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Alaska Guard Launches Critical Communication Method
November 18, 2025 — BETHEL, Alaska — After severe storms struck Western Alaska earlier this month, members of the Alaska Organized Militia’s Communications and Information Systems Directorate, known as J6, deployed new...

National Guard Supports Disaster Response Through Assistance Compacts
November 18, 2025 — ARLINGTON, Va. — When Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina in late 2024, aircrews from 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, were among the first to...

Massachusetts Air Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing Tests Readiness During Exercise Formosa Guardian
November 17, 2025 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – The 102nd Intelligence Wing concluded Exercise Formosa Guardian Nov. 1, ending a three-phase combat readiness assessment.During the exercise, the 102nd...

Kentucky National Guard Responds to Fatal Civilian Plane Crash
November 13, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded Nov. 4 to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali...

DC Safe and Beautiful Mission Shows Impact Through Collaboration, Community Renewal
November 13, 2025 — WASHINGTON — From the sidewalks of Georgetown to the trails of Rock Creek Park, signs of renewal are taking shape under the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission — a coordinated federal, local and military...

Maine National Guard Takes on Norwegian Foot March in Portland
November 13, 2025 — PORTLAND, Maine - In the early morning hours of Nov. 1, along Portland’s Back Cove Trail, 162 participants laced up their boots to take part in the Norwegian Foot March - a grueling endurance event...

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron Conducts Annual Training in Hawaii
September 29, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Surrounded by the dense jungle of Oahu’s mountains, members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron embraced sweat, slope and strain...

Wisconsin Air Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Partners With UW Health for Medical Airmen Training
September 29, 2025 — MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Air National Guard members assigned to the 115th Medical Group began a training affiliation agreement with UW Health Sept. 12, ensuring Airmen maintain readiness through...

Connecticut Army Guard Partners With Coast Guard to Dislodge Beached Buoy
September 29, 2025 — NANTUCKET, Mass. - Army aviators from the 1st Battalion (General Support), 169th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard assisted the U.S. Coast Guard earlier this month in recovering a...

Minnesota Guard Among First to Field Army’s Newest M250 Automatic Rifle
September 25, 2025 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - The Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division is among the first Guard units to field the Army’s newest automatic rifle, the M250, during a New Equipment Training, or NET,...

Soldier’s Medal Awarded to Georgia Guardsman Who Pulled Driver From Burning SUV
September 24, 2025 — ATLANTA – What began as a routine morning run ended with Command Sgt. Maj. Jon A. Ring risking his life to save another. For his actions, he received the Soldier’s Medal, the Army’s highest award for...

California Air Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Stabilizes Mariner 700 Nautical Miles Offshore
September 24, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — A Guardian Angel pararescue team from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, recently stabilized a Filipino mariner aboard the...

National Guard Exceeds Fiscal Year 2025 Recruiting Goals
September 23, 2025 — WASHINGTON – Amid a historic surge in military recruiting, the National Guard exceeded its fiscal year 2025 goals, reflecting a broader trend of robust enlistment across the U.S. military.Since...

Mississippi, Louisiana Guard Members Unite for DC Task Force Mission
September 23, 2025 — WASHINGTON — In late summer, the 112th Battalion, Mississippi National Guard, and the 239th Company, Louisiana National Guard, established a historic interstate partnership to provide support to law...

Annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Georgia Conference Fosters Support, Advocacy
September 23, 2025 — LAGRANGE, Ga. – The 49th Annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Georgia, or EANGGA, Conference gathered enlisted Soldiers, Airmen and their families to foster professional development,...

Georgia Guard Replaces South Carolina Troops in DC Safe and Beautiful Mission
September 23, 2025 — WASHINGTON — Georgia National Guard Soldiers took over the Washington, D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission Sept. 19 from South Carolina National Guard troops who spent five weeks supporting local and...

Pennsylvania Guard Hosts More Than 700 in March to Remember the Fallen
September 22, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 700 participants ran, walked and ruck marched Sept. 20 for a solemn cause during the 14th annual March for the Fallen.The March for the Fallen, hosted by the...

New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Ends Successful Greenland Season
September 22, 2025 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing has wrapped up its 2025 support season for National Science Foundation research in Greenland.The season...

Virginia Guard, Cyber Operators Train at Cyber Fortress 25
September 19, 2025 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force partnered with military and civilian cyber operators Aug. 2-17 at the State Military Reservation in...

Oregon Guard Supports Two Hospital Mass Casualty Training Exercises
September 19, 2025 — PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard's 102nd Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear, or CBRN, Defense Enhanced Response Force Package, known as CERFP, partnered with two regional medical...

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