity professionals worldwide to attend a cumulative event known as Cyber Shield, where they can compete, learn and challenge their skill sets.Cyber Shield is the longest-running and largest Department of Defense cyber exercise.

  • First Warrant Officer Arrives at the 134th Air Refueling Wing

    McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn. - The 134th Air Refueling Wing welcomed its first warrant officer from the Air Force’s newly reinstated warrant officer program on May 20, 2025.Warrant Officer 1 Curtis Cooper, a network analyst with the 119th Cyber Operations Squadron, was among the

  • California Air Guard, Coast Guard Rescue Sailor Offshore

    MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — A Ukrainian sailor was rescued by a pararescueman from the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing and transported to a local hospital Tuesday evening after a medical emergency hundreds of miles offshore.The patient, a 40-year-old sailor aboard the

  • Texas, Nebraska Guard Train With Czechia Against Cyber Threats

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Hidden within a discreet concrete building, teams from various states and countries collaborate across screens and keyboards for Cyber Shield 2025.For the May 30 to June 13 exercise, 28 states and 15 state partners have come together to share best practices and lessons on how