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A MAVIC 3E drone hovers over a Palletized Load System during counter-UAS convoy operations training at Exercise Thunderstruck 3.0, at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma, Sept. 12, 2026. Exercise Thunderstruck 3.0 integrates aviation, convoy, medical evacuation and unmanned systems training to prepare Oklahoma National Guard members for evolving battlefield threats. Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon.
Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck
By Sgt. Danielle Rayon, | Sept. 15, 2026
CAMP GRUBER TRAINING CENTER, Okla. – Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers put their tactics, techniques and procedures to the test during Exercise Thunderstruck 3.0, an unmanned systems-centered exercise held Sept. 12.This year’s...
Sgt. James Gale, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Josiah Zeiner, right, both with G Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, practice securing the Vita hoist device to an HH-60M Black Hawk with a simulated patient, Spc. Stephanie Rider, at McNary Field Army National Guard Heliport in Salem, Oregon, Dec. 5, 2025. Photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne.
Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue
By Maj. Wayne Clyne, | Sept. 15, 2026
SALEM, Ore. – A new self-stabilizing hoist device helped an Oregon Army National Guard aircrew rescue an injured hunter Sept. 12 from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, marking one of the first live operational uses of the...
From left: Interim President Mitch Daniels met with Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau; John Raines III, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Brig. Gen. Justin Mann, director of the Joint Staff for the Indiana National Guard, to discuss military and national security programming at Purdue.
Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education
By Lindsey Macdonald, | Sept. 15, 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Purdue University leadership and toured key facilities Aug. 28 to see firsthand how Purdue is...
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