https://www.nationalguard.mil National Guard News RSS Feed en-us Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:24:22 GMT Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:38:27 GMT https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4547185/guard-chaplains-partners-boost-readiness/ ACCRA, Ghana – Military chaplains and religious affairs personnel from the National Guard and 10<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/16/2003961864/150/150/0/260715-Z-PW623-1002.JPG' alt='Multinational participants pose for a group photo during the West African Religious Affairs Symposium, or WARAS, in Accra, Ghana, July 14, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:24:22 GMT U.S. Africa Command https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4547185/guard-chaplains-partners-boost-readiness/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4547066/wisconsin-guard-papua-new-guinea-strengthen-partnership/ PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard and the Papua New Guinea<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/16/2003961842/150/150/0/260713-A-QA055-1243.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brion J. Aderman, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and Col. Bruno Malau, head of the Coordination Branch from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, shake hands after the opening ceremony of Exercise Tamiok Strike 26 at Murray Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, July 13, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:37:00 GMT Capt. Avery Smith, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4547066/wisconsin-guard-papua-new-guinea-strengthen-partnership/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4546876/minnesota-guard-strengthens-partnership-with-croatia/ SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Sixty-six Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen trained in five locations<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/16/2003961759/150/150/0/260701-Z-DY230-1073.JPG' alt='Minnesota National Guard service members joined Croatian Armed Forces and nine other countries for Exercise Combat Power 26, June 23-July 1, 2026 in Croatia.' /> <br /> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:50:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4546876/minnesota-guard-strengthens-partnership-with-croatia/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4544640/arkansas-guardsmen-strengthen-partnership-with-guatemala-mission/ EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Three Arkansas Air National Guard Security Forces Airmen will<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/14/2003960969/150/150/0/260708-Z-SO717-1003.JPG' alt='Airman Basic Giselle Aguilar-Garrido, Airman 1st Class Arturo Peña and Tech. Sgt. Jaime Flores, all with the 188th Security Forces Squadron at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, have been chosen for a deployment to Guatemala in August because of their Spanish language fluency.' /> <br /> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:33:00 GMT Maj. Jennifer Gerhardt, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4544640/arkansas-guardsmen-strengthen-partnership-with-guatemala-mission/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4541566/guam-washington-enhance-readiness-with-palau-partners/ BARRIGADA, Guam – Guardsmen from the Guam National Guard and the Washington National Guard recently<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/13/2003960584/150/150/0/260625-Z-RJ317-1001.JPG' alt='A U.S. Air Force C-130 sourced by the Washington National Guard lands on Angaur Airstrip, Palau, June 25, 2026 as part of exercise Alupang ACE.' /> <br /> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:02:00 GMT Mark Scott, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4541566/guam-washington-enhance-readiness-with-palau-partners/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4538085/ohio-guard-angola-sign-state-partnership-program-agreement/ LUANDA, Angola – Senior military leaders from the Republic of Angola, the Ohio National Guard and<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/08/2003958868/150/150/0/260708-Z-PW623-1012.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, right, adjutant general for the Ohio National Guard, and Angolan Aviation Gen. Altino Carlos José dos Santos, left, chief of the General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces, sign a Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program agreement prior to the 2026 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Luanda, Angola, June 29, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:01:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Raquel Birk, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4538085/ohio-guard-angola-sign-state-partnership-program-agreement/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4537961/washington-guard-boosts-thai-partners-armored-fleet-readiness/ CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand – Mechanics and logisticians with the Washington National Guard wrapped<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/08/2003958797/150/150/0/260529-Z-CH682-4735.JPG' alt='Mechanics and logisticians with the Washington National Guard wrapped up a three-week maintenance and logistics exchange with the Royal Thai Army in Ko Chan District on May 30, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:31:00 GMT Peter Chang, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4537961/washington-guard-boosts-thai-partners-armored-fleet-readiness/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4537787/togolese-officials-sharpen-disaster-response-with-north-dakota-army-partners/ AGOME-GLOZOU, Togo – Togo’s National Civil Protection Agency, or NCPA, conducted a field training<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/08/2003958723/150/150/0/260708-Z-PW623-1008.JPG' alt='U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson, second from the right, the adjutant general for the North Dakota National Guard and director of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, speaks with the military member of Togo’s National Civil Protection Agency, or NCPA, left, during a visit to a field operations center at the field exercise portion of Operation Lignite Coast 2026 in Agome-Glozou, Togo, June 15, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:52:00 GMT Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4537787/togolese-officials-sharpen-disaster-response-with-north-dakota-army-partners/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4533488/washington-guard-malaysia-partners-gather-for-bersama-warrior/ KUANTAN, Malaysia – The Washington National Guard and the Malaysian Armed Forces have ended the 12th<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/06/2003957921/150/150/0/261206-Z-BE739-1768.JPG' alt='U.S. and Malaysian service members pose for a group photo during the closing ceremony for Bersama Warrior 26 at the Joint Warfighting Center, Kuantan, Malaysia, June 12, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:36:50 GMT Sgt. Elaina Nieves, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4533488/washington-guard-malaysia-partners-gather-for-bersama-warrior/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4526976/pennsylvania-guard-cte-divoire-formalize-state-partnership/ PHILADELPHIA – In a landmark event underscoring a commitment to international security and<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/25/2003954217/150/150/0/260625-Z-CQ783-1001.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Chief of the General Staff of the Côte d&#39;Ivoire Armed Forces Gen. Lassina Doumbia sign the official Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program agreement during a ceremony at the 23rd Street Armory in Philadelphia, June 25, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:04:00 GMT Wayne Hall, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4526976/pennsylvania-guard-cte-divoire-formalize-state-partnership/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4526819/tennessee-guard-bulgaria-partners-train-in-falcon-defender-26/ GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR BASE, Bulgaria – Security Forces Airmen from the Tennessee Air National Guard and<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/25/2003954161/150/150/0/260612-F-SY677-6193.JPG' alt='Senior Airman Ashlyn Rayl, 134th Security Forces Squadron, talks with a Bulgarian force protection airman before the capstone for Falcon Defender 26, Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, June 12, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:52:03 GMT Tech. Sgt. Cassandra Johnson, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4526819/tennessee-guard-bulgaria-partners-train-in-falcon-defender-26/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4525779/washington-guard-thailand-partners-complete-stryker-leader-course/ CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand – The Washington National Guard’s 205th Regional Training Institute, or<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/24/2003953645/150/150/0/260528-Z-CH682-2574.JPG' alt='The Washington National Guard’s 205th Regional Training Institute has completed the seventh iteration of the Stryker Leader Course at the 112th Stryker Regiment Combat Team base in Koh Chan, Chonburi Province, marking another step forward in the long-standing security partnership between the Washington National Guard and Thailand.' /> <br /> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:53:08 GMT Peter Chang, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4525779/washington-guard-thailand-partners-complete-stryker-leader-course/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4525299/hawaii-guard-indonesia-mark-20-years-of-state-partnership/ JAKARTA, Indonesia – Hawaii National Guard leaders met with Indonesian military and government<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/24/2003953470/150/150/0/260608-Z-RV808-1085.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen F. Logan (right), adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, and Lt. Gen. TNI Gabriel Lema, head of Indonesia&#39;s National Reserve Agency (Bacadnas), share a discussion during a key leader engagement at Bacadnas headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 9, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:49:00 GMT Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4525299/hawaii-guard-indonesia-mark-20-years-of-state-partnership/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4525069/washington-guard-malaysia-strengthen-partnership-at-security-summit/ CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A group of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, experts<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/24/2003953289/150/150/0/260607-D-MN117-1300.JPG' alt='Maj. Luis Torres, National Guard Bureau liaison officer to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, or INDOPACOM, and Capt. Matthew Chartier, operations officer, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, talk with others at the Indo-Pacific Health Security Summit, June 7, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.' /> <br /> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:40:50 GMT Washington National Guard https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4525069/washington-guard-malaysia-strengthen-partnership-at-security-summit/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4524110/north-carolina-guard-partner-zambia-hosts-disaster-response-workshop/ LUSAKA, Zambia – Representatives from the North Carolina National Guard, Botswana, Malawi, Moldova<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/23/2003952831/150/150/0/260609-Z-IA063-1004.JPG' alt='Participants at the Domestic Response Workshop watch videos of previous floods in Zambia at the Zambia Army Headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, June 9, 2026.' /> <br /> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:12:00 GMT Senior Airman Zeno Kang, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4524110/north-carolina-guard-partner-zambia-hosts-disaster-response-workshop/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4520315/iowa-guard-kosovo-partners-strengthen-communications-in-exercise-sentinel-sica/ POMOZOTIN, Kosovo – Iowa National Guard communications personnel participated in Exercise Sentinel<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/17/2003949945/150/150/0/260609-Z-QX677-1187.JPG' alt='Iowa Air National Guard communication Airmen work to establish network connectivity while being observed by Kosovo Security Force communications soldiers during Exercise Sentinel Sica in Kosovo, June 9, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:20:27 GMT Senior Airman Armani Wilson, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4520315/iowa-guard-kosovo-partners-strengthen-communications-in-exercise-sentinel-sica/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4518664/virginia-air-guard-finnish-partners-sharpen-tactics-readiness/ EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Two F-22 Raptors from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 149th<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/17/2003949753/150/150/0/260616-Z-SO717-1008.JPG' alt='An F-22 Raptor from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing flies alongside a Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, June 16, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:54:05 GMT Maj. Jennifer Gerhardt, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4518664/virginia-air-guard-finnish-partners-sharpen-tactics-readiness/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4517399/national-guard-adriatic-partners-strengthen-cyber-defense-skills/ ZAGREB, Croatia – More than 100 cyber professionals from seven European nations and seven U.S.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/15/2003948649/150/150/0/260608-Z-YE885-1050.JPG' alt='Maine Air National Guard Warrant Officer 1 Zachary Watkins, a white cell member, shows cyber specialists on the blue team from Montenegro’s Ministry of Defense during Combined Adriatic Cyber Endeavor 2026 at the Petar Zrinski Barracks, June 8, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:26:00 GMT Maj. Benjamin Hughes, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4517399/national-guard-adriatic-partners-strengthen-cyber-defense-skills/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4514886/washington-guard-supports-bulgarias-stryker-modernization-effort/ CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As Bulgaria received its first Stryker vehicles this spring, a small team of<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/11/2003947403/150/150/0/260604-D-MN117-1928.JPG' alt='Washington Army National Guard Soldiers work alongside members of the Bulgarian Land Forces&#39; 61st Mechanized Brigade during Stryker familiarization training in Bulgaria in 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:05:00 GMT Joseph Siemandel, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4514886/washington-guard-supports-bulgarias-stryker-modernization-effort/ State Partnership Program https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4513946/where-the-state-partnership-program-began-national-guard-leaders-visit-baltics/ VILNIUS, Lithuania – When the 30th chief of the National Guard Bureau arrived in the Baltic region<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/10/2003946941/150/150/0/260602-A-VX744-1458.JPG' alt='Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, joins Maj. Gen. Kaspars Pudans, chief of defense for the Republic of Latvia, for a ceremonial wreath laying at the Riga Brethren Cemetery to honor Latvians who gave their lives for their country’s independence, Riga, Latvia, June 2, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:56:00 GMT Master Sgt. Zach Sheely, https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4513946/where-the-state-partnership-program-began-national-guard-leaders-visit-baltics/ State Partnership Program