https://www.nationalguard.mil National Guard News RSS Feed en-us Tue, 19 May 2026 16:15:43 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 12:55:47 GMT https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4495897/utah-guard-morocco-partners-provide-medical-care-in-african-lion/ EL FAID, Morocco – Utah National Guardsmen and the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces redefined what<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/19/2003933997/150/150/0/260430-A-FY103-8396.JPG' alt='A group of U.S service members and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces perform care on a newborn baby after an emergency cesarean section during an African Lion 26 humanitarian civic assistance mission at El Faid, Morocco, April 30, 2026.' /> <br /> Tue, 19 May 2026 16:15:43 GMT Sgt. Lark Sine, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4495897/utah-guard-morocco-partners-provide-medical-care-in-african-lion/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4493641/new-york-guard-sweden-strengthen-partnership-at-exercise-northern-lights/ KUNGSÄNGEN, Sweden – Eighty New York Army National Guard Soldiers spent their annual training<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/15/2003932518/150/150/0/260428-Z-HG995-1036.JPG' alt='A Swedish Armed Forces service member, left, speaks with a New York Army National Guard Soldier with Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, during exercise Northern Lights 26, April 28, 2026, in Habo-Tibble, Sweden.' /> <br /> Fri, 15 May 2026 19:40:03 GMT Master Sgt. Warren Wright, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4493641/new-york-guard-sweden-strengthen-partnership-at-exercise-northern-lights/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4485289/south-dakota-guard-suriname-partners-conclude-operation-rumble-in-the-jungle/ PARAMARIBO, Suriname – South Dakota National Guard Soldiers and their Suriname partners have<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/13/2003929916/150/150/0/260417-Z-OP380-1140.JPG' alt='Suriname Armed Forces Sgt. First Class Alvaro Ronoreso teaches survival techniques to U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, as well as Suriname Armed Forces members, during Operation Rumble in the Jungle at Ayoko, Suriname, April 17, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 13 May 2026 13:53:22 GMT Maj. Chad Carlson, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4485289/south-dakota-guard-suriname-partners-conclude-operation-rumble-in-the-jungle/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4484439/indiana-guard-slovak-soldiers-dominate-in-shooting-competition/ INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana National Guardsmen and Slovak soldiers teamed up at a recent shooting<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/12/2003929482/150/150/0/260423-Z-EA609-1025.JPG' alt='Indiana National Guard Master Sgt. Thuc Tran, the operations sergeant for Indiana&#39;s State Partnership Program, Sgt. Ondrej Macak and Sgt. 1st Class Matus Fulop, soldiers with the Slovak Armed Forces, pose for a photo at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, April 4, 2026.' /> <br /> Tue, 12 May 2026 16:57:00 GMT Story by Master Sgt. Jeff Lowry, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4484439/indiana-guard-slovak-soldiers-dominate-in-shooting-competition/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4482959/african-lion-2026-brings-vermont-national-guard-state-partnership-program-partn/ ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal – Military medical personnel from Senegal, the United States, Austria and Italy<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/11/2003928777/150/150/0/260506-A-AW306-5728.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas LeBeau, a nurse with the Vermont Army National Guard, assists Senegalese medical providers while closing an incision following an emergency cesarean section during a multinational medical readiness exercise, or MEDREX, in Ziguinchor, Senegal, May 6, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 11 May 2026 12:49:10 GMT Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4482959/african-lion-2026-brings-vermont-national-guard-state-partnership-program-partn/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4479775/vermont-national-guard-conducts-key-leader-engagements-with-senegal-partners-ah/ THIÈS, Senegal – Vermont National Guard leaders conducted a pre-deployment site survey in Thiès,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/07/2003925455/150/150/0/260504-A-AW306-6601.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gene Enriquez, State Partnership Program director with the Vermont National Guard, greets Dr. Amadou Mbaye Diouf, chief physician, during a key leader engagement in Thiès, Senegal, May 4, 2026, to discuss regional healthcare priorities and inform planning for a 2027 medical readiness exercise.' /> <br /> Thu, 07 May 2026 13:45:00 GMT Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4479775/vermont-national-guard-conducts-key-leader-engagements-with-senegal-partners-ah/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4478681/hawaii-philippine-aircrews-strengthen-partnership-through-flight/ CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – Beneath the steady rhythm of rotor blades and shared purpose, Hawaii<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/06/2003924686/150/150/0/260415-Z-RV808-6233.JPG' alt='Philippine Air Force Sgt. Julius Chun Manasan, left, mechanic assigned to the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing; U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Pacheco, center left, senior mechanic and standardization instructor assigned to the Hawaii Army National Guard; Philippine Air Force Lt. Col. John Paul Delgado, center, commander of the 210th Tactical Training Squadron; and U.S. Army Maj. John Worthington, right, Army Aviation Support Facility commander, standardization pilot and instrument examiner assigned to the Hawaii Army National Guard, pose for a photo in front of a Philippine Air Force S-70i Black Hawk helicopter during a Rotary Wing Subject Matter Expert Exchange Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 15, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 06 May 2026 13:36:55 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4478681/hawaii-philippine-aircrews-strengthen-partnership-through-flight/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4475670/washington-guard-leaders-engage-troops-partners-in-indo-pacific-visit/ JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/01/2003923149/150/150/0/260410-Z-EJ372-2001.JPG' alt='Royal Thai Army Senior Colonel Teeragut Sengrod, commander of the 11th Infantry Division, Royal Thai Army, or RTA, meets with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, at an RTA base in Chon Buri, Thailand, April 10, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 04 May 2026 13:52:06 GMT Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4475670/washington-guard-leaders-engage-troops-partners-in-indo-pacific-visit/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4475657/alabama-guard-romanian-air-force-strengthen-partnership/ DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – The Alabama National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing hosted Romanian Air Force<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/01/2003923147/150/150/0/260409-Z-YP123-1001.JPG' alt='Romanian Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Leonard Baraboi, left, and Col. John D. Caldwell, commander of the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, meet April 9, 2026, at Dannelly Field, Alabama.' /> <br /> Mon, 04 May 2026 13:51:41 GMT Capt. Michael Luangkhot, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4475657/alabama-guard-romanian-air-force-strengthen-partnership/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4473473/hawaiian-raptors-enhance-interoperability-during-cope-thunder/ CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – For more than 90 Airmen from the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/29/2003921905/150/150/0/260403-Z-RV808-5231.JPG' alt='Philippine Air Force 5th Fighter Wing pilots welcome U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard pilots assigned to the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron, comprising the 19th Fighter Squadron and 199th Fighter Squadron, following arrival at exercise Cope Thunder 26-1 at Basa Air Base, Philippines, April 3, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:48:00 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4473473/hawaiian-raptors-enhance-interoperability-during-cope-thunder/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4467707/washington-guard-transfers-strykers-to-bulgarian-land-forces/ CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – With the ongoing transformation of the 81st Brigade from a Stryker to a Mobile<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/23/2003916899/150/150/0/260415-D-MN117-2184.JPG' alt='Brig. Gen. Paul Sellars, commanding general, Washington Army National Guard, sits down with Evgeni Mandadzhiev, reporter with the Ministry of Defense Information Center, to introduce the Stryker Fighting Vehicles and discuss the role of the National Guard in supporting the Bulgarian Land Forces, April 15, 2026, Sofia, Bulgaria.' /> <br /> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:35:00 GMT Joseph Siemandel, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4467707/washington-guard-transfers-strykers-to-bulgarian-land-forces/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4466833/minnesota-guard-croatia-partners-participate-in-best-warrior-competition/ LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – Twenty-seven Minnesota Guard members, along with Canadian and Croatian<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/22/2003916315/150/150/0/260416-Z-BR869-1001.JPG' alt='Minnesota Army National Guard Spc. Bronson Stachowiak, from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, who serves as a unit supply specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 682nd Engineer Battalion is one of 27 service members from the Minnesota National Guard and NATO allied nations Canada and Croatia who participated in the 2026 Minnesota Best Warrior Competition April 15-18, 2026, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota.' /> <br /> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:35:34 GMT Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4466833/minnesota-guard-croatia-partners-participate-in-best-warrior-competition/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4461510/kentucky-guard-ecuador-share-disaster-response-tactics/ LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Seven members of the Ecuadorian armed services visited Kentucky recently to learn<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/16/2003913709/150/150/0/260309-Z-JU667-1410.JPG' alt='A U.S. Army Soldier from the Kentucky National Guard’s 41st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team demonstrates equipment used to test for hazardous airborne isotopes for members of the Ecuadorian military at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky., March 9, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:59:00 GMT Dale Greer, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4461510/kentucky-guard-ecuador-share-disaster-response-tactics/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4460105/washington-air-guard-strengthens-ties-during-thai-leadership-visit/ CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington Air National Guard hosted Royal Thai Air Force<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/15/2003913084/150/150/0/260413-D-MN117-1343.JPG' alt='Brig. Gen. Ken Borchers, Commander, Washington Air National Guard and Assistant Adjutant General, Washington National Guard, presents gifts to Air Chief Marshal Sakesan Kantha, Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Air Force, during a visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 13, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:21:00 GMT Joseph Siemandel, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4460105/washington-air-guard-strengthens-ties-during-thai-leadership-visit/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4457637/texas-guard-chile-strengthen-partnership-at-fidae-air-and-space-show/ SANTIAGO, Chile - The Texas Air National Guard joined more than 100 airmen from across the globe to<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/13/2003911790/150/150/0/260407-Z-GK303-1055.JPG' alt='Chilean Defense Minister Fernando Barros arrives for the opening ceremony at the Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio, or FIDAE, 2026 in Santiago, Chile, April 7, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:37:00 GMT Capt. Nicholas Robles, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4457637/texas-guard-chile-strengthen-partnership-at-fidae-air-and-space-show/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4455066/washington-guard-thai-partners-expand-disaster-response-capabilities/ CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard joined Thai partners for a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/09/2003910520/150/150/0/260306-D-MN117-3182.JPG' alt='Firefighters from the Port of Laem Chabang participate in subject matter expert exchange with Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard at the Port of Laem Chabang and Sri Racha Hospital, Thailand, March 7, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:41:00 GMT Joseph Siemandel, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4455066/washington-guard-thai-partners-expand-disaster-response-capabilities/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4454038/florida-national-guard-partners-with-greece-in-state-partnership-program/ SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Florida National Guard has been designated as Greece’s partner in the<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/May/19/2003717714/150/150/0/250519-Z-TJ719-005.PNG' alt='State Partnership Logo' /> <br /> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:42:00 GMT Capt. Brittianie Funderburk, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4454038/florida-national-guard-partners-with-greece-in-state-partnership-program/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4452258/polish-soldier-wins-illinois-national-guard-best-warrior-competition/ MARSEILLES, Ill. – Polish Territorial Defense Forces Soldier Mateusz, whose rank and surname have<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/06/2003906941/150/150/0/260329-A-VF580-0030.JPG' alt='Command Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Kelly, the senior enlisted leader of the Illinois Army National Guard, presents the Illinois Army National Guard’s 2026 Soldier of the Year award to Polish Territorial Defense Forces Soldier Mateusz. Competitors from the Illinois National Guard and the Polish Territorial Defense Force, partnered through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, participated in the 2026 Illinois Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held March 26-29, 2026, at the Marseilles Training Area. Photo by Sgt. Haesi Fanizzo.' /> <br /> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:03:00 GMT Sgt. Haesi Fanizzo, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4452258/polish-soldier-wins-illinois-national-guard-best-warrior-competition/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4448806/indiana-guard-slovak-partners-strengthen-ties-conduct-air-training/ TUCSON, Ariz. – The 122nd Fighter Wing with the Indiana Air National Guard and Slovak Air Force took<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/01/2003905466/150/150/0/260215-Z-VB772-2873.JPG' alt='A F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot assigned to the Slovak Armed Forces shakes hands with a U.S. Air Force crew chief after a joint training flight at Morris Air National Guard Base, Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 15, 2026.' /> <br /> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:32:00 GMT Master Sgt. William Hopper, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4448806/indiana-guard-slovak-partners-strengthen-ties-conduct-air-training/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4448283/massachusetts-guard-leaders-join-kenyan-partners-at-african-land-forces-summit/ ROME – Senior leaders from the Massachusetts National Guard attended the African Land Forces Summit,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Mar/31/2003905056/150/150/0/260323-Z-TS442-2110.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard, right, and Kenyan Defence Forces, or KDF, Lt. Gen. David Ketter, the commander of the Kenyan Army, shake hands during the African Land Forces Summit in Rome, Italy, March 23, 2026.' /> <br /> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:24:00 GMT Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4448283/massachusetts-guard-leaders-join-kenyan-partners-at-african-land-forces-summit/ State Partnership Program