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Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony

Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Members of the Florida National Guard and guests gathered for the organization’s first Changing of the Stole ceremony Sept. 12 at the Robert F. Ensslin Jr. Armory, marking the beginning of a new Florida National Guard tradition and symbolizing the legacy of its state command chaplains from one generation of leadership to the…

5 hours ago, September 15, 2026
Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

CAMP GRUBER TRAINING CENTER, Okla. – Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers put their tactics, techniques and procedures to the test during Exercise Thunderstruck 3.0, an unmanned systems-centered exercise held Sept. 12.This year’s iteration of the annual exercise at Camp Gruber Training Center trained Oklahoma National Guard members against evolving…

8 hours ago, September 15, 2026
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Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

SALEM, Ore. – A new self-stabilizing hoist device helped an Oregon Army National Guard aircrew rescue an injured hunter Sept. 12 from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, marking one of the first live operational uses of the technology in the country.A pair of hunters was about 10 miles from the nearest road when one of them slipped and broke an ankle.…

8 hours ago, September 15, 2026
Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard aviators rescued an injured mountain biker Sept. 13 from the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood after the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers.An HH-60M medevac Black Hawk helicopter and crew assigned to G Company, 2nd…

10 hours ago, September 15, 2026
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Guarding the Homefront: Guard members reflect on their 9/11 stories after 25 years

Ret. U.S. Air Force Col. Tim Duffy, Ret. U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeremy Powell, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Pete Morrison share their experiences as National Guard members involved in the immediate response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Powell was the first U.S. military member alerted to the attacks and corresponded an aerial defense response, Duffy was an F-15 Eagle pilot who launched minutes after Powell called pilots to their battle stations, and Morrison was involved in the immediate response supporting first responders at Ground Zero. Video by Capt. Jamie Mason, Master Sgt. Erich Smith, Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes, Dave Wilkinson, and Jon Soucy

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