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North Carolina Guardsmen, Customs and Border Protection Conduct Rescue
June 18, 2026 — RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – North Carolina National Guardsmen and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued a suspected illegal alien who was bitten by a snake while attempting to cross the... MORE

North Carolina Guardsmen Spc. Michael Smith, driving; Spc. Brycen Anderson; and Staff Sgt. Sethone Kan, 252 Engineering Company,130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, or JTF-SB, pose for a portrait before a night patrol in Rio Grande City, Texas, June 3, 2026.

Pennsylvania Modernizing Drone Training Facility
June 18, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Unmanned Aircraft System, or UAS, Training and Innovation Facility soon will undergo modernization changes that will strengthen its readiness to train Soldiers,... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea, left, officer-in-charge of the Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility, or UASTIF, at Fort Indiantown Gap, and Sgt. 1st Class Brent Wehr, course manager for the 15X MOS transition course at the UASTIF, trouble-shoot an issue with an unmanned aircraft system on June 10, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Oklahoma Guardsman Harnesses AI to Save Thousands of Hours of Work
June 17, 2026 — OKLAHOMA CITY – A groundbreaking new artificial intelligence tool developed by an Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier is set to transform the way the state processes military awards, potentially... MORE

Sgt. Lorelei Hubbard, an administrative noncommissioned officer assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, uses an artificial intelligence tool to rapidly determine award eligibility for a National Guard member at the Recruiting and Retention Battalion headquarters in Oklahoma City on June 17, 2026.

Wyoming Guard Hosts Counterdrug Prevention Training for Nine States
June 17, 2026 — CODY, Wyo. – Counterdrug members from across the country gathered June 9-11 for the Wyoming National Guard’s Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training, which aimed to reduce drug demand by... MORE

Wyoming Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Ty Nieters, a Drug Demand Reduction operator with the Wyoming Counterdrug Program, instructs National Guard members from across the nation during the Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training in Cody, Wyoming, June 9, 2026.

N.Y. Guard Specialized Team Masters Evaluation Challenge
June 17, 2026 — AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – Airmen and Soldiers of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team demonstrated proficiency in various tasks during a recent evaluation,... MORE

New York National Guard 2nd Civil Support Team Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Slish, decontamination noncommissioned officer, right, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Center, survey team chief, left, gather contaminated items during the certification process in Schenectady, N.Y. on June 11, 2026.

Texas Guard Soldiers Earn Cavalry Spurs
June 16, 2026 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Candidates from the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, completed the squadron's Spur Ride June 8-11, earning their place in the Order of the Spur.The... MORE

Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, take part in the squadron's Spur Ride at Fort Hood, Texas, June 8-11, 2026.

Guard Units Hone Tactical Readiness at Sentry North Exercise
June 16, 2026 — MADISON, Wis. – About 20 National Guard units participated in the Air National Guard’s Sentry North 2026, a two-week exercise that included counter-air operations against peer adversaries designed to... MORE

A U.S. Air Force tactical aircraft maintenance specialist assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, marshals an F-35A Lightning II aircraft for launch during Sentry North 2026 at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, June 4, 2026.

Hawaii Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response With Operation Hoʻopauahi
June 16, 2026 — HONOLULU – As Hawaii enters another wildfire season, the Hawaii National Guard has launched Operation Hoʻopauahi 2026, an annual mission that prepares Army aviation assets to support county, state and... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Segawa, center, a station chief assigned to the 297th Engineer Detachment Firefighting Team, 103D Troop Command, Hawaii Army National Guard, explains his equipment and capabilities to the Honolulu Fire Department in Nanakuli, Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2025.

Montana Guard Firefighters Strengthen Readiness With Live-Fire Training
June 15, 2026 — GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Montana Army National Guard firefighters trained alongside Airmen and state firefighters assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing Fire Department during a June 11 joint aircraft rescue... MORE

Soldiers assigned to Montana Army National Guard firefighting detachments operate an aircraft rescue firefighting vehicle during a joint live-fire training exercise at the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls, Montana, June 11, 2026.

Michigan, Rhode Island Guardsmen Complete Rocket Training
June 12, 2026 — ALPENA, Mich. – Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Rhode Island National Guard Airmen completed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, from Alpena Combat Readiness... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, roll off M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, from a C-130J Hercules aircraft at the National Training Center, Michigan, June 10, 2026 to conduct a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, mission.

Ohio Airmen Turn Field Into High-Tech Command Center During Exercise
June 12, 2026 — ALPENA, Mich. – More than 200 Airmen from the Ohio National Guard’s 269th Combat Communications Squadron out of Springfield, Ohio, and the 123rd Air Control Squadron out of Blue Ash, Ohio, integrated... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Conner Kin, Senior Airman Jacob Quintero, and Airman 1st Class Mason Turner,
radio frequency transmission systems technicians assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron, install cable roof mounted antennas for the AN/TRC-214 ground-to-air command and control radio shelter June 1, 2026 for a field training exercise at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan.

Maine Airmen Enhance Combat Life-Saving Skills
June 12, 2026 — BANGOR, Maine – Airmen from the Maine National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group recently sharpened their tactical combat casualty care, or TCCC, skills during an extensive hands-on... MORE

Master Sgt. Cailee Salerno demonstrated a proper chest seal application during the Health Applied Combat Medic Skills Course, Bangor, Maine, June 6, 2026.

Idaho Guardsmen Save New Soldier's Life at First Drill
June 11, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – While performing his first fitness drill with the Idaho Army National Guard at Gowen Field on May 17, 17-year-old Pvt. Logan May experienced a cardiac arrest, causing his heart to stop... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Ian Walker, Pvt. Logan May, Staff Sgt. Kolten Conant and Spc. Dustyn Sneider pose for a photo on May 22, 2026, at Midvale High School in Midvale, Idaho.

Montana Guard Develops Engineer Skills, Transforms Park
June 10, 2026 — CULBERTSON, Mont. – Soldiers assigned to Montana National Guard’s Detachment 1, 230th Engineer Company are transforming Legion Park into a community recreation area during annual training, combining... MORE

Brig. Gen. Trent Gibson, the adjutant general of the Montana National Guard, receives a project update from Soldiers assigned to Detachment 1, 230th Engineer Company at Legion Park in Culbertson, Montana, June 2026.

Oregon Guard, Local Responders Conduct Aviation Rescue Training
June 9, 2026 — SANDY, Ore. – With simulated floodwaters cutting off neighborhoods and covering access roads, Oregon National Guard rescue crews flew low above the Sandy River June 5 to practice lifesaving helicopter... MORE

Two Oregon Army National Guard Flight Medics assigned to G Company, 1-189th Aviation Regiment, are hoist lifted back aboard an HH60M Black Hawk while working with Clackamas Fire Department responders and Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen from the 304th Rescue Squadron, during joint training along the Sandy River at Dodge Park in Sandy, Oregon, on June 5, 2026.

Idaho Airmen Improve Readiness Through Qualification Training
June 8, 2026 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - Airmen assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing's Security Forces Squadron participated in readiness training June 4-6 at Saylor Creek Training Range in Grasmere to maintain proficiency... MORE

Idaho Airmen assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing's Security Forces Squadron participate in a field training exercise at Saylor Creek Training Range, Grasmere, Idaho, June 4-6, 2026.

Massachusetts Guard Enhances Emergency Decontamination Skills
June 8, 2026 — BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Massachusetts National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group enhanced regional medical readiness by hosting the Air Combat Command Emergency... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tim Ramos, an aerospace medical technician at the 104th Fighter Wing, sprays down a medical Airman, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts, June 3, 2026.

Virginia Guard Tests New Brigade Design in Louisiana
June 8, 2026 — FORT POLK, La. – The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team is testing its combat readiness during a Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, rotation May 31-July... MORE

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, or MBCT, unload vehicles and equipment from railcars June 3, 2026, at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Wyoming Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response Coordination
June 8, 2026 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Representatives from agencies across Wyoming participated in a June 3 wildfire tabletop exercise in Cheyenne focused on improving coordination before and during wildfire incidents.The... MORE

Representatives from multiple state agencies participate in a wildfire response tabletop exercise in Cheyenne, Wyoming, June 3, 2026.

Guam Guard’s Newest Squadron Hits Readiness Milestone
June 6, 2026 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – The 293rd Combat Communications “Gåmson” Squadron has reached a major milestone by passing its first comprehensive readiness evaluation, known as an Initial Operating... MORE