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La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ holds deployment ceremony for overseas mission
April 18, 2025
Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are honored during a deployment ceremony at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, April 13, 2025.
Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Mobilize to Horn of Africa
April 3, 2025
U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Task Force Associator, work with members from the Djiboutian Coast Guard to preform squad movement and battle drills during Bull Shark 25-1 at Garde-Côtes Djiboutienne GCD, Djibouti, Nov. 4, 2024.
Total Force Airmen Strengthen CBRN Readiness in Pacific
March 26, 2025
Members of the Air National Guard 151st Wing, 144th Fighter Wing and 113th Wing; the Air Force Reserve 301st Fighter Wing, 910th Airlift Wing and 433rd Airlift Wing; and Active-Duty 35th Fighter Wing and 35th Civil Engineering Squadron prepare equipment for a Total Force Exercise March 14, 2025, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Exercise Beverly Sunrise enhances Total Force integration by strengthening CBRN defense capabilities.
West Virginia Guard Joins Cyber Defense Training in Qatar
March 25, 2025
U.S. Air Force and Qatari Armed Forces service members solve a framework issue during the cybersecurity training Exercise Eagle Resolve 2025 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Jan. 13, 2025. The training improved interoperability between U.S. and Gulf nation forces by enhancing communication, aligning operational strategies, and fostering joint responses to shared security challenges.
Air Guard Surgeon Supports Cobra Gold 2025 Exercise
March 14, 2025
Lt. Col. Khadidja Harrell, flight surgeon with 194th Medical Group, Washington Air National Guard, poses with other medics during the disaster relief and humanitarian assistance exercise Cobra Gold 2025 Feb. 26 – 27 in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand.
56th SBCT Welcomes Competition, Marksmanship at Pistol Match
March 11, 2025
Firers stand and engage their targets during a pistol competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, March 9, 2025. U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and the 7th Army Training Command joined the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team at the competition.
Louisiana Guard 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Deploy
February 20, 2025
Soldiers of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire training exercise during pre-mobilization annual training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center in Pineville Jan. 28, 2025. The Soldiers will mobilize to Europe and Africa later this year.
56th SBCT Medics Execute Mass Casualty Wargame Exercise
February 10, 2025
U.S. Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission play through the role of medics providing treatment during a mass casualty triage wargame exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 22, 2025. The wargame addresses casualty care triage in a large-scale combat operations environment.
Alaska Guard Deploys to Eastern Europe to Support NATO Allies
February 4, 2025
Alaska Army National Guard Col. Michele Edwards and Command Sgt. Maj. Russel Throckmorton, the commander and command sergeant major of the 297th Regional Support Group, case the unit colors during a deployment ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Jan. 24, 2025. The Alaska Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th RSG, will deploy approximately 80 Guardsmen on a nine-month mission to Eastern Europe to support U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce.
Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers Deploying to Kuwait
February 4, 2025
More than 140 U.S. Soldiers with the Fort Indiantown Gap-based 3622nd Sustainment Maintenance Company are recognized during a ceremony Feb. 1, 2025, at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The unit is departing for a year-long deployment to the Middle East.