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Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Strengthen Partnership Through Training
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 940th Military Police Company, train alongside Ecuadorian airmen in a paintball shoothouse during Exercise El Gato 2026 in Salinas, Ecuador, May 15, 2026. Soldiers conducted training iterations in preparation for a force-on-force paintball event the following day. Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Sooter.
June 8, 2026 - SALINAS, Ecuador – Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers in the 940th Military Police Company participated last month in Exercise EL GATO, or Ecuador Liaison Guard Annual Training Operation, with members of Ecuador’s army,...
Idaho Airmen Improve Readiness Through Qualification Training
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. The annual Security Forces Squadron field training exercise helps to maintain proficiency and strengthen skills needed to support evolving mission requirements. Photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Welch.
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 and strengthen skills...
Massachusetts Guard Enhances Emergency Decontamination Skills
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. At the conclusion of the capstone event, Airmen performed self-decontamination measures prior to exiting the tent. Photo by Airman 1st Class Ellen Ozkaptan.
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 Decontamination Course...
Virginia Guard Tests New Brigade Design in Louisiana
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. The vehicles and equipment traveled from Virginia to Louisiana in support of a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, at Fort Polk. The 116th MBCT is the first Army National Guard brigade to participate in a JRTC rotation as a mobile brigade combat team after formally transitioning from an infantry brigade combat team in 2025. JRTC provides U.S. military units and personnel with complex, realistic combat training, including joint and combined arms operations, force-on-force scenarios and live-fire exercises. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Clements.
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 1.The rotation marks a...
Wyoming Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response Coordination
Representatives from multiple state agencies participate in a wildfire response tabletop exercise in Cheyenne, Wyoming, June 3, 2026. The exercise focused on improving coordination between state agencies and military organizations when responding to wildfires on Camp Guernsey and across Wyoming. Photo by Maj. Craig Heilig.
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 exercise brought...
Mississippi Guard, Uzbekistan Train for Disaster Response
U.S. Army Warrant Officer Brett Patterson, Mississippi National Guard, discusses the U.S. National Incident Management System with Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Emergency Services personnel during a Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership engagement May 18, 2026, in Almalyk City, Uzbekistan. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Hamann.
June 8, 2026 - JACKSON, Miss. – Soldiers from the Mississippi National Guard, in partnership with U.S. Army Central, conducted disaster preparedness and response training with the Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Emergency Situations in...
Guam Guard’s Newest Squadron Hits Readiness Milestone
A charter member of the 293rd Combat Communications Squadron, Guam Air National Guard, displays the unit patch after passing an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) inspection, Guam, June 4, 2026. The first new squadron of the Guam Air National Guard in over 25 years, the squadron underwent a rigorous inspection that tested its ability to rapidly set up and operate critical communication equipment in the field and highlighted the growing need for strong, reliable communications in the Indo-Pacific region. Photo by Mark Scott.
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 Capability, or IOC,...
Pennsylvania Guard Begins Drone Training Program
Soldiers at the Fort Indiantown Gap Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility, or TIF, receive new equipment training on the Neros Archer first-person-view drone June 3, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The Archer is the first of eight drones the Soldiers at the TIF will receive training on so that they can train other Soldiers as part of the Department of War’s Drone Dominance Program. Photo by Brad Rhen.
June 5, 2026 - FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Fort Indiantown Gap is taking on a leading role in the Army’s expanding drone mission as the primary training site for new unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, selected through the Department of War’s...
Guard Soldiers Boost Hazardous Incident Readiness
Service members from the New York and New Jersey National Guard Homeland Response Force conduct casualty extraction and hazardous environment response training under the instruction of the West Virginia National Guard during a regional chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, or CBRN, response exercise. The training focused on lifesaving operations, interagency coordination and rapid response capabilities during large-scale domestic emergencies. Photo by Sgt. Tristan Murry.
June 5, 2026 - FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers assigned to the New York and New Jersey Homeland Response Force trained alongside the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Civil Support Team and 108th Area Support Medical Company on May 29...
Maine Air Guard Moves Cargo, Passengers for Operation Epic Fury
A team of Air Transportation Specialists assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor, Maine, unloads cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 3, 2026. The team, reinforced by augmentees from multiple units, have efficiently processed critical mission-impaired capability awaiting parts items, or MICAPs; morale pallets; and essential supplies bound for U.S. Central Command. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair.
June 4, 2026 - BANGOR, Maine – Air Transportation Function Airmen with the Maine National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, supported by tenant unit partners, have moved more than 747,000 pounds of cargo and assisted 312 passengers since...
Virginia Guard, Finnish Air Force Strengthen Cyber Partnership
Members of the Finnish Air Force and the 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, collaborate during exercise Smoked Reindeer April 20, 2026, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. The bilateral exercise served as a capstone event to certify Finnish cyber teams in accordance with U.S. Air Force Cyber Protection Team standards, strengthening the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program between the Virginia National Guard and Finland. Photo by Staff Sgt. Kellyann Elish.
June 4, 2026 - JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Members of the 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 192nd Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, and the Finnish Air Force gathered this spring for Exercise Smoked Reindeer 2026 to strengthen...
Air Guard Defenders Enhance Skills During Ranger Exercise
Air National Guard Security Forces defenders participate in near-ambush reaction training, instructed by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Counter Threat Home Station Training Team, at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 12, 2026. During the two-week training event, Air National Guard defenders from Massachusetts, New York, Minnesota, Arizona and Kansas participated in a multi-day opposing force academy and enhanced air base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures under austere and constrained field conditions during the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment certification exercise. Photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy.
June 4, 2026 - FORT BENNING, Ga. – Air National Guard Security Forces defenders enhanced air base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures under austere, constrained field conditions during the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 75th...
Washington Guard Strengthens Readiness Ahead of World Cup 2026
Warrant Officer 1 Gregory Hederich, UAS Operations Tech, 81st Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company, Washington National Guard, operates an Anduril GhostX drone during the counter-UAS field day demonstration at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, June 2, 2026. Photo by Joseph Siemandel.
June 4, 2026 - CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Representatives from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, multiple National Guards, state defense forces, Washington Emergency Management Division, Civil Air Patrol and active-duty military...
Pennsylvania Guard Aviation Site Trains Pilots Annually
Students attending the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, or EAATS, prepare an aircraft for take-off at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 12, 2026. EAATS trains more than 1,500 service members annually from all 54 states and territories, the active-component Army and Army Reserve as well as international military students. Photo by Sgt. Kayden Bedwell.
June 3, 2026 - FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, or EAATS, is where pilots from across the country and partner nations learn to fly the modernized UH-60M Black...
Washington Air Guard Deepens Ties With Thailand at Enduring Partners
Senior Master Sgt. Naz Brockman, the State Partnership Program Senior Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge with the Washington Air National Guard, wears an Enduring Partners patch at Camp Murray, Wash., on June 1, 2026. Enduring Partners is an exchange that builds joint readiness by integrating U.S. and Thai forces in mission areas including ground-controlled interception, cyber, humanitarian aid and disaster relief, tactical air control party and space. Photo by Sgt. Remi Milslagle.
June 2, 2026 - CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Military leaders from the United States and Thailand officially launched the fourth annual Enduring Partners exchange June 1.The exchange, which runs June 1-12, represents a comprehensive synchronization...
Montana Guard Crew Receives Honor After Sullivan Cup Success
Staff Sgt. Cody Warner, Staff Sgt. Mitchell Clark, Sgt. Tyler Olson and Spc. Kendon Young stand for a group photograph following their induction into the Order of Saint George at the Montana State Capitol, June 1, 2026. The honor recognizes Soldiers whose service has made a lasting contribution to the Armor Branch and armored force community. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey.
June 2, 2026 - HELENA, Mont. – Four Montana National Guard Soldiers were inducted into the Order of Saint George during a ceremony at the Montana State Capitol on June 1, recognizing their exceptional performance at the 2026 Sullivan Cup...
Indiana Guard Strengthens Lethality Using New Weapons System
Indiana National Guard Soldiers with the 76th Mobile Brigade Combat Team and instructors operate a laptop connected to the Switchblade 600, a loitering munition system, during training at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, May 15, 2026. The 76th Brigade Soldiers trained in support of the Army’s Transforming in Contact initiative to modernize formations and increase lethality. Photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Tinoco.
June 2, 2026 - INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana National Guard Soldiers with the 76th Mobile Brigade Combat Team recently fielded one of the Army's newest weapons systems at Camp Atterbury.The Hoosier Soldiers launched, flew and tested the...
Washington Guard Strengthens Wildfire Readiness
Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard dig fire lines during Wildland Firefighting Field Training at the Fire Training Academy, North Bend, Washington, May 28, 2026. Photo by Joseph Siemandel.
June 2, 2026 - CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – More than 100 Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen sharpened their wildfire response capabilities during the annual Wildland Firefighting Academy at the Washington State Fire Training Academy in...
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