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Guard Chaplains, Partners Boost Readiness
July 16, 2026
Multinational participants pose for a group photo during the West African Religious Affairs Symposium, or WARAS, in Accra, Ghana, July 14, 2026.

Pennsylvania Guard Expands Drone Training
July 16, 2026
Several shipping containers altered to look like buildings were relocated recently to the grounds of the Pennsylvania National Guard's Fort Indiantown Gap's Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility.

Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea Strengthen Partnership
July 16, 2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brion J. Aderman, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and Col. Bruno Malau, head of the Coordination Branch from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, shake hands after the opening ceremony of Exercise Tamiok Strike 26 at Murray Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, July 13, 2026.

Guardsmen Strengthen Defensive Capabilities in Cyber Shield 2026
July 16, 2026
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Erin Parkin, 137 Special Ops Communications, completes an exercise simulating a cybersecurity event during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 13, 2026.

Wyoming Guard Supports Wildfire Response in Western US
July 16, 2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nathaniel Sobieski, a crew chief assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, adjusts tow equipment on a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyoming, July 14, 2026.

Minnesota Guard Strengthens Partnership with Croatia
July 16, 2026
Minnesota National Guard service members joined Croatian Armed Forces and nine other countries for Exercise Combat Power 26, June 23-July 1, 2026 in Croatia.

Army National Guard Names 2026 Best Warrior Competition Winners
July 16, 2026
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney Kendrick, left, the Army National Guard command sergeant major, poses with U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Fouts, representing the Arizona Army National Guard, U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Brown, representing the Florida Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs, director of the Army National Guard, following the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition awards ceremony at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., July 15, 2026.

California Air Guard Supports Wildfire Response
July 14, 2026
California Air National Guard personnel assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing load a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, into a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, July 9, 2026.

West Virginia Guardsmen Provide Care Through Readiness Training
July 14, 2026
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Adams, performs an eye exam during the Green River Area Wellness Innovative Readiness Training, or IRT, mission, June 17, 2026.

Arkansas Guardsmen Strengthen Partnership With Guatemala Mission
July 14, 2026
Airman Basic Giselle Aguilar-Garrido, Airman 1st Class Arturo Peña and Tech. Sgt. Jaime Flores, all with the 188th Security Forces Squadron at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, have been chosen for a deployment to Guatemala in August because of their Spanish language fluency.