Guard News - The National Guard

New Hampshire Air Guard Officer Awarded Bronze Star
May 8, 2026 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. — A New Hampshire Air National Guard officer was awarded the Bronze Star Medal May 2 for distinguished accomplishments while deployed to Iraq, where he led security...

Louisiana National Guard Supports Festival Security Operations
May 8, 2026 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard activated approximately 120 Soldiers under Task Force NOLA to support enhanced security operations in the French Quarter, contributing to the safety and...

Indiana Guard Soldiers Score Well at Regional Competition
May 7, 2026 — INDIANAPOLIS – Two Indiana National Guard Soldiers received top honors at a Midwest regional competition held at Fort Custer Training Center, near Augusta, Michigan, April 30-May 2.Sgt. Brendan...

Kentucky Guard Protects Kentucky Derby Trophy
May 7, 2026 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On the evening of May 2, the trophy felt heavier in Staff Sgt. Jonathan Miller’s memory than it did in his hands.He recalled the 150th Kentucky Derby two years prior, when he crossed...

Vermont National Guard Conducts Key Leader Engagements With Senegal Partners Ahead of 2027 Medical Exercise
May 7, 2026 — THIÈS, Senegal – Vermont National Guard leaders conducted a pre-deployment site survey in Thiès, Senegal, May 3-4, to assess regional healthcare capabilities and coordinate planning for Medical...

Guardsmen Support US Secret Service in Shooting at National Mall
May 7, 2026 — WASHINGTON – National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force - District of Columbia, supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, responded to a May 4 shooting at the National Mall and provided...

Maryland Guard Strengthens Preparedness in Search-and-Rescue Exercise
May 7, 2026 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland National Guard supported a massive search-and-rescue exercise spanning 20 square miles of land and water, from the Loch Raven Reservoir Dam to Gunpowder Falls State...

Tennessee Guard Airlifts Lost Hiker, Dog From National Forest
May 6, 2026 — LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion assisted multiple emergency and law enforcement agencies May 2 to rescue a lost hiker...

Illinois Guard Soldiers Mobilize for Southern Command Mission
May 6, 2026 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Seven Illinois National Guard Soldiers from Detachment 5, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment, based in Springfield, mobilized May 4 during a ceremony at the Abraham...

New York Guard Welcomes Remains of WWII Airman Home
May 6, 2026 — LATHAM, N.Y. – When Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph Burke came home to Troy, New York, on May 1 – 84 years after he left – New York Army National Guard Soldiers welcomed him at the airport.Joseph Leroy...

Washington Guard, Singapore Start Exercise Tiger Balm
May 6, 2026 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – The Washington Army National Guard, alongside U.S. Army Pacific and in partnership with the Singapore Armed Forces, officially opened Exercise Tiger Balm 2026 on May...

Hawaii, Philippine Aircrews Strengthen Partnership Through Flight
May 6, 2026 — CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – Beneath the steady rhythm of rotor blades and shared purpose, Hawaii National Guard and Philippine Air Force aviators came together for a Rotary Wing Subject Matter...

West Virginia Guardsmen Awarded Medals for Heroism in Nation's Capital
May 6, 2026 — WASHINGTON – Two West Virginia National Guardsmen were recognized May 4 in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes for actions late last year while working as part of Joint Task Force District of Columbia – an...

DC Guard Brigade Implements New Army Combat Field Test
May 5, 2026 — JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, WASHINGTON – The District of Columbia National Guard’s 260th Special Purpose Brigade hosted the Army Combat Field Test, or CFT, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, May 3,...

Utah Guard Integrates Air, Ground Capabilities in Exercise Wolverine
May 5, 2026 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah – The sounds of saw blades against concrete, the striking of hammers against nails and the movement of debris amid collapsed rubble echoed across the western training area at Camp...

National Guard Members Go the Distance at 49th Annual Lincoln Marathon
May 4, 2026 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Before sunrise on May 3, thousands of runners gathered on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, stretching, checking watches and waiting for the starting signal. Among them were...

Vermont Guard Engineers Mark Century of Training During Centennial Alliance 2026
May 4, 2026 — ETHAN ALLEN FIRING RANGE, Vt. – Marking a century of military training and innovation, leaders of the Vermont Army National Guard and Ethan Allen Firing Range directed an effort in April to blend...

Oregon Guard Supports Wildfire Preparedness
May 4, 2026 — CORVALLIS, Ore. – Soldiers with the Oregon National Guard joined about 20 local, state and federal responders and community partners May 2 at the Wildfire Readiness Fair in Benton County, highlighting...

North Carolina Guard Trains on Ground Combatives Techniques
May 4, 2026 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard’s 145th Security Forces Squadron, or SFS, conducted combatives training May 2 that focused on control, awareness and the ability to safely resolve...

Washington Guard Leaders Engage Troops, Partners in Indo-Pacific Visit
May 4, 2026 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Allan Lawson, the senior enlisted for the Washington...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala