SOFIA, Bulgaria – On June 11, approximately 70 Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard landed is Sofia, Bulgaria, to begin an international joint readiness exercise, Thracian Sentry 2023. More than 170 military personnel from the Bulgarian Armed Forces, the Hellenic Air Force in Greece, and the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard have partnered to develop and improve skills which include combat medical care, aircraft fire rescue, joint operations, logistics and sustainment, aeromedical evacuation, and weapons training.

SMYRNA, Tenn.— The Tennessee National Guard launched the pilot program of GRIT, Guard Readiness Improvement Training, at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna in May.

DICKSON, Tenn. – More than 150 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 267th Military Police Company are scheduled to depart Tennessee on Sunday, May 21, on the first leg of a year-long deployment overseas.

LEXINGTON, Tenn. – More than 150 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 251st Military Police Company are scheduled to depart Tennessee on Thursday, May 18, for the first leg of a year-long deployment overseas.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A medical flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard performed an emergency air evacuation mission for a hunter in Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest, May 4.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard embraced the motto, “Always Ready, Always There,” as they hosted the 2nd Annual Merit Badge University for more than 300 scouts who wanted to live up to their motto, “Be Prepared,” on April 29.

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. – More than 90 local high school students from the Coffee County area participated in a career day at the Tennessee Army National Guard Armory in Tullahoma on Thursday, April 6.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A medical flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard performed an emergency air evacuation mission for a hiker in medical distress along the Appalachian Trail, April 5.

GREENFIELD, Tenn. – Col. Michael “Trent” Scates was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony held at the First Baptist Church in Greenfield, March 26. Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Warner Ross, presided over the promotion ceremony.

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. - The Tennessee National Guard’s 30th Troop Command conducted a change of command ceremony at Tullahoma’s National Guard Armory on Sunday, Mar. 5.

The Tennessee National Guard’s 45th Weapons of Mass Destruction - Civil Support Team conducted a change of command ceremony at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site on Friday, Mar. 3.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Brig. Gen. Warner “Nubbin” Ross, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, assumed command of the Tennessee National Guard during a ceremony at Nashville’s Joint Force Headquarters on March 3, at 2 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – From June 12-30, the Tennessee National Guard is conducting an international joint readiness exercise, named Thracian Sentry 2023, throughout the nation of Bulgaria. More than 170 military personnel from the Bulgarian Armed Forces, the Hellenic Air Force in Greece, and the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard will focus on developing and improving skills which include combat medical care, aircraft fire rescue, joint operations, logistics and sustainment, aeromedical evacuation, and weapons training.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Brig. Gen. Warner Ross, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, confirmed the identities of two Tennessee Army National Guard pilots killed Wednesday afternoon in a helicopter accident in Madison County, Alabama.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – At approximately 3:00 p.m. CST today, a Tennessee National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter crashed while conducting a training flight near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in Huntsville, Alabama. The Madison County Sherriff’s Department in Alabama responded to the crash site and reported two crew members onboard were killed.