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Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, Chief, National Guard Bureau, stand for a photo with National Guard Adjutants General conference attendees at the Colorado National Guard’s 168th Regional Training Site, Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 29, 2024.

Nov. 3, 2024

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 gathered in Colorado Springs on Oct. 29. “The success of

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 1263rd Forward Support Company remove downed tree debris from highway SC 46 in Bluffton, South Carolina Oct. 9, 2016, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Approximately 2,800 South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been activated since Oct. 4, 2016 to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders after Governor Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency.

Oct. 10, 2016

South Carolina National Guard Continues Hurricane Matthew Response

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The South Carolina National Guard responded to missions along the state’s coastal region yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, clearing roads so people could return to their homes.

National Guard members in four states have either been called up or are on standby for storm-related assistance to residents as Hurricane Matthew threatens the Southeast. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration photo

Oct. 5, 2016

National Guard Assists Southeastern States as Hurricane Matthew Approaches

ARLINGTON, Va. — National Guard members in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina are on duty or ready to be called up to serve as Hurricane Matthew approaches the United States.

Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson was confirmed as vice chief of the National Guard Bureau. The former adjutant general and former deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command, is seen here at the National Guard Bureau Senior Leadership Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 27, 2015.

Sept. 21, 2016

Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson confirmed as National Guard Bureau vice chief

September 19, 2016 — Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson was confirmed Thursday as the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau by the U.S. Senate.

Members of the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard transport flood evacuee and World War II veteran, Mr. Willis Woods from the Celtic Media Centre shelter to a special needs facility near the Louisiana State University campus on August 15, 2016. The Louisiana National Guard mobilized more than 1,000 guardsmen in response to heavy flash flooding that occurred in south Louisiana on August 13, 2006.

Aug. 17, 2016

Louisiana Air National Guard provides security, aid and comfort

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Air National Guard mobilized more than 100 Airmen to maintain order and provide assistance at the Celtic Media Centre movie studio facility shelter in Baton Rouge in response to rising floodwaters that forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes, Aug. 14.

A communications radar unit operated by the 264th Combat Communications Squadron stands ready during Exercise Northern Strike at the Combat Training Readiness Center in Alpena, Mich., on Aug. 9, 2016. Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries during the first three weeks of August 2016 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan.

Aug. 11, 2016

Air Guard units provide critical communications link for Northern Strike exercise

GRAYLING, Mich. - Squadrons of Airmen from Illinois and Utah are providing the communications backbone for Northern Strike 2016. The 264th Combat Communications Squadron from Peoria, Illinois, is providing the communications hardware and infrastructure support for the exercise, operating from three locations at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center and the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in northern Michigan.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter administers the oath of office to incoming National Guard Bureau chief Air National Guard Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Aug. 3, 2016, at the National Guard Bureau change of responsiblity ceremony at the Pentagon.

Aug. 3, 2016

Lengyel becomes 28th chief of National Guard Bureau

Citizen-warriors and the entire National Guard family are vital to the security of the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the National Guard Bureau change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Pentagon today.

New York Army National Guard CH-47 F model left the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester, N.Y. for Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady, N.Y. on July 27, 2016, aviators and crew members from Detachment 1, Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation Regiment picked up service members from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) and landed at the Burlington Air National Guard Base in Vermont. The Battalion is part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

Aug. 3, 2016

New York Guard team catches unusual ride to work for Vigilant Guard exercise

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — A 5 a.m. commute in a 50,000 pound Army helicopter isn't a normal morning commute for most people, but for the National Guard members of the 2nd Civil Support Team—military personnel specially trained to find chemical, biological, and radiological weapons—it's just another day in the office.