Guard News - The National Guard

Oregon Guard Brigade Returns After Kosovo Deployment
July 22, 2025 — CLACKAMAS, Ore. - Soldiers from the Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, or IBCT, returned home July 19 after a successful year-long deployment to Kosovo as part of the...

Nevada Guard Brigade Returning From Middle East Deployment
July 22, 2025 — LAS VEGAS - After 10 months of conducting logistical operations across the Middle East, the Nevada Army National Guard’s 17th Sustainment Brigade is coming back home to the Silver State with its Task...

Wisconsin Air Guard Welcomed Two German Air Force Officers Through Exchange Program
July 22, 2025 — MADISON, Wis. - Two German Air Force officers embedded in June with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field, Madison, as part of the Military Reserve Exchange Program, or...

Oregon Air Guard’s Kingsley Field Fire Team Responds to Elk Fire
July 21, 2025 — KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. — Oregon Air Guard’s Kingsley Field Fire and Emergency Services responded to a request for mutual aid July 8 after receiving a call from the Klamath County Fire Chief asking for...

Illinois National Guard to Partner with Portugal in State Partnership Program
July 21, 2025 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The National Guard Bureau and the U.S. Department of Defense have announced the establishment of a State Partnership Program, or SPP, between the Illinois National Guard and the...

Arizona, Utah Army Guard Members Win 2025 National Best Warrior Competition
July 21, 2025 — BALTIMORE – After five days of intense competition, Sgt. Michael Fouts and Sgt. Luke Cloward were named the Army National Guard’s 2025 Best Warriors in the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer...

Nevada Air Guard Wing Assists in Firefighting Efforts
July 18, 2025 — RENO, Nev. – U.S. Northern Command has activated two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Aircraft, one from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing out of Reno, Nevada, and one from the...

Pennsylvania Guard Medics Simulate Chaos in Exercise
July 18, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Soldiers assigned to the Pennsylvania National Guard's 108th Medical Company Area Support, 213th Regional Support Group, are engaged in a comprehensive two-week field...

Nordhaus, Raines see Heroism, Partnerships in Central Texas
July 18, 2025 — KERRVILLE, Texas – Early on July 4, almost 30 inches of rain fell within hours across Central Texas’s Hill Country, surging the Guadalupe River and triggering catastrophic flash flooding.Within hours,...

South Carolina Air Guard Trains with Active Component in Japan
July 18, 2025 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Air Force firefighters assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Civil Engineer Squadron partnered with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department...

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Train at Live-Fire Shoot House
July 17, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers from Pennsylvania Army Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conducted training at the live-fire shoot house...

N.Y. Army, Air Guard Partner for Medical Evacuation Exercise
July 17, 2025 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. — New York Army and Air National Guard medical personnel teamed up with their active component Army counterparts from West Point’s Keller Army Community Hospital for a three-day...

Why I Serve: DC Guard Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic Excels in Operational Relevance
July 17, 2025 — WASHINGTON — From Togo to the nation’s capital, U.S. Army Spc. Massan Signon of the 104th Maintenance Company has embraced every challenge with determination and a commitment to service. A wheeled...

Ohio Guard Participates in Operation Healthy Tennessee 2025
July 16, 2025 — EVENSVILLE, Tenn. — Ohio Air National Guard members arrived July 9 in Tennessee to participate in Operation Healthy Tennessee, an initiative that offers the public no-cost medical, dental, optometry,...

California Guard's 79th IBCT Activated as Brigade for First Time in History
July 16, 2025 — LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – In a historic first, more than 2,000 Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were mobilized under Title 10 federal orders to support...

NY Army Guard Serves as Opposing Force at Training Center
July 15, 2025 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Two hundred forty-six New York Army National Guard Soldiers will go to Fort Irwin, California, the home of the Army’s National Training Center in the Mojave Desert, starting July...

Army Guard’s 2025 National Best Warrior Competition Begins
July 15, 2025 — BALTIMORE — The Army National Guard’s 2025 National Best Warrior Competition officially kicked off this week in Maryland, bringing together 14 elite Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from seven...

Oregon Guard Responds to Multiple Search and Rescue Missions
July 15, 2025 — SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Army National Guard’s 641st Aviation Regiment worked with several agency partners to respond to multiple search and rescue operations in one day across the state during its...

Indiana Guard Airman Honored for Lifesaving Efforts
July 14, 2025 — TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana National Guard Technical Sgt. Bram Sanders, a medic from the 181st Medical Group, was honored July 10 for his lifesaving response to a plane crash at the Terre Haute...

North Carolina Guard Creating Shared Experiences
July 14, 2025 — RALEIGH, N.C. – What does the Republic of Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, have in common with North Carolina, an American state bordered by the Atlantic Ocean? Initially, one may...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities