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Pennsylvania Guard Begins Drone Training Program
June 5, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Fort Indiantown Gap is taking on a leading role in the Army’s expanding drone mission as the primary training site for new unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, selected...

Guard Soldiers Boost Hazardous Incident Readiness
June 5, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers assigned to the New York and New Jersey Homeland Response Force trained alongside the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Civil Support Team and 108th Area Support...

Maine Air Guard Moves Cargo, Passengers for Operation Epic Fury
June 4, 2026 — BANGOR, Maine – Air Transportation Function Airmen with the Maine National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, supported by tenant unit partners, have moved more than 747,000 pounds of cargo and...

Virginia Guard, Finnish Air Force Strengthen Cyber Partnership
June 4, 2026 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Members of the 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, and the Finnish Air Force gathered this spring for Exercise Smoked...

Air Guard Defenders Enhance Skills During Ranger Exercise
June 4, 2026 — FORT BENNING, Ga. – Air National Guard Security Forces defenders enhanced air base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures under austere, constrained field conditions during the U.S. Army’s...

Washington Guard Strengthens Readiness Ahead of World Cup 2026
June 4, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Representatives from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, multiple National Guards, state defense forces, Washington Emergency Management Division, Civil Air Patrol...

Pennsylvania Guard Aviation Site Trains Pilots Annually
June 3, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, or EAATS, is where pilots from across the country and partner nations learn to fly the...

Washington Air Guard Deepens Ties With Thailand at Enduring Partners
June 2, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Military leaders from the United States and Thailand officially launched the fourth annual Enduring Partners exchange June 1.The exchange, which runs June 1-12, represents a...

Montana Guard Crew Receives Honor After Sullivan Cup Success
June 2, 2026 — HELENA, Mont. – Four Montana National Guard Soldiers were inducted into the Order of Saint George during a ceremony at the Montana State Capitol on June 1, recognizing their exceptional performance at...

Indiana Guard Strengthens Lethality Using New Weapons System
June 2, 2026 — INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana National Guard Soldiers with the 76th Mobile Brigade Combat Team recently fielded one of the Army's newest weapons systems at Camp Atterbury.The Hoosier Soldiers launched, flew...

Washington Guard Strengthens Wildfire Readiness
June 2, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – More than 100 Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen sharpened their wildfire response capabilities during the annual Wildland Firefighting Academy at the Washington State...

Idaho Guard Trains for Wildfire Response
June 1, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – Idaho National Guard aviation crews conducted water bucket training alongside Idaho Department of Lands personnel May 19-20 in preparation for the 2026 fire season.The Idaho Department...

Georgia Guard Brigade Strengthens Readiness, Warfighting Skills
June 1, 2026 — FORT STEWART, Ga. – The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, comprising more than 4,000 Soldiers across the Georgia Army National Guard, is conducting annual training at Fort Stewart, Georgia, as the...

Hawaiʻi Guard Concludes Statewide Storm Response
June 1, 2026 — OAHU, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi National Guard concluded a multi-month, statewide response at the end of May after supporting communities affected by a series of powerful Kona Low storms and severe...

Washington Guard Supports Chemical Spill Response
June 1, 2026 — LONGVIEW, Wash. – Following a tank implosion and chemical spill at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co., the Washington National Guard mobilized Soldiers and Airmen to support first responders with air...

New Hampshire Guard, Cabo Verde Partners Conduct Aeromedical Exchange
June 1, 2026 — PRAIA, Cabo Verde – A joint New Hampshire National Guard medical team conducted an aeromedical exchange with its state partners in Praia, Cabo Verde, May 20-22.Coordinated through the Department of...

New Mexico Guard, Seychelles Defence Forces Formalize State Partnership Program Agreement
May 29, 2026 — VICTORIA, Seychelles – The New Mexico National Guard and the Seychelles Defence Forces officially established a new partnership under the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership...

Texas Guard Strengthens Search, Rescue Readiness
May 29, 2026 — SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Military Department participated in the 2026 Search and Rescue Exercise, or SAREX, May 18-21, marking 12 years of interagency partnership.SAREX focuses on disaster response...

Ohio Air Guard Enhances Combat Airpower at Checkered Flag
May 29, 2026 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – In a contested environment, air superiority depends on advanced technology as well as the training and experience to use that technology effectively – a focus for the...

New York Air Guard Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise
May 29, 2026 — FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – More than 1,000 Airmen assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing completed a five-day combat readiness exercise, testing every element of the unit’s...

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