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Indiana National Guardsmen with the 113th Engineer Battalion assist the Indianapolis Fire Department with flood evacuations Aug. 15, 2026, in response to devastating storms that swept through Indiana. Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Estrada.
Indiana National Guard Answers Call for Storm Relief
By Master Sgt. Jeff Lowry, | Aug. 21, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — More than 70 Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deployed across the state to conduct water rescues, clear debris and support communities after heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds struck...
This screen grab from a video captures a water drop over the Bug Fire north of Reno Aug. 11. More than 13,000 residents were evacuated, and tens of thousands more were prepared to evacuate valleys north of Reno during the Bug, Stallion and Fred Mountain fires. Eleven structures were lost, but initial fire predictions forecast far worse outcomes following the fires’ ignition Aug. 9.
Nevada Guard Wraps up Wildfire Response, Air Guard Joins Fight
By Capt. Emerson Marcus, | Aug. 21, 2026
RENO, Nev. — More than 13,000 residents evacuated communities north of Reno as three wildfires threatened thousands of homes, prompting the Nevada National Guard to deploy helicopters, security forces and other resources to...
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Foley, a motor transport operator with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1157th Transportation Company, restricts vehicle access to residential streets undergoing utility repairs in Menasha, Wis., July 31. Foley was one of 85 Wisconsin Soldiers placed on state active duty to assist Winnebago County civil authorities following severe storm damage in the region as part of Task Force Sturgeon. Photo by Paul Gorman.
Wisconsin National Guard Concludes Storm Recovery Mission
By Paul Gorman, | Aug. 21, 2026
MENASHA, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard concluded more than two weeks of state activation supporting storm recovery efforts in Winnebago County Aug. 15.The Soldiers were activated July 30 following a state of...
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