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Washington Army National Guard Selected for New Mobile Brigade
September 10, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington Army National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team has been selected to take on a new mission and transform to a Mobile Brigade as part of a major U.S. Army... MORE

Col. Craig Broyles, commander, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, talks about the Infantry Squad Vehicle with visitors during Exercise Raven Focus at the Yakima Training Center, July 17, 2025.

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Individuals From Two Small Aircraft Crashes
September 10, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators with the 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued individuals from two plane crashes across Alaska during this... MORE

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion approaches the Herbert Glacier riverbed while conducting flight operations near Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2025.

Alaska Army Guard Forges Mission Success Through Resilience, Community
September 9, 2025 — FORT GREELY, Alaska – In the heart of interior Alaska, where the wind howls across the tundra and winter locks the land in 40-below darkness, Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 49th Missile... MORE

Tennessee Guard Sustains D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission
September 9, 2025 — WASHINGTON – Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard are delivering essential sustainment support to Task Force Volunteer during the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission in ensuring Guard... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Ruth, right, and Spc. Joshua Hodges, center, assigned to the Tennessee National Guard, provide equipment to Soldiers at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Sept. 4, 2025.

Oregon Guard Members Train for Sniper Competition
September 8, 2025 — RAYMOND REES NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CENTER, Ore. – The crack of precision rifles echoed across the high desert as Oregon's best sniper teams gathered for an unprecedented competition designed to... MORE

Sgt. Alex Beglau and Sgt. Geoffrey Machado, both assigned to 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, engage targets while Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Graham, Staff Sgt. Michael Kissee and Staff Sgt. Tyrone Morris spot and score from behind at Boardman Training Area, Ore., Sept. 5, 2025.

Supply Hub Launches for Guard D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission
September 8, 2025 — WASHINGTON – A new logistics center is supporting National Guard members on duty in Washington as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission.Logistics Support Area Lincoln, or LSA, located on Joint... MORE

Soldiers from the 642nd Quartermaster Company prepare meals for troops at Logistical Support Area Lincoln on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Aug. 27, 2025. The dining facility supports hundreds of service members operating as part of Joint Task Force-DC’s security mission in the nation’s capital.

Oregon Guard Welcomes Home its 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team From Kosovo
September 8, 2025 — SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard welcomed home the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, or IBCT, in a demobilization ceremony Sept. 6 at the Salem Armory Auditorium.The 41st IBCT returned in July... MORE

Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, the Adjutant General, Oregon, shakes hands with Soldiers of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) during their demobilization ceremony at the Salem Armory Auditorium, September 6, 2025, in Salem, Ore.

New Hampshire Air Guard to Spearhead KC-46A Modernization with New Test Force
September 8, 2025 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, or AATC, established its first-ever KC-46A Combined Test Force during a ribbon-cutting Sept. 5.The... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Wittmer, commander of the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, delivers remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly created AATC KC-46 Combined Test Center at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, Sept. 5, 2025.

Hawaii Air Guard, Marines Host Hazmat-Combat Training in Toxic Swell 25
September 5, 2025 — BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii - The Hawaii Air National Guard, in partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps, wrapped up the Toxic Swell 25 contamination response deployment training exercise with an... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman Isabel Velazquez, 154th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management specialist, engages in a simulated combat scenario with U.S. Marines during exercise Toxic Swell Aug. 21, 2025, at Marine Corps Training Area, Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii.

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron Participates in Exercise Toxic Swell 25
September 4, 2025 — MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii - Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Oahu, Hawaii, in August to participate in Exercise Toxic Swell 25, a... MORE

A U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist with 174th Marine Wing Support Squadron clears a building with an M-16 A4 Service Rifle during exercise Toxic Swell 25 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2025.

New York Guard's Harlem Hellfighters Honored by Congress
September 4, 2025 — WASHINGTON - Black New York National Guard Soldiers, known as “hellfighters” by their German enemies 100 years ago, were recognized with Congress’ highest honor during a Sept. 3 ceremony at the U.S... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Bryon Linnehan, Commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, addresses the audience during a Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony for the Army’s World War I 369th Infantry Regiment, the “Harlem Hellfighters,” in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol, September 3, 2025, in Washington.

Alaska Air Guard 168th Medics Train for Real-World Combat Casualty Care
September 4, 2025 — FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing Medical Group recently engaged in an advanced, rigorous combat-casualty-care exercise, designed to sharpen their skills... MORE

Kentucky Air Guard Flexes Maritime Skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior
September 4, 2025 — CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - A squadron of special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a grueling five-day exercise Aug. 30, testing their ability to perform a broad... MORE

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conduct infil operations into the Caribbean Sea from a Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. St. Croix provides an ideal environment for testing littoral and maritime capabilities, simulating many of the geographic features that special operators may encounter when deployed around the world to project air power in unfamiliar or contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Pennsylvania Air Guard Guides Skies at Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025
September 3, 2025 — JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Four Airmen from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron, based in Johnstown, recently traveled thousands of miles to take control of the skies... MORE

Guardsmen with the 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pose for a photo

Montana Army Guard Executes Multi-Agency Rescue in Beartooth Mountains
September 3, 2025 — HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Army National Guard recently completed a high-altitude search and rescue mission to recover a missing 71-year-old hiker in the Stillwater Plateau region of the Beartooth... MORE

Soldiers of the 1-189th GSAB Conduct personnel recovery training at Fort Harrison, Montana.

Guard Members, Partners Render Life-Saving Aid to D.C. Citizens in Multiple Incidents
September 2, 2025 — WASHINGTON – Since their activation on Aug. 11, Joint Task Force–District of Columbia National Guard members have partnered with local authorities across the city, responding to life-threatening... MORE

(From right) U.S. Army Sgt. Jay Whited, Spc. Elias Figueroa, and Cpl. Cynthia Fowler, assigned to the 372nd Military Police Battalion, District of Columbia Army National Guard Soldiers, stand together outside of the D.C. National Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Aug 23, 2025.

Aguon Selected as the Army Guard’s Ninth Command Chief Warrant Officer
September 2, 2025 — WASHINGTON — Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bernard Aguon, who has served as the State Command Chief Warrant Officer, or CCWO, for the District of Columbia National Guard since 2024, has been selected as the... MORE

CW5 Bernard L. Aguon, State Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) for the District of Columbia National Guard, stands for a photograph in front of the D.C. Armory on Aug. 29, 2025.

Guard Members From Six States, D.C. on Duty in Washington in Support of Local, Fed Authorities
August 29, 2025 — WASHINGTON – More than 2,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from six states and the District of Columbia are on duty in Washington as part of Joint Task Force – District of Columbia in support of... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the Army National Guard speak with D.C. locals while patrolling Metro Center Aug 26, 2025.

Alaska Air Guard Conducts Multiple Hoist Rescues of Stranded Rafters on Kichatna River
August 29, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members with the 176th Wing rescued three rafters Aug. 28 after their raft flipped over on the Kichatna River.The Alaska Rescue... MORE

Searcy Leaves Legacy of Advocacy for Warrant Officers in Army Guard
August 28, 2025 — MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brian Searcy, the eighth command chief warrant officer of the Army National Guard, will retire later this year after more than three decades of service.Searcy... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brian Searcy, the Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army National Guard, addresses attendees of a warrant officer caucus session during the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) conference in Milwaukee, August 24, 2025.

Tennessee Guard Unit Returns from Southern Border Mission

Off-Duty Tennessee Guard Soldiers Provide Life-Saving Aid

Nevada Guard Completes Third Year of Formula 1 Support

Washington Guard's Counterdrug Training Center Prepares to Launch Course

Alaska Army Guard Aircrew Conducts Medical Evacuation Amid Severe Weather