Guard News - The National Guard

State Partnership Program Enables Global, Shared ‘Peace through Strength’
June 27, 2025 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – For more than 30 years, the National Guard has helped bolster the capabilities of foreign militaries, effectively broadening the pool of partners who are willing and able to... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Soloff, an infantryman with Charlie Company, 1st Brigade, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, observes Polish Territorial Defence soldiers as they prepare range cards necessary for Javelin deployment during Javelin anti-armor ambush training at the TDF Training Center in Toruń, Poland, June 11, 2025.

California Army Guard Members Reflect on LA Federal Protective Mission
June 27, 2025 — JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE ALAMITOS, Calif. – For many California Army National Guard Soldiers on duty in the Los Angeles area as part of the federal protective mission securing federal buildings and... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, arrive at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, June 22, 2025.

Missouri Guard Airmen Play Critical Role in Iran Nuclear Strike Mission
June 27, 2025 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major display of strategic airpower, the Missouri National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing played a pivotal role in the U.S. military operation targeting three nuclear weapons... MORE

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit is prepared for operations ahead of Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 2025.

Massachusetts Guard Hosts Regional Cooperation Exercise
June 26, 2025 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. — Nearly 250 military personnel from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (U.N. neutral participant), Uzbekistan, Mongolia and the United States,... MORE

During Exercise Regional Cooperation 25 (RC 25), Mongolian partners board a UH-60 Black Hawk at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, on June 24, 2025.

California Army Guard Cavalry Unit Takes on Federal Protection Mission
June 26, 2025 — JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE ALAMITOS, Calif. – For the Soldiers of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment, California Army National Guard, the past few years have been busy. “In 2018, we started... MORE

U.S. Army Pvt. Arnoldo Solorzano, a cavalry scout with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment, California Army National Guard, watches through his riot shield as U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Benitz, from the same unit, reviews proper positioning and movement techniques during training on riot and crowd control procedures at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, California, on June 22, 2025.

New York Guard Trains for Disaster Response
June 25, 2025 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. – One hundred New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the state participated in Operation Buffalo Falls, a Homeland Response Force (HRF)... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the 153rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard monitor operations during Exercise Buffalo Falls, June 5, 2025. The Homeland Response Force exercise emphasized rapid coordination across cyber, logistics, and command elements during a simulated domestic crisis.

Guard Soldiers Train with Civilian Experts in Cyber Discovery Exercise
June 23, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho – In an era where threats are just as likely to be identified in cyberspace as on the battlefield, the Idaho National Guard is redefining what it means to protect and defend.Through... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard participate in the Cyber Discovery Innovative Readiness Training mission at the State of Idaho Office of Information Technology Services’ Chinden Campus, Boise, Idaho on June 4, 2025.

Alaska Guard Works to Contain Fires
June 23, 2025 — BEAR CREEK, Alaska – Alaska National Guard service members were activated on June 20 to support local, state and federal efforts to contain fires threatening Alaska Interior communities. Col. Christen... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Quintan Hecimovich, 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, supports wildfire containment efforts June 21, 2025, at Bear Creek, Alaska.

Air Guard Engineers Build Roads, Skills in Assateague Island Project
June 23, 2025 — ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Va. - Air National Guard civil engineers from across the country are rotating through Assateague Island in support of a months-long deployment for training, where... MORE

Maine Army Guard Engineers Build Communities, Readiness
June 20, 2025 — CAMP CHAMBERLAIN, Maine - Engineers with the Maine Army National Guard are hard at work this spring, conducting critical training to keep their skills sharp and simultaneously providing a valuable and... MORE

Spc. Clyde Carr of the 185th Engineer Company dumps his carry of old fill at a construction site at the old Great Northern Paper Company in East Millinocket, Maine, June 9, 2025.

Iowa Army Guard Soldiers Train at Tigerland
June 20, 2025 — FORT POLK, La. – More than 4,000 Soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard trained throughout June at Fort Polk, undergoing one of the Army’s most demanding combat training events in preparation for... MORE

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, pulls security at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., June 15, 2025.

Idaho Guard Engineers Aid Redwood Park Restoration
June 20, 2025 — CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Golden light filters through the dense canopy of California’s redwoods, casting long beams across the forest floor. The sound of birdsong and rustling leaves blend with the... MORE

Airman assigned to the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, supports facility restoration at Redwood National and State Parks, California, June 17, 2025.

Oregon Army Guard Helps Design Future Medevac Technology
June 18, 2025 — SALEM, Ore. - The future of Army flight medicine has been driving across the country in a shipping container for the past year.The Future Medical Evacuation (medevac) Cabin Technical Demonstrator... MORE

Oregon Army National Guard Golf Company 189th Aviation Spc. Natalie Foote simulates giving rescue breaths to a medical mannequin during the Special User Evaluation for the Future Long Range Aviation Aircraft (FLRAA) MEDEVAC patient handling system at the Army Aviation Support Facility, June 13, 2025, in Salem, Ore.

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Five Distressed Boaters
June 18, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing members rescued five distressed boaters stuck in sea ice June 16 about 10 miles east of Deering on the Kotzebue... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 5 distressed boaters near Deering

W.Va. Guard Deploys Troops in Aftermath of Deadly Flooding
June 18, 2025 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Patrick Morrissey mobilized Soldiers and Airmen of the West Virginia National Guard after severe flash flooding in West Virginia’s Ohio and Marion counties that began June 14... MORE

Colorado Army Guard’s Drone Warfare Cell Reshapes Warfighting
June 17, 2025 — WATKINS, Colo. - As the battlespace continues to evolve, so too must the tools and training of those who fight within it. Among the quiet forces reshaping U.S. warfighting readiness is a specialized... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chadley Simms, infantryman, 1st Battalion-157th Infantry (Mountain), Colorado Army National Guard uses handheld counter-unmanned aerial system equipment to neutralize a simulated drone threat during a drone warfare familiarization course at a Fort Carson, Colorado, training range, April 15, 2025. The course, led by the Drone Warfare Cell, part of the Multi-Domain Special Operations Cell at 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), COARNG, paired traditional guard members with special forces to build interoperability and strengthen joint UAS threat response capabilities. (U.S Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Melissa Escobar-Pereira)

Alaska National Guard Leads Exercise ORCA 2025
June 17, 2025 — JUNEAU, Alaska - Dressed in hazardous material protective suits, two Airmen from the Virginia National Guard slowly crept into a quiet building June 9 at AJ Dock on Juneau’s shore.Virginia National... MORE

The exercise is a full-scale all-hazards chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives joint and interagency training exercise testing and evaluating the operational capability of the whole-of-government emergency management system.

National Guard Supports Army’s 250th Birthday Celebration
June 16, 2025 — WASHINGTON — More than 800 National Guard members secured the nation’s capital June 14 when the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday. Guard members from the District of Columbia, Mississippi, West... MORE

More than 800 National Guard members were activated in support of the 250th Army Birthday Festival and Parade in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2025.

North Carolina Guard Flies into Army’s 250th Birthday Celebration
June 16, 2025 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – The heart of Washington, D.C., became a landing zone June 14 when an AH-64E Apache helicopter touched down on the National Mall. It wasn’t a combat mission, but it was one just as... MORE

Crew members from the 1-130th Attack Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, support a static display during the U.S. Army's 250th birthday celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Washington Air Guard Supports Seward Military Resort Renovation
June 16, 2025 — SEWARD, Alaska – Airmen of the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Civil Engineer Squadron are in Seward, Alaska, for a June 1-16 deployment for training to increase Airmen readiness and improve... MORE

Airmen from the 141st Civil Engineer Squadron construct the base for a yurt at Seward Military Resort in Seward, Alaska, June 11, 2025.

New York Air Guard Helps Commemorate 13th U.S. President’s Birthday

New York National Guard Conducted 6,166 Military Funeral Honors in 2025

National Guard Stops Apartment Fire in the District

New Jersey Guard Soldier Saves Her Own Life Using Lessons From U.S. Army Training

Washington Guard Trains Partner Agencies in Life-Saving Medicine