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National Guard Mobilizes in Support of Floods in Western Washington
December 11, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As catastrophic flooding continues to cause damage across the state, the Washington National Guard will mobilize up to 300 personnel to help local agencies respond to the ongoing...

Spc. Sarah Beckstrom Laid to Rest at West Virginia National Cemetery
December 11, 2025 — GRAFTON, W.Va. – U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a military police officer with the 863rd Military Police Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during...

Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers Return from Overseas Deployment
December 10, 2025 — ROCKFORD, Ill. – Approximately 265 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, headquartered in Marion, Illinois, with units based in Effingham,...

134th Air Refueling Wing Welcomes KC-46A Pegasus in Ceremony
December 8, 2025 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – After more than six decades, a new military aircraft will soon dominate the Smoky Mountain skyline of East Tennessee.In a seminal moment for the Tennessee...

Indiana National Guard Soldiers Arrive in DC
December 8, 2025 — INDIANAPOLIS – Approximately 300 Indiana National Guard Soldiers arrived in Washington Dec. 6 to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission.Hoosier Guard members will assist local and federal law...

Iowa Air Guard Stands Up New 133rd Combat Training Squadron
December 8, 2025 — DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Air National Guard officially activated the 133rd Combat Training Squadron, or CTS, during a ceremony Dec. 6 at the 132d Wing, marking a major milestone in the state’s...

Georgia Army Guard Participates in Vigilant Guard Exercise
December 5, 2025 — ANNISTON, Ala. – Members of the 201st Regional Support Group’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or CBRN Task Force, Georgia Army National Guard, and the Georgia State Defense Force...

New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Annual Antarctic Support Mission Underway
December 5, 2025 — SCOTIA, N.Y. — The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing kicked off its 38th year of supporting American science research in Antarctica as four LC-130H “Skibirds” and 45 Airmen departed...

New York Army Guard Honors Martin Van Buren, Nation's 8th President
December 5, 2025 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Michel Natali paid tribute to the nation’s eighth president —Martin Van Buren— as he laid a wreath from President Donald J. Trump at Van...

Utah Guard Opens Medical Simulation Training Center at Camp Williams
December 4, 2025 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah – The Utah Army National Guard is rapidly evolving in the field of combat medicine with the introduction of one of the most advanced medical training facilities in the country, the...

Louisiana Guard Supports State Police During Bayou Classic
December 3, 2025 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard assigned Soldiers from the 61st Troop Command, headquartered in Carville, and the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Lafayette, to assist...

New York Guard Volunteers Give Lift to Trees for Troops
December 2, 2025 — BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Seven New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined local veterans in loading 150 Christmas trees earmarked for military bases around the country onto a truck at Ellms Tree...

New York Air Guard, Police Department Sharpen Rescue Skills in Exercise
December 2, 2025 — FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N.Y. — Airmen of the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, a part of the 106th Rescue Wing, recently partnered with the New York Police Department's Emergency...

Tennessee Guard Unit Returns from Southern Border Mission
November 26, 2025 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly 50 Guardsmen with the 168th Military Police Battalion recently completed a yearlong deployment to the U.S. southern border. For the past 12 months, these Tennessee National...

Off-Duty Tennessee Guard Soldiers Provide Life-Saving Aid
November 25, 2025 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Six Soldiers with the Tennessee Army National Guard who support the Memphis Safe Task Force provided immediate medical aid to two victims of a car crash on Interstate 40 near the...

Nevada Guard Completes Third Year of Formula 1 Support
November 24, 2025 — LAS VEGAS – About 130 Soldiers and Airmen from the Nevada National Guard supported local first responders during the 2025 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, held Nov. 20–22 across the Las Vegas Valley...

Washington Guard's Counterdrug Training Center Prepares to Launch Course
November 21, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As criminals turn to drones to move drugs and support illegal activity, the Washington National Guard’s Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center will launch a new Counter...

Alaska Army Guard Aircrew Conducts Medical Evacuation Amid Severe Weather
November 20, 2025 — BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard members assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient requiring advanced medical care from Scammon Bay to Bethel...

Air Force Selects Tennessee Guard Base as Preferred Location to Host Next-gen Pegasus
November 20, 2025 — PENTAGON – The U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tenn., as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department...

Washington Guard Hosts Summit Ahead of World Cup 2026
November 18, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As the 2026 FIFA World Cup nears and drone threats grow more complex, more than 100 public-sector leaders convened in Renton on Nov. 5, for a Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, or...

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