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Oklahoma Air Guard Airmen Maneuver Through TRADEWINDS25
May 12, 2025
One of the 137th Special Operations Wing mission sustainment team’s forward operating site sits near a flightline during TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25), Trinidad and Tobago, April 25, 2025.
Idaho Army National Guard Hosts Region VI Best Warrior Competition
May 12, 2025
U.S. Army Spc. Edward Snyder from the North Dakota Army National Guard participates in the Combat Traning Scenario event of the 2025 Best Warrior Competition at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Boise, ID on May 07, 2025.
Canine Callie, DOD’s Only Search-and-Rescue Dog, Retires from Service
May 12, 2025
Callie, the only certified search-and-rescue dog in the Department of Defense, is ready for some well-earned play time at the conclusion of her retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 24, 2025. Over the course of more than six years with the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Callie served on numerous exercises and six real-world deployments, searching for survivors in the aftermath of floods, tornadoes, an avalanche, a collapsed coal mine tipple and multiple demolished buildings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Maryland, Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Emerge as Region II’s Best Warriors
May 9, 2025
Spc. Robert Ruiz-Rhoades, left, of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Sgt. Miles Crawford, right, of the Maryland National Guard were named the winners of the Region II Best Warrior Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 5-9, 2025. (U.S. Army National guard photo illustration by Spc. Skylin Simpson)
National Guard Spouse Highlights Strength of Family Support During Maine Visit
May 9, 2025
Karen Raines, spouse of Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with family‑readiness volunteers at Joint Force Headquarters ‑ Maine, April 30, 2025.
Virginia National Guard Team Trains for Disaster Response
May 9, 2025
34th CERFP conducts collective training exercise
D.C. Air Guard Makes Improvements at Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy
May 9, 2025
Members of the D.C. Air National Guard’s 113th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) conduct HVAC diagnostics and repair, LED lighting installation, plumbing fixture placement, and electrical rewiring at the Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy (CGYCA), in Laurel, MD, on April 12, 2025.
Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills
May 8, 2025
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 265th Combat Communications Squadron collaborate to establish communications via the Ground Antenna Transmit & Recieve (GATR) inflatable antenna April 29th, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness
May 8, 2025
Competitors in the fourth annual Army interrogation competition, “Tranquil Storm,” conduct tactical interrogations in the Detainee Holding Area at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, April 30.
Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB
May 8, 2025
Air Force leaders cut a ribbon during a ceremony.
Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande
May 7, 2025
A U.S. Soldier with the Texas Army National Guard monitors activity along the Rio Grande during a patrol near Roma, Texas, April 25, 2025.
Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March
May 7, 2025
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment pose with Col. Josh Barrow, commander, 96th Troop Command, following the 5th annual Central Washington University Army Reserve Officer Training Corp.
Florida National Guard Conducts Operation Mustang
May 7, 2025
Soldiers with the Florida National Guard's 256th Medical Company Area Support stage equipment in preparation for Operation Mustang in Gainesville, Fla., May 1, 2025.
Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member
May 7, 2025
Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Nate Brushe, a recovery noncommissioned officer, wet-screens material during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Vietnam, April 11, 2025.
In Maine, Raines Highlights National Guard Readiness, Family Support and Global Reach
May 7, 2025
Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the Chief, National Guard Bureau engages with Army and Air National Guardsmen across Maine, April 30–May 5, 2025, visiting units from Bangor to South Portland to reinforce mission readiness, celebrate community partnerships, and highlight the critical role of small states in the National Guard’s global mission.
Georgia's 165th Airlift Wing Hosts Response Exercise TOXIC PEACH 2025
May 6, 2025
A U.S. Air Force aircrew flight equipment specialist participates in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) decontamination training during exercise Toxic Peach at the 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, April 29, 2025.
Oregon National Guard Soldiers Welcome Veterans Home from Honor Flight
May 6, 2025
A Vietnam veteran renders a salute from his wheelchair as he passes through the honor corridor at the Medford Airport, Medford, Ore., May 4, 2025. Oregon Army National Guard soldiers and Patriot Guard Riders formed the corridor to welcome veterans returning from an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., where they visited military memorials honoring their service.
Puerto Rico Air Guard Tests Flexible Communications in Evaluation
May 6, 2025
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rafaela Laguillo, a radio transmissions journeyman with the 156th Combat Communications Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, sets-up a GATOR ball antenna during a Full Operating Capability (FOC) evaluation at Punta Salinas Air National Guard Station, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, April 24, 2025. A team of approximately 25 Airmen assigned to the 156th CBCS were evaluated on their level of proficiency in providing NIPR, SIPR, and VOIP services in an expeditionary setting as part of the FOC certification process. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Victoria Jewett)
Ohio Airman Helps to Set the Theater in Deployment for Training
May 5, 2025
U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Braylon McCoy, pavements and heavy equipment operator assigned to the 200th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) Squadron Detachment, Mansfield, Ohio, operates heavy equipment used in brush removal at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 4, 2025.
Pennsylvania Guard Medical Unit Gains Vital Experience During Field Exercise
May 5, 2025
U.S. Army Spc. Caitlyn Morrison, left, and Spc. Maria Diaz, combat medics with the 108th Medical Company Area Support, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard practice medical skills during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 3, 2025.