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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...

Nevada Guard Ready to Fight Wildfires From Air and Land
April 30, 2026 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – As wildfire season nears, the Nevada National Guard stands ready with freshly trained crews and aircraft, following April's intensive training and certification efforts.About 40...

North Carolina Guard, British Forces Conduct Joint Drone Training
April 30, 2026 — NEW LONDON, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated April 15 in a joint unmanned aerial systems training exercise with the British Army’s 101st Royal Regiment of...

Hawaiian Raptors Enhance Interoperability During Cope Thunder
April 29, 2026 — CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – For more than 90 Airmen from the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Exercise Cope Thunder 26-1, conducted April 6-17, was more than just another deployment; it was an...

Guardsmen Respond to Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
April 29, 2026 — WASHINGTON – U.S. Soldiers with the North Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia, or JTF-DC, in support of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful...

Religious Tradition, Family Inspire Military Child of the Year to Greater Heights
April 29, 2026 — WASHINGTON – At the most pivotal moment of her young life, then 13-year-old Lila Morgan clutched the hand of her little brother, Charles Elijah, and danced on the floor of Congregation Schaarai Zedek,...

National Guard Bureau Hosts Public Affairs Training Workshop, Enhancing Communication Readiness Across the Force
April 29, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard Bureau Public Affairs Office hosted its 2026 Public Affairs Training Workshop, April 20-22, a three-day virtual event bringing together more than 225 public affairs...

Nebraska Guard Assists with Pressey Park Wildfire
April 29, 2026 — PRESSEY PARK, Neb. – Nebraska National Guard members conducted aerial and ground firefighting operations April 23–25 in response to the Pressey Park Fire, supporting a joint effort alongside state and...

Ohio Guard Fighter Wing Deemed Mission Ready
April 28, 2026 — SWANTON, Ohio – In a relentless demonstration of speed, skill and vigilance, about 1,000 members of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing successfully completed a six-day Combat Readiness...

DC Guard Conducts Medevac Training with Medical Students
April 28, 2026 — BETHESDA, Md. – The thrum of rotor blades cut across a clear sky as a UH-60L Medevac Black Hawk assigned to the District of Columbia National Guard descended onto a training field in Bethesda, kicking...

Indiana Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing Completes F-16 Conversion
April 28, 2026 — BAER FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – The Indiana National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing has successfully completed conversion to new F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, earning the right to regain...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response