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  • Oregon National Guard wraps up hospital support mission

    PORTLAND, Ore. – In late August, more than 300 Oregon Air Guardsmen from the Portland Air National Guard Base’s 142nd Wing were rapidly mobilized to provide emergency support to Oregon hospitals during a surge in COVID-19 cases.From August to December, Joint Task Force Reassurance sent more than

  • Colorado Guard assisting with Marshall Fire, COVID testing

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Approximately 60 members of the Colorado National Guard are helping law enforcement respond to the devastating Marshall Fire response in Boulder County.Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency, which authorized the use of unarmed CONG assets for law enforcement

  • New Jersey Air Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – More than 80 New Jersey Air National Guard Citizen-Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing have supported Operation Allies Welcome at Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst since August.The Airmen work at various levels throughout the

  • Alaska Guard assists with winter storm emergency evacuations

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard is providing emergency response assistance to the Fairbanks North Star Borough after extreme snow and ice in Interior Alaska caused power outages and stranded some residents.Air National Guard and Army National Guard personnel who

  • Nevada Guard backs first responders at ‘America’s Party’

    LAS VEGAS – The Nevada National Guard completed its 22nd year assisting first responders for “America’s Party,” an annual New Year’s Eve celebration that brings hundreds of thousands of partygoers to Las Vegas.About 220 Guard members helped this year, with more than 100 on the Las Vegas Strip to

  • It takes a village: Experiencing the whole Airman concept

    WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, OK -- I recently deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, in support of Operation Allies Welcome. I spent a month helping manage any and every issue that came through the single phone assigned to our village under Task Force Liberty.Deploying

  • Local junior high school supports military community

    SEARCY, AR -- The 189th Airlift Wing’s Airman and Family Readiness office held a toy drive for Team Little Rock’s military families, providing toys for families with all age ranges of children. The drive, sponsored by Operation Homefront was in coordination with teachers and students at Ahlf Junior

  • Air National Guard, Active Air Force train in arctic weather

    CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. — Nearly 30 Airmen assigned to the 123rd Contingency Response Group (CRG) returned to Camp Ripley for a second round of cold weather training December 13-17.The Kentucky Air National Guard unit, part of the 123rd Airlift Wing, specializes in opening airfields in remote areas.Last

  • NY National Guard troops continue to aid nursing homes

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Eighteen New York National Guard medics and medical technicians on duty at a Syracuse area nursing home are opening up more care slots in the region’s medical system, according to Dr. Kimberly Townsend, the president and chief executive officer of Loretto Health and

  • Iowa ANG Supports Al Dhafra Air Base Mission

    Al Dhafra, United Arab Emirates -- More than a dozen Citizen-Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard are deployed to the Middle East, serving with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.The Iowa ANG Airmen are all from the 185th Air Refueling Wing based at