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SOFIA, Bulgaria - For 33 years, the Tennessee National Guard and Republic of Bulgaria, who are long-standing partners in National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, have steadily strengthened their relationship through numerous joint training events, collaborations, and countless cooperative missions. This practice continued from June 29 - July 10, when various leaders from Tennessee and Bulgaria held key-leader engagements throughout Bulgaria to, not only reaffirm their current partnership, but develop plans to evolve their military relationships and expand civil partnerships.

SMYRNA, Tenn. – Twelve Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers became the first graduates of Tennessee’s new Small Unmanned Aircraft System Master Trainer course led by the 1-117th Military Police Battalion at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site, June 16-29.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Cavalry Regiment (MBCT) conducted a change of command ceremony at West High School’s football field, in Knoxville, on Sunday, June 7.

HENRY, Tenn. – At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, a Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60V Blackhawk helicopter, from Jackson’s Army Aviation Support Facility, supported firefighters battling an industrial fire at the Sigma Renew 360 plant in Henry County, May 8.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On Saturday afternoon, May 2, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion assisted multiple emergency and law enforcement agencies rescue a lost hiker and his dog who were stranded at Sampson Mountain Wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest, just west of Erwin.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Last May, it was announced that the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment was selected as one of three National Guard units to reorganize into a Mobile Brigade Combat Team, aligning with the U.S. Army’s new transformation initiatives. Since then, the 278th has begun its rapid conversion from an Armored Brigade Combat Team to a Mobile Brigade Combat Team, a lighter, faster, and more lethal unit.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tennessee National Guardsmen with the Memphis Safe Task Force, and the Memphis Police Department, responded to two separate shootings across Memphis on April 16, providing immediate medical aid to multiple gunshot victims.

SMYRNA, Tenn. – Sixteen National Guardsmen graduated from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 10-month-long Officer Candidate School, led by the 117th Regional Training Institute, during a special ceremony held at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Center, April 19.  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tennessee National Guardsmen with the Memphis Safe Task Force, and the Memphis Police Department, responded to a shooting in North Memphis, providing immediate medical aid to the victim and securing key evidence, April 12.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday afternoon, April 1, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a park visitor suffering from cardiac arrest in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday evening, March 25, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a hiker suffering a medical emergency in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – While on a safety patrol in North Memphis, Tennessee Guardsmen with the Memphis Safe Task Force detained a violent suspect and provided immediate first aid to a shooting victim at a Frayser apartment complex, March 24.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On Saturday evening, March 21, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a hiker suffering from severe lower extremity injuries following a rockslide near Signal Mountain in Chattanooga.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On Tuesday morning, February 24, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued a hiker suffering from severe cold-weather injuries in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 250 Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard continue to support state, county, and local emergency responders in 5 counties across Tennessee following Winter Storm Fern.