https://www.nationalguard.mil National Guard News RSS Feed en-us Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:41:00 GMT Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:05:49 GMT https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4412269/new-york-guard-soldiers-receive-french-medal-for-actions-in-iraq/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Six New York Army National Guard Soldiers who helped rescue 34 French special<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/23/2003879298/150/150/0/260222-Z-WA258-1004.JPG' alt='Five of six New York Army National Guard Soldiers who received a French medal in recognition of the aid they offered to French special operations forces in August 2023, stand in formation during an award ceremony in Rochester, New York, Feb. 22, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:41:00 GMT New York National Guard https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4412269/new-york-guard-soldiers-receive-french-medal-for-actions-in-iraq/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4412173/connecticut-guard-hosts-sendoff-ceremony-before-deployment/ HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Army National Guard hosted a sendoff ceremony Feb. 21 at the Gov.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/23/2003879249/150/150/0/260221-A-A3512-6990.JPG' alt='Soldiers of the 143rd Regional Support Group stand in formation during a sendoff ceremony for the unit at the Gov. William A. O&#39;Neill Armory in Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 21, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:56:00 GMT Timothy Koster, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4412173/connecticut-guard-hosts-sendoff-ceremony-before-deployment/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4410385/louisiana-guard-military-police-company-holds-departure-ceremony/ PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2228th Military Police Company, 773rd Military<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/20/2003878433/150/150/0/260211-Z-BH298-1118.JPG' alt='Soldiers assigned to the Louisiana National Guard’s 2228th Military Police Company recite the Soldier’s Creed at the conclusion of a departure ceremony at the post theater on Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Feb. 11, 2026.' /> <br /> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:06:55 GMT Sgt. 1st Class Scott Longstreet, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4410385/louisiana-guard-military-police-company-holds-departure-ceremony/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4394944/texas-guards-36th-infantry-division-holds-farewell-ceremony-before-deployment/ AUSTIN, Texas – Soldiers assigned to the 36th Infantry Division gathered with family members,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/04/2003870750/150/150/0/260131-Z-ZS897-1014.JPG' alt='Texas Army National Guard Soldiers of the 36th Infantry Division Headquarters and the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, or HHBN, held a mobilization ceremony with their families and friends Jan. 31, 2026, at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. Maj. Gen. Brad Bowlin, the commanding general of the 36th Infantry Division, spoke to the gathered families and friends about the readiness of the unit, the devotion to duty and the importance of support for both the Soldiers and the families.' /> <br /> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:09:00 GMT 1st Lt. Zalkari Thornton, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4394944/texas-guards-36th-infantry-division-holds-farewell-ceremony-before-deployment/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4394819/colorado-guards-140th-wing-deploys-to-pacific/ BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Nearly 300 Airmen from the Colorado National Guard’s 140th Wing<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/02/2003868955/150/150/0/260110-Z-DP690-0002.JPG' alt='Members of the 140th Wing depart to the Pacific region for a three-month deployment from Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Jan. 10, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:55:00 GMT 140th Wing Public Affairs https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4394819/colorado-guards-140th-wing-deploys-to-pacific/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4393187/nevada-air-guard-touches-all-seven-continents-over-two-years/ RENO, Nev. – Over the past two years, at least one member of the Nevada Air National Guard has set<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/29/2003868043/150/150/0/241218-Z-WU657-6010.JPG' alt='The Nevada Air National Guard&#39;s High Rollers arrive in Antarctica Dec. 18, 2024, to support the annual U.S. military mission in Antarctica.' /> <br /> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:48:30 GMT 1st Lt. Matthew Greiner, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4393187/nevada-air-guard-touches-all-seven-continents-over-two-years/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4390266/iowa-national-guard-welcomes-home-185th-airmen-from-deployment/ SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Family and friends welcomed the Iowa National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/27/2003866520/150/150/0/260125-Z-KI557-1022.JPG' alt='U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Anthony O’Tool, a fuels management craftsman with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, hugs his wife on his return from a deployment at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 25, 2026.' /> <br /> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:24:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Tylon Chapman, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4390266/iowa-national-guard-welcomes-home-185th-airmen-from-deployment/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4389768/washington-oregon-guard-soldiers-inducted-into-the-order-of-the-spur/ CAMP LEMMONIER, Djibouti – Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard, including those<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/26/2003866293/150/150/0/260109-Z-CK565-1022.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tim Englund, a master spur holder assigned to the 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Washington National Guard, inspects a gold spur during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 9, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:06:25 GMT Sgt. Vivian Ainomugisha, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4389768/washington-oregon-guard-soldiers-inducted-into-the-order-of-the-spur/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4375797/oregon-guard-peacekeepers-return-from-sinai-after-nine-month-mission/ MEDFORD, Ore. – Nearly 200 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/12/2003855354/150/150/0/260111-Z-ZJ128-1004.JPG' alt='Lt. Col. Joshua Rapp, left, commander of the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. Evan Garner render honors during the national anthem at a demobilization ceremony at South Medford High School in Medford, Oregon, Jan. 11, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:44:34 GMT Maj. Wayne Clyne, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4375797/oregon-guard-peacekeepers-return-from-sinai-after-nine-month-mission/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4374701/tennessee-guard-personnel-company-deploying-to-the-middle-east/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. – About 20 Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 105th Personnel<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/09/2003854797/150/150/0/260108-Z-PW623-002.JPG' alt='About 20 Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 105th Personnel Company departed Nashville Jan. 8 on the first leg of a year-long deployment to the Middle East.' /> <br /> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:25:00 GMT Tennessee National Guard https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4374701/tennessee-guard-personnel-company-deploying-to-the-middle-east/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4374214/nevadas-17th-sustainment-brigade-uncases-colors-following-middle-east-deployment/ LAS VEGAS – The 17th Sustainment Brigade uncased its colors during an uncasing ceremony at the<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/09/2003852610/150/150/0/260108-Z-KL044-1074.JPG' alt='The Nevada Guard&#39;s 17th Sustainment Brigade, 17th Special Troops Battalion and 17th Headquarters and Headquarters Company command teams uncase the unit colors during an uncasing ceremony at the Speedway Armory, Jan. 8, 2026.' /> <br /> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:58:00 GMT Sgt. Adrianne Lopez, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4374214/nevadas-17th-sustainment-brigade-uncases-colors-following-middle-east-deployment/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4372968/virginia-guard-completes-equipment-movement-in-africa/ CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/08/2003852228/150/150/0/251203-Z-A3554-4008.JPG' alt='Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, load a Caterpillar D6K Dozer onto a West Virginia Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules while supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Dec. 3, 2025.' /> <br /> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:11:07 GMT Mike Vrabel, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4372968/virginia-guard-completes-equipment-movement-in-africa/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4367364/illinois-guards-725th-transportation-company-kept-european-command-fueled/ MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. – About 160 Soldiers of the Illinois Army National Guard’s Machesney Park-based<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/23/2003849006/150/150/0/251213-A-PW623-1122.JPG' alt='Multiple Illinois Army National Guard 725th Transportation Company Soldiers were awarded military medals ranging from Meritorious Service Medals to Army Achievement Medals during the unit’s Welcome Home ceremony, Dec. 13, 2025, at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Ill.' /> <br /> Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:22:19 GMT Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4367364/illinois-guards-725th-transportation-company-kept-european-command-fueled/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4364736/kentucky-guard-instructors-train-florida-guard-members-overseas/ FRANKFORT, Ky. – For four multiple launch rocket system crewmember instructors from the Kentucky<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/19/2003847367/150/150/0/251116-Z-PW623-3451.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Hughes instructs Soldiers how to properly connect the cables between the pod and launcher during a military occupational specialty transition course at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 31-Nov. 16, 2025.' /> <br /> Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:24:00 GMT Chief Warrant Officer Catherine Strobel, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4364736/kentucky-guard-instructors-train-florida-guard-members-overseas/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4356281/connecticut-airmen-conclude-high-tempo-deployment-in-east-africa/ CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – The heat settled over the flightline as the sun dipped toward the<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/10/2003840584/150/150/0/251210-Z-PW623-002.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron maneuver an excavator onto a C-130H Hercules aircraft at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 3, 2025.' /> <br /> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:36:39 GMT Staff Sgt. Christian Silvera, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4356281/connecticut-airmen-conclude-high-tempo-deployment-in-east-africa/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4333151/pennsylvania-air-guards-171st-airmen-home-from-operation-spartan-shield/ CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — Cheers, hugs and tears of joy filled the air at the 171st Air Refueling Wing as<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Nov/17/2003821523/150/150/0/251026-Z-OK627-3068.JPG' alt='Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing are welcomed home from deployment by family and friends Oct. 26, 2025.' /> <br /> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:36:20 GMT Tech. Sgt. Kyle Brooks, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4333151/pennsylvania-air-guards-171st-airmen-home-from-operation-spartan-shield/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4330283/new-york-national-guard-soldiers-return-from-africa-deployment-on-veterans-day/ CHEEKTOWAGE, N.Y. - One hundred and twenty-one New York Army National Guard members returned home to<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Nov/13/2003820000/150/150/0/251111-Z-HB296-1002.JPG' alt='A Soldier assigned to the 152nd Engineer Support Company, 204th Engineer Battalion, 153rd Troop Command Brigade, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, holds his child and is welcomed home by his family on Veterans Day from a deployment to East Africa on Nov. 11, 2025, in Cheektowaga, N.Y.' /> <br /> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:29:44 GMT Avery Schneider, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4330283/new-york-national-guard-soldiers-return-from-africa-deployment-on-veterans-day/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4306437/louisiana-guard-uk-soldiers-training-builds-readiness-in-kosovo/ CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — On the surface, they come from different worlds, one a U.K. combat medic on<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Sep/17/2003800937/150/150/0/250825-Z-YH047-1068.JPG' alt='Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East’s (KFOR RC-E) 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircrew members trained alongside KFOR RC-E British forces in hot and cold load operations at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 25, 2025.' /> <br /> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:43 GMT Sgt. Laura Bradley, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4306437/louisiana-guard-uk-soldiers-training-builds-readiness-in-kosovo/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4294616/utah-air-guard-strengthens-regional-partnerships-at-enduring-partners-2025/ KORAT AIR BASE, Thailand — The Utah Air National Guard played a crucial role in Enduring Partners<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Sep/05/2003792987/150/150/0/250825-Z-CO600-1951.JPG' alt='A Utah Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker refuels several Royal Thai Air Force F-16’s during an air refueling mission, while training the RTAF pilots how to perform in-air-refueling during Enduring Partners on Aug. 20, 2025 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.' /> <br /> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:48:54 GMT Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4294616/utah-air-guard-strengthens-regional-partnerships-at-enduring-partners-2025/ Overseas Operations https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4294583/massachusetts-guard-soldiers-return-from-nato-support-mission-in-poland/ ZAGAN, Poland - Soldiers of the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 1060th Transportation Company<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Sep/05/2003792972/150/150/0/250523-Z-TS442-1403.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, coins U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Green, commander of the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in Zagan, Poland, May 23, 2025.' /> <br /> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:22:09 GMT Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4294583/massachusetts-guard-soldiers-return-from-nato-support-mission-in-poland/ Overseas Operations