KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the Tennessee National Guard provided four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, to support wildfire response in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, beginning August 27.
SMYRNA, Tenn. – Seven Tennessee Army National Guardsmen were commissioned as U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenants during a special ceremony at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site on August 18.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Soldiers, Airmen, and friends of the Tennessee Military Department gathered at Nashville’s Joint Force Headquarters on August 16 to celebrate and honor the Tennessee National Guard’s 250th birthday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Warner Ross, announced on behalf of Governor Bill Lee, that Knoxville native Col. Martin “Lee” Hartley has been selected as the Tennessee Military Department’s Assistant Adjutant General, Air.
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On the evening of Wednesday, June 12, a flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued a hiker having a medical emergency in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
SMYRNA, Tenn. – The 194th Engineer Brigade, headquartered in Jackson, welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony in the 117th Regiment’s Bobby Davis Auditorium at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site on Friday, June 7.
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – During the afternoon and evening of May 31, flight crews from the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, performed two air evacuation missions for hikers suffering from medical emergencies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Military Department hosted the state-wide, multiagency emergency response exercise, Tennessee Maneuvers, May 15-19, to further enhance the state’s ability to collectively respond and operate in the event of any disaster.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On the evening of May 20, a UH-60 Blackhawk medical flight crew from the Tennessee National Guard rescued a hiker suffering from a severe illness in a remote part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria – Nearly 20 Soldiers from Athens’ 117th Military Police Battalion and Murfreesboro’s 269th Military Police Company joined more than 140 military policemen from five different allied nations today for the opening ceremony of Beyond Horizon 2024, a multi-national training exercise held at Bulgaria’s Novo Selo Training Site, May 14-22.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Military Department, along with several state and local agencies, are conducting an emergency response exercise throughout Tennessee from May 15-19. Named “Tennessee Maneuvers 2024,” the exercise will occur in Bradley, Coffee, Davidson, Gibson, Hamilton, Hawkins, Knox, Loudon, Madison, Maury, McMinn, Rhea, Rutherford, Sullivan, and Wilson counties.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Four Soldiers from Ashland City’s Troop B, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, won first place during the prestigious 2024 Sullivan Cup competition at Fort Moore, Georgia, from April 29 to May 3.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard embraced the Scout BSA slogan, “do a good turn daily,” as they hosted the 3rd Annual Merit Badge University for nearly 400 scouts who wanted to live up to their motto, “be prepared,” on April 27.
GREENVILLE, Ky. – A Maryville native and Soldier with the Tennessee National Guard, Spc. Noah Green, has been named Region III’s Best Warrior following a competition held from April 14–19, in Kentucky.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard mourns the loss of one of its great leaders, retired Maj. Gen. Jackie D. Wood, the 73rd Adjutant General of Tennessee.