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  • National Guard’s Joint Staff Emphasizes Tactical Wellness

    ARLINGTON, Va – Nearly 100 Soldiers, Airmen and family members of the National Guard Bureau’s joint staff participated in a Joint Staff Tactical Wellness event May 18 at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center to educate members on resources and practices to maintain and

  • National Guard Excels in U.S. Army Small Arms Championship

    FORT BENNING, Ga. - Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country dominated the 2023 U.S. Army “All Army” Small Arms Championships.The week-long competition in March brought together 260 shooters, including Soldiers and cadets from all components of the U.S. Army. Army National Guard,

  • Sibling Legacy

    PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- A family legacy is represented across the 157th Air Refueling Wing.Five Pincince siblings, from a family of nine children, all serve at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire.“I was inspired to join the New Hampshire Air National Guard by the idea of

  • Training, ‘Speaking Up’ Key to Fighting Sexual Assault

    ARLINGTON, Va. - The fight against the scourge of sexual assault in the National Guard continues as its senior leaders implement “lines of effort” to eradicate the ongoing problem.With an emphasis on Guard support to the 2022 National Defense Strategy, Air Force Maj. Gen. Wendy Wenke said tackling

  • Personnel Recovery Airmen test JT-JUMPR during Red Flag

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV -- New York Air National Guardsmen from the 101st Rescue Squadron and 102nd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, are more prepared to deploy after taking part in Red Flag-Nellis 23-2, March 12-24.The wing brought their HH-60G Pavehawks and HC-130J Combat King IIs to exercise

  • Meet the 148th Fighter Wing’s ‘Aces of the ASVAB’

    Duluth, MN -- The perfect score. What does that mean? What does it look like? I recently became aware of an Airman who scored a perfect 99 on Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB test. I was intrigued. When discussing this topic with a colleague, I learned there was another Airmen

  • Illinois Air Guard Unit Expands Capabilities Through ACE Exercise

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The 126th Operations Group, located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, deployed 44 personnel to Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Feb. 6-10, 2023, for Agile Combat Employment training to increase survivability while generating combat power.The KC-135 Total Force aerial

  • Florida Guard engineers modernize Navy airfield

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, FL -- Airmen of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, known as the RED HORSE, are modernizing the airfield ramp at Naval Air Station Jacksonville to ensure taxiway concrete can withstand the weight of the U.S. Navy’s

  • Guard Chief Plans Fitness Initiative for Guard, Families

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau is launching a holistic fitness initiative in March to improve the wellness of National Guard members and their families. The new program highlights two priorities of Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson: readiness and people.“Readiness merges with people

  • Guard Charges Forward with Electric Vehicle Conversion

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Force modernization keeps the National Guard relevant and responsive, so it tops a list of priorities for Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau. This extends from updating weapon systems, to force structure, to updating the non-tactical vehicle fleet. However,