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Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter
September 14, 2026 — BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – The Massachusetts National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing marked a milestone Sept. 13 when it officially welcomed the F‑35A Lightning II to Barnes Air National...

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation
September 14, 2026 — WASHINGTON – U.S. Soldiers with the Alabama National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia, or JTF-DC, in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, assisted Metro Transit Police...

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes
September 14, 2026 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued two pilots in two separate plane crashes Sept. 10.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at Joint Base...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11
September 11, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. — Retired Air Force Col. Rolando Aguilar, a former Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 — a day off that turned into a scramble...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness
September 10, 2026 — YUTAN, Neb. – About 250 Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen gathered at the Atlas Readiness Center Sept. 1-3 for an annual joint field training exercise designed to strengthen the Guard’s...

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026
September 10, 2026 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. – Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers strengthened their aviation and emergency response capabilities during Patriot 2026, a large-scale joint disaster...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance
September 8, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – At first glance, the District of Columbia Air National Guard's alert facility looks more like a family room than the home of one of the nation's most critical homeland defense...

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response
September 8, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – After more than six weeks supporting the Department of Natural Resources, Washington National Guard aviation and hand crews concluded their wildland firefighting support mission...

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell
September 8, 2026 — HONOLULU – The Hawaii National Guard remains actively positioned across the state, balancing recovery operations from Tropical Cyclone Lala with urgent preparation efforts for Hurricane Lowell, the...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon
September 4, 2026 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. — Two hundred and eleven New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen tackled the rugged trails of the Hudson Highlands Aug. 28 to earn the Royal Danish...

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26
September 4, 2026 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group provided key support to exercise Patriot 26, establishing a fully functioning base of operations and...

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities
September 3, 2026 — INDIANAPOLIS – Army Gen. Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army and acting chief of staff, emphasized the Guard’s indispensable, multi-domain contributions to the Joint Force at home and...

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project
September 3, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Two Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility participated in U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future
September 2, 2026 — INDIANAPOLIS – "Together, we need to lead boldly, and we can never be late to need." That's how Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, the 30th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, challenged National Guard...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash
September 2, 2026 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued four people from an Aug. 30 plane crash at a Montague Island coastal sandbar about 60 miles southeast...

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant
September 2, 2026 — RENO, Nev. – Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, crews have surpassed 1 million gallons of fire retardant delivered during the 2026 wildfire season, marking a milestone in a joint...

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets
September 2, 2026 — GRAYLING, Mich. – In the forest near Camp Grayling, Michigan, the rumble from a Humvee’s diesel engine slices through the darkness as it creeps down a dirt road, snapping tree branches under its...

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala
September 2, 2026 — HONOLULU – As floodwaters rose across the Kau District during Hurricane Lala, a Hawaii National Guard high-water vehicle team was already returning from one rescue when another call came in: two...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response
September 1, 2026 — HONOLULU – The Hawaii National Guard has concluded its response operations on Kauai and Oahu following the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Lala, while Soldiers and Airmen continue supporting recovery...

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk
September 1, 2026 — McENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – The South Carolina Army National Guard is enhancing its mission readiness and life-saving capabilities with the arrival of the first of three technologically...