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Hawaii Guard Hosts Sentry Aloha Exercise
February 5, 2026
A U.S. Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, takes off during exercise Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2026.

Washington Guard Hosts Foundation Day to Strengthen Homeland Defense Readiness
February 4, 2026
Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, provides opening comments for a Foundation Day event, Jan., 29, 2026, at Camp Murray, Washington.

Washington Guard’s 111th Contingency Response Squadron Holds First Drill
February 4, 2026
Washington Guard Airmen assigned to the 111th Contingency Response Squadron conduct training during the unit’s first scheduled drill weekend Jan. 29, 2026, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.

Virginia Guard Responds to Back-to-Back Winter Weather Events
February 4, 2026
Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers squadron, 192nd Mission Support Group, 192nd Wing support a Virginia Department of Transportation, or VDOT, mission to help clear rural roadways in Central Virginia of ice and snow Feb. 1, 2026.

Illinois Guard Airmen Test Limits During Northern Strike
January 30, 2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Kerr, public affairs superintendent at the 183d Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, poses for a photo during Northern Strike 26-1.

Pennsylvania Guard Shapes Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Capabilities
January 30, 2026
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Reed, left, of the Pennsylvania National Guard Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training and Innovation Facility takes part in an unmanned aircraft systems demonstration for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology and Army Acquisition Executive Brent Ingraham, third from left, Jan. 20, 2026 at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey.

Massachusetts Guard’s Adjutant General Leads Engagements in Paraguay
January 28, 2026
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard, left, awards Paraguayan Air Force Commander Gen. Julio Rubén Fullaondo Céspedes with the Medal of Merit in Asunción, Paraguay, Jan. 21, 2026. The award recognizes Fullaondo’s leadership and contributions to strengthening aviation cooperation, interoperability and international partnerships between the Massachusetts National Guard and the Paraguayan Armed Forces.

Kentucky Guard Transports Patients, Medical Workers After Winter Storm
January 27, 2026
Tech. Sgt. Brendan Overstreet from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing drops off Alicia Crawford at Norton Hospital Brownsboro in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 26, 2026, for her shift as a medical-surgical nurse.

National Guard Members Respond to Winter Weather in 15 States
January 26, 2026
Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Battalion and paramedics from Old Town Fire Station push an ambulance out of the snow in Baltimore, Jan. 25, 2026.

National Guard Multi-State Task Force Completes Training Exercise
January 26, 2026
Florida Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Troop A and C Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment, including liaison monitoring teams and Religious Support Team chaplains, train alongside Tennessee Army National Guard Forward Support Medical Platoon (MEDEVAC), General Support Aviation Battalion aircrews and Florida Army National Guard 715th Military Police Company during civil disturbance response, leader engagements and joint air-ground operations Jan. 16, 2026, during a culminating training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas.