Guard News - The National Guard

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...

Alabama Guard, Romanian Air Force Strengthen Partnership
May 4, 2026 — DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – The Alabama National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing hosted Romanian Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Leonard-Gabriel Baraboi and Brig. Gen. Florin Tomiuc, Romanian defense attaché, in...

Utah Guard Responds to Simulated Cyberattack
May 1, 2026 — LEHI, Utah – A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flew low over the Don A. Christiansen Regional Water Treatment Plant in Orem, Utah, as dignitaries rushed inside to assess the effects of a simulated...

Puerto Rico Guard Enhances Panama's Aircraft Maintenance Capabilities
April 30, 2026 — PANAMA CITY, Panama – Air Advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron and the Puerto Rico National Guard’s 156th Tactical Advisory Squadron conducted a Mobile Training Team mission with...

Georgia Guard Engineers Assist Wildfire Response
April 30, 2026 — FRUITLAND, Ga. – U.S. Army Soldiers with the Augusta-based 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, have joined the...

Six WWII Soldier Names Added to Arkansas Guard Memorial
April 30, 2026 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The names of six World War II Soldiers have been etched in history, to be remembered forever, on the Arkansas National Guard’s Fallen Soldier...

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