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  • National Guard Staged for Florida Hurricane Response

    ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Some 5,000 Florida National Guard troops were ready Wednesday to help residents in the wake of Hurricane Ian, a massive storm making landfall in heavily populated southwest Florida.Florida Guard members and equipment were staged at armories and bases, with another 2,000

  • New Seals a ‘Singular Representation’ of Army, Air Guard

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Seals are the oldest form of heraldic insignia and have evolved over time to represent monarchies, families, and organizations.  As a military design, seals represent the common identity of members of military organizations.As the nation’s oldest armed force, the National Guard, is

  • SEA Whitehead to Enlisted Guardsmen: ‘Thank you’

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Over the past two years, National Guardsmen were activated at historic levels for missions overseas and at home. Today, there are more than 50,000 National Guard members supporting operations around the world and domestically.Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the

  • ANG units work alongside 36 CS to operationalize Andersen AFB

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Eight U.S. Air National Guard Engineering Installation Squadrons from across the country have integrated as one unit to work alongside the 36th Communications Squadron from July 5 to Sept. 30, 2022, to refresh records and repair infrastructure on Andersen Air Force

  • Long-term Relationships Drive State Partnership Program Success

    PRAGUE, Czech Republic – When Daryl Bohac came here in 1998, he didn’t just help advance a young partnership between the Czech Republic and the Nebraska National Guard – he returned to his ancestral roots.Bohac was an Air Force major then. He’s now a major general – Nebraska’s adjutant general. And

  • Three Nations, One Goal: Continued Freedom

    VILNIUS, Lithuania – Three Baltic nations are laser-focused on one goal: defending their independence and territorial integrity.The chief of the National Guard Bureau heard the same message in visits to each country, part of a five-nation trip to recognize and strengthen National Guard security

  • National Guard Coordinates Transport of German Satellite

    A rocket carrier is barely recognizable from a distance on a typically foggy June morning at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Its payload, the German Ministry of Defense’s SARah satellite, was delivered thanks to Herculean cross-country coordination by National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. As

  • National Guard Defends the Cyber Front

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard is the nation’s oldest military service, yet uniquely adaptable to a relatively new warfighting domain: cyberwarfare.“The cyber skills that many members of the National Guard bring to the fight are unique within the Department of Defense and can be brought to bear

  • Continued Investments Make Guard Effective, Chief Says

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau told senators June 7 that continued investments in the National Guard mean it will be able to effectively support the Joint Force while quickly responding to the needs on the home front.“Today’s National Guard would not be possible without your

  • New Air National Guard Exercise Tests Agility in Michigan

    ALPENA, Mich. – Air National Guard Airmen and aircraft from around the country are conducting the first Air National Guard Readiness Exercise Program event, Agile Rage 22. This exercise is hosted by the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, part of the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in