APRIL 17, 2025 – Using teamwork, precision and lifesaving expertise, Airmen of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron played a critical role in the first successful evacuation of a patient in cardiac arrest from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in more than 35 years. The patient, a U.S. civilian contractor and veteran of more than 20 Operation … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Respond to Polk County Wildfire
APRIL 16, 2025 – The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion today to support a wildfire response in Polk County, at the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The Black Hawk helicopters departed from McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m., … [Read more...]
Guard Continues Road Repairs in Eastern Kentucky
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Mccall uses a skid steer to repair roadsides on a county road in Hindman, Ky. on April 1, 2025. Maccall and members of Detachment 1, 149th Vertical Construction Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade have been working for over a month to help counties repair critical roads since flooding in February. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy … [Read more...]
Battle Control System Upgraded to Watch Russia
APRIL 9, 2025 – Two Russian Tu-95 Bears and two Chinese H-6 Badgers with Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker fighter escorts speared across the sky July 24, 2024, in formation over the northern Pacific careening toward the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone and bringing the nuclear-capable long-range bombers closer to U.S. sovereign airspace. The combined bomber patrol marked the … [Read more...]
Guard Soldier is Ready for Army Trials
APRIL 4, 2025 - Dozens of competitive Soldier athletes are ready for the 2025 Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas and will continue through April 9. Sixty-seven wounded and injured Soldier athletes will compete in paralympic-style adaptive sports for a spot on Team Army and a chance to represent the Army at Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., in July. Individual sports … [Read more...]