Guard News - The National Guard

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.

California Air Guard Spearheads Joint MQ-9 Operations in Exercise Resolute Forces Pacific 2025
August 21, 2025 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – In a significant demonstration of enterprise leadership in advanced capabilities, the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing spearheaded MQ-9 operations... MORE

An MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, California Air National Guard, lands at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii, while en route to integrated coalition training with Indo-Pacific partners to practice and evaluate shared security objectives on July 16, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

U.S., Saudi Arabia Strengthen Ties Through State Partnership Program
August 22, 2025 — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expanded its strategic ties with the United States by formally joining the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or... MORE

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, joins Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, chief of general staff, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces; Army Maj. Gen. Thomas Mancino, Oklahoma’s adjutant general; Army Brig. Gen. Lawrence Muennich, Indiana’s adjutant general, and senior enlisted leaders for a ceremony to formalize the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s entry into the 115-nation Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 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.

Ohio Guard Hosts Serbian Firefighters in Collaborative Exchange
August 25, 2025 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A delegation of four professional and volunteer firefighters from the Serbian Volunteer Fire Department concluded a four-day visit to the Springfield area Aug. 21, spending time... MORE

Chris Wysong, chief of Wayne Township Fire Department, gives a tour Aug. 22 to a delegation of four firefighters from the Serbian Volunteer Fire Department.

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.