Story by Capt. Frank Spatt | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 12.04.2025
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam– Task Force Talon will host a change of command ceremony on 16 December 2025 at 0900 in the Corrosion Control Hangar, BLDG 40010 on Andersen Air Force Base. This event will mark the transition of leadership from Lt. Col. Jonathan C. Stafford to Lt. Col. Christopher R. Garnett. Since Task Force Talon’s activation in 2013, it continues to play a critical role in......
Story by Capt. Frank Spatt | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 04.12.2025
BARRIGADA READINESS CENTER, Guam — In an unprecedented move, B Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam National Guard, known as "Team Binadu," was awarded the prestigious Alexander Hamilton Award on April 12, 2025. The award, typically reserved for artillery units, recognizes the best Army National Guard unit across a range of criteria including mission performance, training......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Jetzer | Joint Region Marianas | 03.26.2025
Joint Region Marianas (JRM) held an awards ceremony at United Services Organization (USO) Tumon Bay center to announce the region’s junior and senior service members of the year, March 26....
Courtesy Story | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 02.21.2025
CAMP BLAZ, Guam -- Local National Guard members serving with Task Force Talon were honored Tuesday as Guam's top volunteer organization, recognized for their efforts to restore and maintain public spaces across the island following last year's devastating Typhoon Mawar....
Courtesy Story | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 11.26.2024
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-- Task Force Talon recently hosted its annual Soldier and NCO of the Year competition a demanding three-day event designed to highlight the unit’s most skilled soldiers and NCOs. Task Force Talon is the Army unit that provides ballistic missile defense for the island of Guam. The task force is comprised of the E-3 Air Defense Artillery (ADA) THAAD Battery, -......
Courtesy Story | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 10.17.2024
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Two U.S. Army Soldiers, 1st Lt. Moira Mailed and Staff Sgt. Justin Morales, made history and paved the way for future Soldiers by becoming the first U.S. Army graduates of the newly established Jungle Agile Combat Employment Course on October 17, 2024....
Courtesy Story | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 08.09.2024
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Distinguished guests, friends, and the Soldiers of Task Force Talon gathered to witness the Task Force Change of Responsibility Ceremony between Master Sgt. Ayinde Waverly and Sgt. Maj. Carl Johnson on August 9, 2024. (U.S. Army story by 1st. Lt. Macie Plagens)...
Courtesy Story | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 07.24.2024
Liberation Day is Guam’s most significant commemorative event, and July 21st, 2024, marks 80 years since the U.S. military delivered the island from Imperial Japanese occupation during World War II. Soldiers from Task Force Talon, the U.S. Army missile defense unit on the island, had the special honor of not only taking part in this year’s festivities, but also recognizing the U.S. troops......
