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Florida National Guard Partners with Greece in State Partnership Program
April 8, 2026
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Two Military Police Company Soldiers Named New York Guard Best Warriors
April 7, 2026
New York Guard Soldiers participate in a 12-mile ruck during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2026, at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, New York, March 26, 2026.
Polish Soldier Wins Illinois National Guard Best Warrior Competition
April 6, 2026
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Kelly, the senior enlisted leader of the Illinois Army National Guard, presents the Illinois Army National Guard’s 2026 Soldier of the Year award to Polish Territorial Defense Forces Soldier Mateusz. Competitors from the Illinois National Guard and the Polish Territorial Defense Force, partnered through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, participated in the 2026 Illinois Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held March 26-29, 2026, at the Marseilles Training Area. Photo by Sgt. Haesi Fanizzo.
Colorado Air National Guard Engineers Fortify Indo-Pacific Theater
April 6, 2026
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Tennessee Guardsmen Begin Driver Training on New Infantry Squad Vehicles
April 3, 2026
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Strawn and Sgt. Luke Guy, both Guardsmen with the Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Cavalry Regiment, learn to operate the new Infantry Squad Vehicle during training to become some of the state’s first licensed drivers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 1, 2026.
Indiana Guard Innovation Accelerates Timeline for Combat Attack System
April 3, 2026
In an unprecedented demonstration of rapid innovation, the Indiana National Guard hosted the Technology and Readiness Experimentation, or T-REX, framework that was instrumental in advancing the Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, from a public demonstration to operational employment in seven months.
Tennessee Guardsmen Rescue Visitor in National Park
April 3, 2026
A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk lifts off from the Dillons Gap parking lot along Kuwohi Road, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to airlift a park visitor experiencing cardiac arrest to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, April 1, 2026.
Connecticut Guard Officers Compete in Best Warrior Competition for the First Time
April 1, 2026
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Luis Rodriguez-Veras, winner of the inaugural Connecticut Officer of the Year competition, completes the chin-up test during the physical events portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, or GAFPB, at the Naval Submarine Base New London, March 28, 2026.
Florida Air Defense Battalion Trains With 82nd Airborne in First Minuteman Rotation
April 1, 2026
Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment pose for a unit photo outside of the "Tigerland" sign at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, on March 22, 2026.
Indiana Guard, Slovak Partners Strengthen Ties, Conduct Air Training
March 31, 2026
A F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot assigned to the Slovak Armed Forces shakes hands with a U.S. Air Force crew chief after a joint training flight at Morris Air National Guard Base, Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 15, 2026.