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May 19, 2021

Vermont ARNG holds sendoff for Task Force Mansfield

The Vermont Army National Guard held a sendoff ceremony May 18, 2021, at Camp Johnson, Vermont, for Soldiers assigned to Task Force Mansfield and the 172nd Public Affairs Detachment. The Soldiers among the last of about 1,000 to deploy to U.S. European Command and U.S. Central Command to support federal missions.

Nov. 2, 2020

Construction begins on new Army Mountain Warfare School facility

The Vermont National Guard is scheduled to break ground on a new $27 million facility for the Army Mountain Warfare School at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site here Nov. 5.

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An Alaska National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II carrying 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen returns to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after an Aug. 9, 2026, mission rescuing a pilot of a Cessna 185 that crashed near Trapper Joe Lake about 25 miles south of Anchorage. The rescue happened during the base’s Arctic Thunder Open House, and special coordination was made for the HH-60 to depart the open house’s Joint Force Demonstration. Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon.
Alaska Guard Rescues Pilot in Plane Crash
By David Bedard, | Aug. 12, 2026
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing rescued the pilot of a Cessna 185 crash Aug. 9 near Trapper Joe Lake, about 25 miles south of Anchorage.A 210th Rescue Squadron...

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Seth Henning and Senior Airman Shylie Polodna, Missouri National Guard's 239th Combat Communications Squadron, build a radio frequency kit during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 3, 2026. The kits provided secure network and communication capabilities for other units participating in the exercise. Photo by Senior Airman Samuel Al-Nimri.
Air Guard Communications Units Train at Northern Strike
By Senior Airman Samuel Al-Nimri, | Aug. 12, 2026
ALPENA, Mich. – Air National Guard combat communications squadrons from multiple states and territories gathered in northern Michigan Aug. 1-15 to support Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training...

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Washington Guard Provides Aerial Support on Sinlahekin Fire
By Joseph Siemandel, | Aug. 11, 2026
WENATCHEE, Wash. – A Washington Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota took to the skies above the Sinlahekin Fire Aug. 9, giving firefighters a perspective they had never had before during a National Guard wildfire response: an...