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  • DOD Assisting to Combat So-Cal Wildfires

    The Defense Department today announced it will work to provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities to California as that state's Los Angeles County region continues to be ravaged by a series of out-of-control wildfires that broke out yesterday. The order to provide the personnel and

  • Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., 21st CNGB, dies at 96

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., former chief of the National Guard Bureau, died Dec. 28. He was 96.Temple served as the CNGB from 1986 to 1990, capping 43 years of military service. During his time as chief, he was instrumental in shaping the National Guard of

  • National Guard Leaders Thank Troops During Holiday Season

    LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – As families across North America gather to celebrate the winter holidays, exchange gifts, and cherish time with loved ones, military service men and women remain on duty around the clock, overseas and at home, ensuring the safety and security of the homeland.Air

  • Air Guard Defender Completes Jungle Agile Employment Course

    GUAM - Did you know that roughly one-third, or 500 million acres, of the U.S. is forest? And did you know that Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. that is considered a jungle? By definition, a forest has many tall trees and can usually be traveled by

  • New Jersey Airmen Dedicate “Jersey Jerk” F-16 to Local Hero

    Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. - A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 119th Fighter Squadron, bearing a new “Jersey Jerk” tail flash design, touched down at the 177th Fighter Wing Air National Guard base, Dec. 5, 2024. The aircraft will serve as a dedicated

  • Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard brings unique capabilities to the cyber domain and has helped develop new applications that allow greater network connectivity while maintaining cybersecurity, Guard cyber officials said. “We bring real-world perspective coming from industry,” said Ken Flowers,

  • National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor Looks to Next Generation

    ARLINGTON, Va. - Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Tony L. Whitehead didn’t think twice in August 2020 before accepting his appointment as the Guard’s senior noncommissioned officer and principal military adviser on enlisted matters. It seemed that the Guard had never

  • Guillot: National Guard Vital to NORAD, U.S. Northern Command

    FORT CARSON, Colo. – The National Guard is a vital contributor to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory Guillot told National Guard adjutants general and senior enlisted leaders from the 50 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia

  • 148th Fighter Wing Completes PACAF Deployment

    OKINAWA, Japan - Members and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan from July to October 2024. While deployed, the Minnesota Air National Guard members were known as the 179th Expeditionary