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Florida Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing Receives First Permanently Assigned F-35
August 21, 2025 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The 500th F-35A Lightning II built for the U.S. Air Force has arrived at the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing as one of the unit’s first three permanently assigned...

More than 400 Indiana Guard Soldiers Return from Middle East Deployment
August 21, 2025 — INDIANAPOLIS — More than 400 Indiana National Guard troops with the 38th Infantry Division are back home in the Hoosier State after a successful, nearly year-long mission supporting Operation Spartan...

D.C. National Guard Members Alert Police to Man Brandishing Knife at Waterfront Metro Station
August 20, 2025 — Washington – Two Members of the District of Columbia National Guard alerted local law enforcement to a potentially life-threatening situation involving a man brandishing a knife and threatening...

Military Firefighters Hone Skills at Northern Strike
August 20, 2025 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. — Sirens echoed across the Grayling Army Airfield as firefighters sprinted toward a simulated UH-60 Black Hawk crash site. Smoke drifted through the pine trees as U.S. Army...

Alaska Guard Engineers Rebuild Observation Posts During Annual Training
August 20, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — More than 70 Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 910th Engineer Support Company rebuilt two critical training sites, Observation Post Cole and...

Nevada National Guard Aerial Firefighters Mark Busy August
August 19, 2025 — RENO, Nev. – Nevada National Guard aerial firefighting efforts have intensified this month as temperatures rise.Nevada Army National Guard aviators activated 22 Soldiers on Aug. 3, operating one CH-47...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialists from Kentucky Air Guard Recognized for Excellence
August 18, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, Flight have been recognized for excellence by the National Guard Bureau.Staff Sgt...

Maryland Army Guard Cyber Soldiers Lead Certification Exercise
August 18, 2025 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Maryland Army National Guard’s Cyber Protection Team 169 led a certification exercise for other Army Guard cyber protection teams at the Virginia National Guard’s State...

Georgia Army Guard Soldiers Return from Central Europe Deployment
August 18, 2025 — WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – More than 55 Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, or CSSB, returned home Aug. 16 after a nine-month deployment to Poland in...

New Jersey Air Guard 177th Civil Engineer Squadron Trains for World Cup Security
August 18, 2025 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a recent training exercise with the 21st Weapons of Mass...

Kentucky Air Guard Civil Engineers Strengthen Operational Readiness in the Azores
August 18, 2025 — AZORES, Portugal - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron joined with the Portuguese military to strengthen operational readiness and assist with base repairs...

Medical Care MAINEiacs Conduct Vital Training
August 18, 2025 — BANGOR, Maine – Airmen from the 101st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group conducted a rigorous combat-casualty-care exercise Aug. 14 at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine, to enhance their readiness...

DC National Guardsman Stops Assault at the National Mall
August 17, 2025 — Washington – District of Columbia Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Hector Amaya, a member of the 113th Security Forces Squadron, 113th Wing, was patrolling the National Mall with fellow Airmen when he...

Beyond the Uniform: New Hampshire Airman’s Training Becomes a Lifeline
August 15, 2025 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – For Master Sgt. Cody Lewis, an aerospace medical technician with the 157th Medical Group, the discipline and training etched into his very being during his time...

Washington Guard, U.S. Army Reserve Conduct Helocast Training in the Pacific Northwest
August 15, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Whether on land, in the air or on water, Guard members train to adapt to any mission. The Washington Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment...

Guard Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers from Four States Unite for Training
August 15, 2025 — CAMP DAWSON AIR FORCE RESERVE STATION, W.Va. – Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 501st Ordnance Battalion, an explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, headquarters, recently ran a training...

Connecticut Air Guard Provides Rapid Fighter Jet Refueling, Rearming in Record Time
August 15, 2025 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Airmen from the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing, and Vermont’s Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing...

Wyoming Guard Joint Exercise Builds Readiness for Aeromedical Evacuation Teams
August 14, 2025 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Members of the 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the Wyoming Army National Guard Dustoff unit and the Critical Care Air Transport Team, or CCATT, from the 302nd Airlift Wing at...

New York Air Guard’s 107th Medical Group Provides Critical Support to Pennsylvania Community
August 14, 2025 — ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. — Twenty Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing’s Medical Group, stationed in Niagara Falls, New York, were among 160 joint service members supporting...

SEA Raines: Tennessee Guard’s ‘GRIT’ Program Strengthens Readiness, Lethality
August 14, 2025 — SMYRNA, Tenn. – The National Guard’s most senior enlisted member visited the Tennessee National Guard last week to learn more about an innovative program helping Guard members in the Volunteer State...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future