Guard News - The National Guard

Massachusetts, New York Guard Members Compete in Historic Logan-Duffy Rifle Competition
August 27, 2025 — DEVENS, Mass. – Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, participated... MORE

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, participated in the annual Logan-Duffy Shooting Match, August 21, 2025, at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Individual With Facial Laceration Near Knik Glacier
August 27, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members with the 176th Wing rescued an individual with a facial laceration Aug. 25, about 40 miles northeast of Anchorage in the... MORE

Guard, Reserve and Navy Test Helicopter Countermeasures Over Water
August 26, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — The 129th Rescue Wing, based at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Mountain View, California; the 144th Fighter Wing, based at Fresno Air National Guard Base,... MORE

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, California Air National Guard deploys countermeasure flares as a U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle from the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, maneuvers overhead during a joint over-water test flight, Aug. 20, 2025.

Georgia Guard Trains to Bolster Domestic Response Capabilities
August 26, 2025 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Defense hosted a mobile training team from U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM, and North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, to deliver a five-day... MORE

A mobile training team instructor from North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) prepares joint staff planners from the Georgia National Guard for a classroom exercise during a Joint Forces Headquarters/Joint Task Force Staff Training Course (JSTC) at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga., August 19, 2025.

Nordhaus, Raines: National Guard Delivers Outsized Impact at Home, Abroad
August 26, 2025 — MILWAUKEE – The National Guard’s mission triad to defend the homeland, support the warfight/deter adversaries and build partnerships delivers outsized impact at home and abroad, National Guard Bureau... MORE

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the CNGB, address attendees of the 147th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Aug. 23, 2025.

Specialized Oregon Guard Unit Conducts Training at Camp Rilea
August 25, 2025 — WARRENTON, Ore. - Airmen and Soldiers from the Oregon Air and Army National Guard completed a week-long annual training at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon, in mid-August.These Airmen and Soldiers are... MORE

“Disaster victims” are medically treated after being rescued from a simulated explosion during a CERFP (CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive) Enhanced Response Force Package) training exercise at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon on August 14, 2025.

Caine: When you Mobilize the Guard, you Mobilize the Nation
August 24, 2025 — MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the National Guard during his address at the 147th National Guard Association of the United States General... MORE

Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses attendees of the 147th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Aug. 23, 2025.

Wildfire Response During Training Proves Oklahoma Guard Ready to Fight Fires
August 22, 2025 — FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Twelve Oklahoma National Guard members training in Arizona proved the Oklahoma National Guard’s wildland firefighting program is ready to respond to wildfires when they were called... MORE

Staff Sgt. Hannah Bentley, member of the Oklahoma National Guard wildland firefighting program, digs a handline during an operational readiness exercise at Camp Navajo, Arizona, Aug. 14, 2025. The operational readiness exercise tests the OKNG WLFF program members’ ability to activate, deploy and conduct wildland firefighting operations. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Jones)

D.C. National Guard Supports Law Enforcement at Nationals Park
August 22, 2025 — WASHINGTON – Soldiers and Airmen assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia walked the concourse of Nationals Park Aug. 19 as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force with an ongoing... MORE

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Harry Siegel and Sgt. 1st Class Nikolay Bashko talk with Metropolitan Police Department officers near Nationals Park, Aug. 19, 2025.

Montana Army Guard Rescues Three Hikers From Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
August 22, 2025 — BILLINGS, Mont. - A HH60M Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter from the Montana Army National Guard’s 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued three hikers from the Princess Lake area of... MORE

A HH60M Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter of the Montana Army National Guard’s 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion rescues three hikers from the Princess Lake area of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness on Aug 17, 2025.

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

The first F-35A Lightning II aircraft permanently assigned to the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing taxi on the flight line after landing at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, July 9, 2025.

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... MORE

Indiana National Guard soldiers with the 38th Infantry Division celebrate with their family and loved ones at the Indianapolis International Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.

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... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Joint Task Force Headquarters unit from the D.C. National Guard provide security to commuters around the Smithsonian Metro Station in Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2025.

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... MORE

U.S. Army National Guard firefighters of the 1049th Engineer Detachment, Montana Army National Guard, respond to a nighttime fire training scenario during Northern Strike 25-2 at Grayling Army Airfield, Michigan, Aug. 4, 2025.

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... MORE

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... MORE

A UH-60 Black Hawk picks up water from a pond near the Rancho Fire about 30 miles north of Reno on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Nevada Army National Guard aviators activated 22 Soldiers on Aug. 3 operating one CH-47 Chinook and one UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead to support the Nevada Division of Forestry in Elko County. Days after coming off orders for that fire, Army aviators were called for the Rancho Fire. Orders ended this weekend after the fire's forward progression was halted.

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... MORE

Staff Sgt. Austin Duck, a team lead in the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, leads his team during a training exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., July 26, 2025. Duck was recently awarded the 2024 EOD Master Blaster award in the non-commissioned officer Category. (U.S. Air national Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Angelee Barnett)

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... MORE

Maryland Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 1 Samantha Carrera, a cyber warfare technician for Cyber Protection Team 169 and a white cell local network defender, reviews how Louisiana Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Scott Heard from Cyber Protection Team 178, plans to clear a malicious cyber activity from the simulated coalition network during Cyber Velocity at the Virginia National Guard’s State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, August 13, 2025.

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... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion return to their home state of Georgia at Robins Air Force Base on August 16, 2025, following a nine-month deployment to Poland in support of U.S. Army Europe operations.

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... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Gordon Trotman, member of the New Jersey National Guard’s 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction–Civil Support Team, left, observes as Spc. Andrew DeJesus, also with the 21st WMD-CST, uses his phone to communicate with team members during a joint training exercise at Mercer County Park, West Windsor Township, New Jersey, July 31, 2025.

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

Air Force Selects Tennessee Guard Base as Preferred Location to Host Next-gen Pegasus