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  • Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 08:14am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 120 Soldiers from Tennessee’s 776th Support Maintenance Company, headquartered in Elizabethton and Mountain City, are returning from an overseas deployment on November 21. After serving 11 months in Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield, the returning unit is scheduled to arrive at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna at approximately 9:10 a.m. CST.

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  • Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | 02:05pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee National Guard announced today that the Dyersburg based 168th Military Police Battalion will deploy to Cuba this winter. More than 100 Soldiers assigned to the unit have been training for over one year in preparation for their year-long deployment to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

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  • Wednesday, November 06, 2019 | 08:09am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It shouldn’t be any guess as to which primary color is the U.S. Army’s favorite… GREEN! The various shades of earth tones in a soldier’s uniform reflects the terrain in which they operate. Just as nature conceals soldiers from the enemy, they are devoted to protecting the U.S. homeland from harm. Over the last few months, the Tennessee National Guard has been making great strides to become a much greener organization.

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  • Monday, November 04, 2019 | 08:05am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On November 2, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Jeff Holmes, awarded the Adjutant General’s Ribbon for Valor to Sgt. Ryan Grillo at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna. Grillo, an Athens native and soldier with the 1176th Transportation Company, was awarded the Ribbon for Valor for exceptional meritorious heroism.

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  • Friday, September 06, 2019 | 02:52pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee National Guard announced today that the Jackson based 194th Engineering Brigade will deploy to Kuwait this fall. The more than 100 Soldiers assigned to the unit have been training for over a year to manage engineer operations throughout the Middle East.

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  • Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | 07:04am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 100 National Guard Soldiers from Tullahoma’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion returned to Smyrna on July 17 after an 11-month deployment to Kosovo.

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  • Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | 08:32am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 100 personnel of the Tennessee National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, headquartered in Tullahoma, are scheduled to return from their overseas deployment to Kosovo on July 17 at approximately 1:15 pm CST to the Volunteer Training Site-Smyrna. The 1-230th AHB has been at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo for the last nine months as part of Kosovo Force – KFOR, a NATO led mission that builds peace and maintains stability in the area.

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  • Thursday, May 30, 2019 | 10:21am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Over the next ten days, the Tennessee Military Department will participate in a large-scale emergency response exercise: Shaken Fury 2019. Shaken Fury is a national-level emergency response and recovery exercise hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that will take place in various locations throughout the Southeastern United States.

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  • Friday, April 26, 2019 | 02:57pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As football fans gear up for the 2019 NFL Draft being held in downtown Nashville from April 25 to 27, the Tennessee National Guard’s 45th Civil Support Team is on the ground ensuring everyone has a safe weekend.

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  • Thursday, February 21, 2019 | 02:32pm

    U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz, and Poland’s Deputy Minister of Defense Marek Lapinski visited Tennessee National Guard soldiers at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland on February 13. More than 800 soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment are currently deployed in support of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence based in Orzysz, Poland.

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  • Friday, February 01, 2019 | 07:43am

    Knoxville, TN - The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, will conduct a change of command ceremony on Sunday, February 3 at the Regimental Headquarters located at 3330 Sutherland Ave. in Knoxville. The physical location of the event is on the West High School football field directly behind the regimental headquarters. Army units conduct change-of-command ceremonies whenever a new commander takes charge.

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  • Friday, December 14, 2018 | 08:20am

    Leaders of the Tennessee Volunteer ChalleNGe Academy will conduct a graduation ceremony from 9:00-10:00 a.m., CST, on Saturday, December 15, 2018 in the Hall of Flags at the Joint Force Headquarters, Tennessee National Guard, 3041 Sidco Drive, in Nashville.

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