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Arizona Airmen Enable NATO Deterrence, Article 5 Response During Ramstein Flag ‘26
June 30, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Intelligence analysts from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 214th Attack Group bolstered their wartime readiness while supporting NATO Allied Air Command’s (AIRCOM’s) exercise...

Air Guardsmen Strengthen Financial Management Readiness
June 30, 2026 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – U.S. Airmen from multiple Air National Guard comptroller flights gathered for Exercise Arctic Ledger 2026, a financial management exercise designed to...

Massachusetts Guard Supports World Cup Security
June 30, 2026 — FOXBORO, Mass. – As soccer fans from around the world gather across North America for the FIFA World Cup, Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers are helping support public safety at one of the...

Ohio Air Guard Engineers Gain Typhoon Response Training
June 30, 2026 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Airmen with the Ohio National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, who are deployed on temporary duty to conduct annual training requirements, assisted...

Ohio Airmen Strengthen Civil Engineer Skills in Japan
June 30, 2026 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Airmen from the Ohio National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing’s Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a deployment for training June 1-15, gaining hands-on experience, new...

Puerto Rico Guard Aids With Venezuela Earthquake Response
July 1, 2026 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico Air National Guard, 156th Contingency Response Group is helping with humanitarian assistance operations led by U.S. Southern Command in Venezuela after recent...

New York Guard to Participate in July 4 Aerial Review
July 1, 2026 — NEW YORK – Two New York Air National Guard wings will participate in a 150-plane International Aerial Review set for the morning of July 4 in New York City.Airmen from the 105th Airlift Wing, based at...

Guam Guard Partners with Navy Helicopter Squadron for Training
July 1, 2026 — DEDEDO, Guam – A Guam National Guard unit deployed under Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, partnered with the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron, or HSC, 25 for joint medical...

Army National Guard Wins National Aviation Safety Award
July 2, 2026 — BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Army National Guard’s Fixed Wing Army Aviation Training Site, or FWAATS, operated by the West Virginia Army National Guard, received the 2025 Lt. Gen. Allen M. Burdett Jr. Army...

Montana Guard Completes Combat Readiness Inspection
July 2, 2026 — GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Airmen assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, concluded Operation War Hog Breakout, a four-day Combat Readiness Inspection that evaluated the wing's...

Tennessee Guard Hosts First Drone Trainer Course
July 2, 2026 — SMYRNA, Tenn. – Twelve Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers became the first graduates of Tennessee’s new Small Unmanned Aircraft System, or SUAS, Master Trainer course led by the 1-117th Military...

Washington Guard, Malaysia Partners Gather for Bersama Warrior
July 6, 2026 — KUANTAN, Malaysia – The Washington National Guard and the Malaysian Armed Forces have ended the 12th iteration of Bersama Warrior, a bilateral, U.S. Army Pacific-led joint exercise held at the Joint...

Second Consecutive National Guard Member Assumes Senior Enlisted Role at Defense Security Cooperation Agency
July 7, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daryl Plude assumed responsibility as command senior enlisted leader to the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency during a ceremony at DSCA...

N.C. Guard Strengthens Readiness in Operation Carolina Surge
July 7, 2026 — MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Soldiers assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade tested their ability to command and synchronize aviation operations in a contested environment during Operation Carolina...

North Carolina Guard Aviation Units Build Mission-Essential Skills
July 7, 2026 — MORRISVILLE, N.C. – Soldiers assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted annual training across North Carolina from April to June, strengthening aviation capabilities and improving...

Togolese Officials Sharpen Disaster Response With North Dakota, Army Partners
July 8, 2026 — AGOME-GLOZOU, Togo – Togo’s National Civil Protection Agency, or NCPA, conducted a field training exercise with North Dakota disaster-relief experts and civil affairs Soldiers assigned to the U.S...

Washington Guard Tests Project Homeland During World Cup
July 8, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington National Guard’s Joint Operations Center was assessed during a June 26 World Cup game on how the state was using Project Homeland, a long-term modernization...

Washington Guard Boosts Thai Partners’ Armored Fleet Readiness
July 8, 2026 — CHON BURI PROVINCE, Thailand – Mechanics and logisticians with the Washington National Guard wrapped up a three-week maintenance and logistics exchange with the Royal Thai Army in Ko Chan District...

Ohio Guard, Angola Sign State Partnership Program Agreement
July 8, 2026 — LUANDA, Angola – Senior military leaders from the Republic of Angola, the Ohio National Guard and U.S. Africa Command opened a new chapter in U.S.-Africa security cooperation during the Department of...

Alaska Guard Performs Four Rescues July 4 Weekend
July 9, 2026 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Soldiers and Airmen of the Alaska National Guard executed four missions to save four people during the July 4 holiday weekend.Maj. Kody Schmidt, Alaska Rescue...

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