Story by 2nd Lt. Paige Bodine | Michigan National Guard | 03.20.2025
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard Biathlon Team recently showcased their endurance, marksmanship, and skiing skills at the 49th Chief, National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championship in Mt. Itasca, Minnesota. Among the competitors was Capt. Austin DeOrio, who took an unconventional path to the sport. With a background in downhill skiing and marksmanship but no prior cross-country......
Story by Staff Sgt. Courtney Rorick | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 03.26.2024
For the first time in New Hampshire National Guard history, three NH women competed as a full team during the 48th Annual Chief, National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships held at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Midway, Utah from February 17 through 21, 2024. Capt. Pamela Donley, Warrant Officer Candidate Naomi Connelly, and Staff Sergeant Marissa Urban comprised the first NH women’s team of......
Story by Brad Rhen | Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard | 03.13.2024
The Pennsylvania National Guard biathlon team participated in the 50th anniversary of the Chief National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championship recently in Utah....
Story by Marcus Tracy | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 03.10.2024
It has been five years since the United States played host to the International Biathlon Union World Cup and three of the Americans competing in Soldier Hollow are Vermont National Guard Soldiers....
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 02.28.2024
A Washington National Guard biathlon team recently scored its first Cascade Cup victory and saw individual accomplishments from Majors Josh Jorgenson and Brendan Thompson....
Story by Maj. Leslie Reed | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 02.19.2024
Utah claims to be the “Home to the Great Snow on Earth” where with more than 100 sunny days a year, it creates a “magical environment,” one of “skiers’ dreams.” But for the Oregon National Guard’s Biathlon Team, it was a bit of a different experience. “We hit every quadrant of severe winter weather,” recalls veteran biathlete Capt. Kyle Roe, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry......
Story by Pfc. Micheala Maldonado | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 09.10.2023
Arizona Army National Guard soldiers participated in a 9/11 Remembrance Biathlon on September 10, 2023 at Camp Navajo Military Reservation to honor those who served, sacrificed, and protected, then and now....
Story by Maj. Leslie Reed | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 04.01.2023
While shooting and cross-country skiing may seem like an odd pairing to the general public, it’s less of an oddity to those who wear a military uniform. Testing speed, endurance and the ability to effectively engage a target, along with fatigue; seems like a likely challenge a Soldier could face in combat today. And with the 2021 Army release of its “Regaining Arctic Dominance” strategy,......
