Guard News - The National Guard

Louisiana Guard Supports State Police During Bayou Classic
December 3, 2025 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard assigned Soldiers from the 61st Troop Command, headquartered in Carville, and the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Lafayette, to assist... MORE

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers stage Humvees for traffic and security control operations during an assignment in the New Orleans’ French Quarter on Nov. 29, 2025.

New York Guard Volunteers Give Lift to Trees for Troops
December 2, 2025 — BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Seven New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined local veterans in loading 150 Christmas trees earmarked for military bases around the country onto a truck at Ellms Tree... MORE

New York Army National Guard Maj. Jonathan Mattingly helps lift a donated Christmas tree from FedEx employee Mark Burby during the loadout of 150 trees at Ellms Family Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y., Dec.1, 2025.

New York Air Guard, Police Department Sharpen Rescue Skills in Exercise
December 2, 2025 — FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N.Y. — Airmen of the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, a part of the 106th Rescue Wing, recently partnered with the New York Police Department's Emergency... MORE

Members of the New York Police Department's Emergency Services Unit and Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, pose for a group photo at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2025.

Tennessee Guard Unit Returns from Southern Border Mission
November 26, 2025 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly 50 Guardsmen with the 168th Military Police Battalion recently completed a yearlong deployment to the U.S. southern border. For the past 12 months, these Tennessee National... MORE

The 168th Military Police Battalion poses for a group photo during their deployment supporting the U.S. Border Patrol.

Off-Duty Tennessee Guard Soldiers Provide Life-Saving Aid
November 25, 2025 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Six Soldiers with the Tennessee Army National Guard who support the Memphis Safe Task Force provided immediate medical aid to two victims of a car crash on Interstate 40 near the... MORE

Tennessee National Guard Soldiers Spc. Johnathan Bradley, Spc. Hannah Cole, Private 1st Class Evan Gore, Spc. Kaitlynn Pope, Spc. Laredo Hixson, and Spc. Joshua Hodges provided immediate medical aid to two victims of a car crash on Interstate 40 near the Appling Farms Road exit in Memphis, Nov. 14.

Nevada Guard Completes Third Year of Formula 1 Support
November 24, 2025 — LAS VEGAS – About 130 Soldiers and Airmen from the Nevada National Guard supported local first responders during the 2025 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, held Nov. 20–22 across the Las Vegas Valley... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers attached to B Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion - Expeditionary, pose for a photo with Brig. Gen. D. Rodger Waters (back right), the Adjutant General of the Nevada National Guard at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 21, 2025.

Washington Guard's Counterdrug Training Center Prepares to Launch Course
November 21, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As criminals turn to drones to move drugs and support illegal activity, the Washington National Guard’s Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center will launch a new Counter... MORE

The Washington National Guard’s Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center will launch a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System fundamentals training course in December to help law enforcement get ahead of the threat.

Alaska Army Guard Aircrew Conducts Medical Evacuation Amid Severe Weather
November 20, 2025 — BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard members assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient requiring advanced medical care from Scammon Bay to Bethel... MORE

A U.S. Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, approaches Napaskiak, Alaska, during post-storm recovery efforts for Operation Halong Response, Oct. 27, 2025.

Air Force Selects Tennessee Guard Base as Preferred Location to Host Next-gen Pegasus
November 20, 2025 — PENTAGON – The U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tenn., as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department... MORE

U.S. Air Force KC-46A aircraft assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire National Guard, are lined up in formation on the runway at Pease Air National Guard Base

Washington Guard Hosts Summit Ahead of World Cup 2026
November 18, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As the 2026 FIFA World Cup nears and drone threats grow more complex, more than 100 public-sector leaders convened in Renton on Nov. 5, for a Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, or... MORE

Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general, Washington National Guard, talks with attendees during a Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, or CUAS, Summit in Renton, Wash., Nov. 5, 2025.

Alaska Guard Launches Critical Communication Method
November 18, 2025 — BETHEL, Alaska — After severe storms struck Western Alaska earlier this month, members of the Alaska Organized Militia’s Communications and Information Systems Directorate, known as J6, deployed new... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Wolf Russo, Common Operating Picture manager with the Alaska National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, demonstrates capabilities of Maven in response to Western Alaska storms at Joint Base-Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2025.

National Guard Supports Disaster Response Through Assistance Compacts
November 18, 2025 — ARLINGTON, Va. — When Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina in late 2024, aircrews from 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, were among the first to... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the Florida and South Carolina Army National Guard search for residents in need of assistance near Stuart, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 10, 2024.

Massachusetts Air Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing Tests Readiness During Exercise Formosa Guardian
November 17, 2025 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – The 102nd Intelligence Wing concluded Exercise Formosa Guardian Nov. 1, ending a three-phase combat readiness assessment.During the exercise, the 102nd... MORE

Airmen of the 102nd Intelligence Wing board a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Formosa Guardian on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, Aug. 22, 2025.

Kentucky National Guard Responds to Fatal Civilian Plane Crash
November 13, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded Nov. 4 to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali... MORE

Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing deploy firefighting foam at a petroleum recycling facility near the impact of a fatal civilian airplane crash in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 4, 2025.

DC Safe and Beautiful Mission Shows Impact Through Collaboration, Community Renewal
November 13, 2025 — WASHINGTON — From the sidewalks of Georgetown to the trails of Rock Creek Park, signs of renewal are taking shape under the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission — a coordinated federal, local and military... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the 128th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard, conduct a presence patrol in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2025.

Maine National Guard Takes on Norwegian Foot March in Portland
November 13, 2025 — PORTLAND, Maine - In the early morning hours of Nov. 1, along Portland’s Back Cove Trail, 162 participants laced up their boots to take part in the Norwegian Foot March - a grueling endurance event... MORE

Soldiers, Airmen, and cadets from across Maine gathered at the Back Cove Trail in Portland to attempt the Norwegian Foot March challenge on Nov. 1, 2025.

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron Conducts Annual Training in Hawaii
September 29, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Surrounded by the dense jungle of Oahu’s mountains, members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron embraced sweat, slope and strain... MORE

Airmen from the 132d and 647th Security Forces Squadron shoot side by side at a machine gun range for qualification at Schofield Barracks, HI on Aug 23, 2025.

Wisconsin Air Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Partners With UW Health for Medical Airmen Training
September 29, 2025 — MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Air National Guard members assigned to the 115th Medical Group began a training affiliation agreement with UW Health Sept. 12, ensuring Airmen maintain readiness through... MORE

U.S. Airmen with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Medical Group work with UW Health hospital staff in Madison, Wisconsin, Sept. 13, 2025 as part of their training affiliation agreement.

Connecticut Army Guard Partners With Coast Guard to Dislodge Beached Buoy
September 29, 2025 — NANTUCKET, Mass. - Army aviators from the 1st Battalion (General Support), 169th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard assisted the U.S. Coast Guard earlier this month in recovering a... MORE

Connecticut Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Frank Perrotti, left, and Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Richard Wooten, right, crew chiefs assigned to the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, prepare to attach a sling to a Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter during a buoy recovery mission, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025.

Minnesota Guard Among First to Field Army’s Newest M250 Automatic Rifle
September 25, 2025 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - The Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division is among the first Guard units to field the Army’s newest automatic rifle, the M250, during a New Equipment Training, or NET,... MORE

Soldiers with the 34th Infantry Division receive instruction on the M250 automatic rifle during a New Equipment Training fielding at Camp Ripley, Minn., September 15, 2025.