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Virginia Guard Tests Cyberattack Scenarios at Cyber Fortress 26

Virginia Guard Tests Cyberattack Scenarios at Cyber Fortress 26

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade hosted Cyber Fortress 26, a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational exercise, July 25 - Aug. 8 at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach.“This was the best iteration of Cyber Fortress yet,” said Col. Gerald Mazur, commander of the Fort…

19 minutes ago, August 20, 2026
Alaska Air Guard Rescues Injured Hiker From Hatcher Pass

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Injured Hiker From Hatcher Pass

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — At the request of the Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker from steep terrain in the Hatcher Pass area, approximately 40 miles north of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 18. When the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received the request for…

4 hours ago, August 20, 2026
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Air Guard Builds Combat Readiness at Patriot Forge II

Air Guard Builds Combat Readiness at Patriot Forge II

FORT DEVENS, Mass. – Nearly 200 Air National Guard civil engineers moved through dense terrain carrying weapons and combat equipment, navigated without relying on Global Positioning System, operated tactical vehicle convoys, treated simulated casualties under fire and defended an air base against an opposing force during Patriot Forge II Aug.…

52 minutes ago, August 20, 2026
Georgia Army Guard Streamlines Medical Readiness

Georgia Army Guard Streamlines Medical Readiness

MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia Army National Guard achieved the second-highest medical and dental readiness rating among the 54 states and territories after more than 6,600 Soldiers completed Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) in 19 days. This effort was the culmination of planning by the Georgia Army Guard personnel office designed to improve…

2 hours ago, August 20, 2026
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1,190th Life Saved by the 129th Rescue Wing

The 129th Rescue Wing completed its 1,190th save Tuesday, July 7, 2026, after a Mexican citizen was seriously injured 700 nautical miles out at sea. Pararescuemen from the wing’s 131st Rescue Squadron treated the patient on the remote Socorro Island, after jumping from an HC-130J Combat King II into the Pacific Ocean on July 7, 2026. Video by Technical Sgt. Duane Ramos.

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