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Michigan’s NADWC Designated as National Range for Deep Uncrewed Aerial Systems Training
February 6, 2026 — LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center, or NADWC, was designated by the U.S. Department of War as a National Range for Deep Uncrewed Aerial Systems, or UAS,...

Maryland Guard Participates in Crossed Swords 25 with Estonian Partners
February 9, 2026 — TALLINN, Estonia – The Maryland National Guard participated in Crossed Swords, a comprehensive cyber defense exercise, with their Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program...

New Hampshire Guard Celebrates America 250, Strengthens Partnership
February 9, 2026 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – From snowbanks to sunburns, the 39th Army Band touched down in tropical El Salvador the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 1 to kick off celebrations for the 250th anniversary of U.S...

Wisconsin Signal Soldiers Train for Complex Communication Environments
February 9, 2026 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. – More than 100 Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen assigned to multiple major subordinate commands gathered at Camp Douglas Jan. 31, for a combined signal exercise hosted by the 32nd...

Georgia Guard Finance Unit Set to Deploy
February 9, 2026 — MARIETTA, Ga. – A Georgia National Guard unit is heading off to provide financial support to U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM.The Marietta-based 93rd Finance Management Support Unit, or FMSU, held a...

Wyoming Guard Soldiers Complete Advanced Wildfire Behavior Training
February 9, 2026 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – For the Soldiers of the Wyoming National Guard’s Training Center Command, understanding how a wildfire moves can be the difference between a controlled response and a dangerous...

Air Guard Sharpens Combat Readiness During Sentry South
February 10, 2026 — SAVANNAH, Ga. – Air National Guard and joint forces from across the country converged over the Georgia coast Jan. 19-30 for Sentry South 26.1, a large-scale counterair coast exercise designed to...

Wyoming Guard Partners with Wyoming Hoist Team for Search and Rescue Training
February 10, 2026 — GREYBULL, Wyo. – High above the snow-covered slopes of the Greybull Mountains, a Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk hovers as personnel from the Wyoming Hoist Team are lowered onto the...

New Hampshire Airmen Sharpen Strategic Deterrence in Readiness Exercise
February 10, 2026 — NEWINGTON, N.H. – The 157th Air Refueling Wing highlighted the important role it plays in defending the homeland when it held a nuclear operational readiness exercise Feb. 5-8.The event tested the...

Oklahoma Guard Help Welcomed in DC Amid Freezing Temperatures
February 10, 2026 — OKLAHOMA CITY – While life as usual has resumed for most Oklahomans after Winter Storm Fern, for Oklahoma Guardsmen deployed in support of D.C. Safe and Beautiful, winter storm response is still in...

Four Guard Members Compete in 2026 Olympic Games
February 10, 2026 — MILAN–CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Four Soldiers of the Army National Guard are representing the United States of America in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.Vermont Army...

Utah National Guard Hosts Best Linguist Competition
February 11, 2026 — SALT LAKE CITY – The 8th annual Best Linguist Competition, or BLING, hosted by the Utah National Guard’s 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, brought together military branches and government agencies...

Florida Guard Supports DC Safe and Beautiful Mission in Winter Conditions
February 12, 2026 — WASHINGTON – Foggy Bottom Metro Station moves at its usual pace as coats and backpacks ebb and flow with arriving trains.Commuters fill the platform, conversations blending into the steady hum of...

Louisiana National Guard Impacts Crime in New Orleans
February 12, 2026 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, which has been mobilized in New Orleans since January, has helped local law enforcement work to reduce crime.The Guard’s impact on crime is primarily as a...

Illinois National Guard Honors Former Guardsman Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 2026 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois National Guard paid tribute to its most notable militiaman and 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, during a Feb. 12 ceremony at his tomb in Oak Ridge...

National Guard’s Vice Chief Credits Georgia’s ‘Leadership Factory’
February 13, 2026 — WASHINGTON – Gen. Thomas Carden has been appointed vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, bringing nearly four decades of experience to the organization that oversees more than 435,000 Soldiers and...

Indiana Guard Soldiers Render Aid to Pedestrian Struck by Car
February 13, 2026 — WASHINGTON – Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission rushed to aid a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at the corner of 16th and V streets NW the evening...

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Strengthen AI, Critical Thinking Skills
February 13, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and civilian employees participated in an Artificial Intelligence 201 course Feb. 11–12. The course, taught by U.S. Army War College...

Arizona Air Guard HazMat Exercise to Strengthen Joint Capabilities
February 17, 2026 — PHOENIX, Ariz. — Emergency management Airmen and partner agencies from across Arizona gathered for the second annual Arizona Air National Guard HazMat Jamboree, hosted by the 161st Air Refueling Wing...

Washington Guard Strengthens Counter-Drone Readiness Before World Cup 2026
February 18, 2026 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – With millions of soccer fans set to descend on the Pacific Northwest for the FIFA World Cup 2026, the Washington National Guard and public safety leaders are...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future