North Dakota National Guard responds to wildfire

North Dakota 2026 Best Warrior Competition

The North Dakota Army National Guard 2026 Best Warrior Competition has concluded at Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, North Dakota. Over four days, Soldiers demonstrated their skills and resilience through physical fitness events, land navigation, marksmanship on the range, camouflage, and scenario-based tactical challenges. U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Tangen, 957th Engineer Company, won the Non-Commissioned Officer category and Spc. John Shrock, Delta Detachment, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, won the enlisted category. Runner-ups included Sgt. Joseph Eberle, 142nd Engineer Battalion, and Spc. Alex Wangen, Alpha Company, 112th Aviation Battalion. Sgt. Tangen and Spc. Shrock will advance to represent North...

Taken: 08.17.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Michaela Granger, Sgt. Anna Welchel, Pfc. Raul Boamah and Sgt. 1st Class Brett Miller

View Video Page

UH-60 Black Hawk Lands at Camp Ripley During Exercise

08.07.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Ellen Solberg

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard prepares to land near a training building during Exercise Red Dawn...

Airman Changes Barrel on Machine Gun

08.05.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Ellen Solberg

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bailey Weisenbeck, a security forces specialist assigned to the 219th Security Forces Squadron, conducts a barrel...

219th Security Forces Maneuver Smoke During Combat...

08.07.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Ellen Solberg

U.S. Air Force service members assigned to the 219th Security Forces Squadron maneuver a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle through yellow...

NDNG TAG Marksmanship Match

06.30.2025 | Photo by Senior Master Sgt. michael knodle

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Levi Swenson of the 119th Wing competes in the pistol category at the Adjutant General's Marksmanship Match at the...

Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training

06.13.2025 | Photo by Airman 1st Class Ellie Brown

U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Cole Hendricks of the 119th Medical Group trains on rendering Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) at the North...

Rapid Runway Repair Training

06.07.2025 | Photo by Airman 1st Class Ellie Brown

U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 119th Civil Engineering Squadron pack soil in a crater as part of rapid runway repair (RADR) training at the North...

Flood Response Exercise 2025

06.11.2025 | Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel

North Dakota Army and Air National Guard members work from the Joint Operations Center during an emergency flood response exercise at Fraine...

Lignite Coast Tabletop Exercise

05.16.2025 | Photo by Nathan Rivard

U.S. Army Maj. Jeremy Malo, logistics deputy director, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota Army National Guard, presents a certificate of...

More NDNG Images

North Dakota 2026 Best Warrior Competition

08.17.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Michaela Granger, Sgt. Anna Welchel, Pfc. Raul Boamah and Sgt. 1st Class Brett Miller

The North Dakota Army National Guard 2026 Best Warrior Competition has concluded at Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, North Dakota. Over...

119th Wing B-roll

07.25.2025 | Video by Senior Master Sgt. michael knodle

video footage of NDANG

119th Civil Engineers Rapid Airfield Damage Repair

06.06.2025 | Video by Airman 1st Class Ellie Brown and Senior Master Sgt. michael knodle

119th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen train on rapid airfield damage repair (RADR) at the North Dakota Air National Guard base in Fargo, N.D. on...

119th Wing Chaplain at Patriot 2025 Exercise

04.28.2025 | Video by Senior Master Sgt. michael knodle

119th Wing Chaplain, Capt. Justin Waltz participated in the Patriot 2025 Exercise held at Ft. Stewart and the Guardian Center in Georgia, March...

An Airman's Journey to Citizenship

07.03.2025 | Video by Senior Master Sgt. michael knodle

A1C Nicole Hix joined to North Dakota Air National Guard to build her future and become a U.S. citizen. Her journey from Ecuador to California...

119th Wing Operation Chastise Exercise

06.13.2025 | Video by Airman 1st Class Ellie Brown

The North Dakota Air National Guard participated in a joint, state-wide domestic operations exercise, June 9-13, 2025 at the 119th Wing in Fargo, N.D.

815th Engineer explains community assistance project

06.09.2025 | Video by Sgt. Anna Welchel

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacques Rutledge, who is the first squad leader in Detachment 1 of the 815th Engineer Company gives an interview for the...

NDNG Engineer explains community assistance project

06.09.2025 | Video by Sgt. Anna Welchel

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Pikarski who is the third platoon sergeant with the 815th Engineer Company and also an instructor with the 164th...

Best Warrior Competition Challenges North Dakota...

08.17.2025 | Story by Sgt. Anna Welchel

Twenty-one Soldiers from across the North Dakota Army National Guard endured an intense four-day test of skill, strength, and resilience at the...

North Dakota National Guard 81st Civil Support Team...

07.24.2025 | Story by Sgt. Samuel Konah

A four-member U.S. team, including Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard 81st Civil Support Team, conducted a two-week HAZMAT 301 training in Accra, Ghana, to strengthen local emergency preparedness. The team trained personnel from multiple Ghanaian agencies through lectures and scenario-based planning. Participants collaborated in groups to develop response plans for realistic hazardous material incidents involving inter-agency...

Flood Response Exercise 2025

06.11.2025 | Story by Spc. Anna Welchel

The North Dakota National Guard worked with representatives from more than 40 local, state and federal agencies during an annual large-scale...

815th Engineer Company Beaver Valley Horse Club Project

06.09.2025 | Story by Sgt. Anna Welchel

U.S. Army Soldiers with the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 815th Engineer Company supported the Beaver Valley Horse Club in Strasburg, North...

Altenburg leads U.S. Lignite Coast Exercise team

05.16.2025 | Story by Nathan Rivard

From May 12–16, 2025, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Karl Altenburg of the North Dakota Army National Guard led a U.S. delegation to Grand-Popo, Benin, for...

Malo participates in Lignite Coast Tabletop Exercise

05.16.2025 | Story by Nathan Rivard

U.S. Army Maj. Jeremy Malo, deputy J4 director for the North Dakota National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, participated in the Lignite Coast...

Brighton's service in emergency management

05.16.2025 | Story by Nathan Rivard

Hope Brighton, lead mitigation and recovery planner for the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, brought her emergency management...

Dosch returns to Benin for Lignite Coast Tabletop...

05.16.2025 | Story by Nathan Rivard

From May 12–16, 2025, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Dosch returned to Benin, as part of a five-person North Dakota team supporting the Lignite...

More NDNG News

Da Guards - Ep. 22 Let's meet Lt. Col. Jarrod Simek

07.11.2025 | Audio by Capt. Nathan Rivard

Let's meet Lt. Col. Jarrod Simek! Simek is the State Partnership Program director for the North Dakota National Guard and has been heavily...

Da Guards - Ep. 21 Let's Meet (Again) Staff Sgt....

06.27.2025 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll and Capt. Nathan Rivard

Let's meet (Again) Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll! Kroll was the host of the Da Guards Podcast, but has taken a new position with the North Dakota...

Da Guards - Ep. 20 Let's meet Staff Sgt. Lexi Aschoff

04.17.2025 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll

Let's meet Staff Sgt. Lexi Aschoff! Aschoff currently serves in the North Dakota Army National Guard as an Army National Guard recruiter. Listen...

Da Guards - Ep. 19 Let's meet Lt. Col Andrew Stahl

04.07.2025 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll

Let's meet Lt. Col. Andrew Stahl! Stahl is currently serves with the North Dakota National Guard's State Medical Detachment, but has an extensive...

Da Guards - Ep. 18 Let's meet retired Chief Warrant...

03.07.2025 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll

Let's meet retired Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tim Quintus! Mr. Quintus served in the military for 39 years working with all different types of...

Da Guards - Ep. 17 Let's meet Tech. Sgt. Bradley...

02.18.2025 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll

Let's meet Tech. Sgt. Bradly Berthold a North Dakota Air National Guard Recruiter. We hope you enjoy the episode as he talks about some of the Air...

Da Guards - Ep. 16 Let's meet Suzanne Richards

01.23.2025 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll

Let's meet Suzanne Richards a Soldier & Family Readiness Specialist, that is starting her 16th year with Family Programs this year! Enjoy the...

Da Guards - Ep. 15 Let's meet Luke Eberle

01.10.2025 | Audio by Staff Sgt. Samuel Kroll

Let's meet Luke Eberle! Luke currently works for the North Dakota National Guards J6 as the IT Services Branch Chief, and is also a Signal...

More NDNG Audio

More NDNG Publications

Da Guards

Da Guards is the official podcast of the North Dakota National Guard. This podcast features members of our organization and community. Enjoy...

North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs

Bismarck, ND, US

SHOW UNIT INFO

Current Personnel:

Content Online:

Featured Video

Recent Images

Recent Videos

Recent News Stories

Recent Audio

Recent Publications

Podcasts

DVIDS Control Center

Web Support

Customer Service

Links