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Guardsmen Hone Warrior Skills in Cyber Tatanka Exercise
June 23, 2026 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Cyber Tatanka 2026, a massive cybersecurity exercise designed to test and strengthen the digital defenses of critical infrastructure, concluded June 12 after two weeks of simulated,...

National Guard Counterdrug Program Adapts to Evolving Criminal Threats
June 22, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Drug trafficking networks often cross state and international borders, and analysts with the National Guard Counterdrug program are helping law enforcement officials identify...

Guard Soldiers Sharpen Readiness in Warfighter Exercise
June 22, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The 29th Infantry Division concluded its 20-day Warfighter Training Exercise, or WFX 26-4, June 14, designed to test division staff with challenging problems and obstacles...

Missouri Guardsmen Expand Capabilities Through Dual Qualification
June 22, 2026 — ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. – Aircraft maintenance professionals assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, or AATTC, have reached a significant...

Idaho Guard Armor Battalion Transitions to Mobile Infantry
June 22, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard’s 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion reorganized as a mobile infantry battalion June 18 in a ceremony at Gowen Field, part of a strategic modernization effort...

Pennsylvania Guard Trains on New Infantry Squad Vehicle
June 22, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conducted training June 17-18 on the new vehicle they...

Guard Members From Six States Bring Medical Expertise to Paraguay for Exercise Amistad
June 22, 2026 — ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Friendship, or amistad in Spanish, brings more than 20 National Guard medical professionals from throughout the country to Paraguay, but this is more than a cultural exchange. The...

North Carolina Guardsmen, Customs and Border Protection Conduct Rescue
June 18, 2026 — RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – North Carolina National Guardsmen and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued a suspected illegal alien who was bitten by a snake while attempting to cross the...

Pennsylvania Modernizing Drone Training Facility
June 18, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Unmanned Aircraft System, or UAS, Training and Innovation Facility soon will undergo modernization changes that will strengthen its readiness to train Soldiers,...

Mother, Son Join Pennsylvania National Guard Together
June 18, 2026 — GETTYSBURG, Pa. – For most of the past nine years, it was just the three of them – a mother and her two sons navigating life side by side.Through challenges, loss and perseverance, they built a bond...

Oklahoma Guardsman Harnesses AI to Save Thousands of Hours of Work
June 17, 2026 — OKLAHOMA CITY – A groundbreaking new artificial intelligence tool developed by an Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier is set to transform the way the state processes military awards, potentially...

Iowa Guard, Kosovo Partners Strengthen Communications in Exercise Sentinel Sica
June 17, 2026 — POMOZOTIN, Kosovo – Iowa National Guard communications personnel participated in Exercise Sentinel Sica, a multinational communications exercise designed to test interoperability, mission command and...

Maryland Guard Deploys in Support of US Southern Command
June 17, 2026 — SYKESVILLE, Md. – Family members, friends, military leaders and community supporters gathered to recognize more than 100 Maryland National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company...

Virginia Guard Soldiers Return From Deployment
June 17, 2026 — RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military Police, or MP, Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group returned to the United...

Wyoming Guard Hosts Counterdrug Prevention Training for Nine States
June 17, 2026 — CODY, Wyo. – Counterdrug members from across the country gathered June 9-11 for the Wyoming National Guard’s Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training, which aimed to reduce drug demand by...

Virginia Air Guard, Finnish Partners Sharpen Tactics, Readiness
June 17, 2026 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Two F-22 Raptors from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Squadron touched down at Ebbing Air National Guard Base June 16 for a joint-training...

N.Y. Guard Specialized Team Masters Evaluation Challenge
June 17, 2026 — AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – Airmen and Soldiers of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team demonstrated proficiency in various tasks during a recent evaluation,...

Texas Guard Soldiers Earn Cavalry Spurs
June 16, 2026 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Candidates from the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, completed the squadron's Spur Ride June 8-11, earning their place in the Order of the Spur.The...

Guard Units Hone Tactical Readiness at Sentry North Exercise
June 16, 2026 — MADISON, Wis. – About 20 National Guard units participated in the Air National Guard’s Sentry North 2026, a two-week exercise that included counter-air operations against peer adversaries designed to...

Hawaii Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response With Operation Hoʻopauahi
June 16, 2026 — HONOLULU – As Hawaii enters another wildfire season, the Hawaii National Guard has launched Operation Hoʻopauahi 2026, an annual mission that prepares Army aviation assets to support county, state and...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada