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Texas National Guard Black Hawks support severe weather response
July 22, 2026 — Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the San Antonio Army Aviation Support Facility in San Antonio were deployed to the Kerrville and Castroville areas on July 16, 2026, to support search and rescue operations, aerial reconnaissance, river assessments and requests for assistance at residences following severe weather...

Texas Military Department partners with civilian agencies for 2026 SAREX at JBSA-Camp Bullis
June 1, 2026 — The Texas Military Department participated in the 2026 Search and Rescue Exercise in San Antonio, May 18-21, 2026, marking 12 years of interagency partnership for this effort. ...

U.S. Army North supports Texas agencies during pandemic, beyond
September 14, 2020 — As COVID-19 cases began to surge this summer in Texas, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, joining forces with the Texas Military Department and Texas Division of Emergency Management to combat the disease...

149th Fighter Wing assists with COVID-19 testing in Texas communities
April 30, 2020 — The Air National Guard members of the 149th Fighter Wing are actively assisting communities across Texas with COVID-19 screening, most recently in Dumas, Texas, April 23, and in Friona, Texas, April 24...

149th Medical Group assists with COVID-19 testing in Fredericksburg
April 22, 2020 — Members of the 149th Medical Group from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s 149th Fighter Wing joined Texas Air and Army National Guard service members in Fredericksburg April 19 to establish a community-based COVID-19 testing facility...