Overseas Operations News - The National Guard

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... MORE

U.S. Airmen with the 156th Contingency Response Group board a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Jan. 31, 2025.

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Cazares Montano, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Capt. Savanna Cuestes, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance deputy lead, pose for a photo June 16, 2026, in Bodø, Norway, during exercise Ramstein Flag 2026.

Airmen Reflect on Ramstein Flag 2026: ‘We’re Here, We’re Capable, We’re Ready’
June 29, 2026 — KARUP AIR BASE, Denmark – Air Force Master Sgt. Alexander Klosterman had a brief break from his... MORE

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, flies over Karup Air Base, Denmark, June 2, 2026.

Last N.Y. Guardsmen Return Home From Operation Epic Fury
June 26, 2026 — TROY, N.Y. – The last of 500 New York National Guard Soldiers who deployed to the Middle East with... MORE

Maj. Gen. Jack James, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Arnold Reyes, right, the 42nd Infantry Division command team, case the division's colors during the Task Force Spartan transfer of authority ceremony June 6, 2026, in the Middle East.

Guard Members From Six States Bring Medical Expertise to Paraguay for Exercise Amistad
June 22, 2026 — ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Friendship, or amistad in Spanish, brings more than 20 National Guard medical... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Brad Daniels-Demers, a nurse practitioner with the Massachusetts Army Guard’s Medical Detachment, listens to a patient’s lungs with a stethoscope at Unidad de Salud Familiar Niño de Jesús in Asuncion, Paraguay June 18, 2026, as part of exercise Amistad 2026.

Maryland Guard Deploys in Support of US Southern Command
June 17, 2026 — SYKESVILLE, Md. – Family members, friends, military leaders and community supporters gathered to... MORE

More than 100 Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company stand in formation during a deployment ceremony at the Major General Linda L. Singh Readiness Center, May 23, 2026.

Virginia Guard Soldiers Return From Deployment
June 17, 2026 — RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military... MORE

Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant general of the Virginia National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. John F. Nye, the Virginia National Guard’s senior enlisted leader, welcome home Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military Police Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group June 16, 2026, at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Oregon Soldiers Honored After Horn of Africa Deployment
June 15, 2026 — SALEM, Ore. – More than 200 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from the 41st Infantry Brigade... MORE

Capt. Nathan Scull, formation commander, salutes as the 234th Army Band, Oregon Army National Guard, plays the national anthem during an official demobilization ceremony at the Salem Convention Center in Salem, Ore., June 14, 2026.