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Canine Callie, DOD’s Only Search-and-Rescue Dog, Retires from Service
May 12, 2025
Callie, the only certified search-and-rescue dog in the Department of Defense, is ready for some well-earned play time at the conclusion of her retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 24, 2025. Over the course of more than six years with the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Callie served on numerous exercises and six real-world deployments, searching for survivors in the aftermath of floods, tornadoes, an avalanche, a collapsed coal mine tipple and multiple demolished buildings. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Maryland, Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Emerge as Region II’s Best Warriors
May 9, 2025
Spc. Robert Ruiz-Rhoades, left, of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Sgt. Miles Crawford, right, of the Maryland National Guard were named the winners of the Region II Best Warrior Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 5-9, 2025. (U.S. Army National guard photo illustration by Spc. Skylin Simpson)
National Guard Spouse Highlights Strength of Family Support During Maine Visit
May 9, 2025
Karen Raines, spouse of Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with family‑readiness volunteers at Joint Force Headquarters ‑ Maine, April 30, 2025.
Virginia National Guard Team Trains for Disaster Response
May 9, 2025
34th CERFP conducts collective training exercise
D.C. Air Guard Makes Improvements at Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy
May 9, 2025
Members of the D.C. Air National Guard’s 113th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) conduct HVAC diagnostics and repair, LED lighting installation, plumbing fixture placement, and electrical rewiring at the Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy (CGYCA), in Laurel, MD, on April 12, 2025.
Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills
May 8, 2025
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 265th Combat Communications Squadron collaborate to establish communications via the Ground Antenna Transmit & Recieve (GATR) inflatable antenna April 29th, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness
May 8, 2025
Competitors in the fourth annual Army interrogation competition, “Tranquil Storm,” conduct tactical interrogations in the Detainee Holding Area at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, April 30.
Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB
May 8, 2025
Air Force leaders cut a ribbon during a ceremony.
Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande
May 7, 2025
A U.S. Soldier with the Texas Army National Guard monitors activity along the Rio Grande during a patrol near Roma, Texas, April 25, 2025.
Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March
May 7, 2025
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment pose with Col. Josh Barrow, commander, 96th Troop Command, following the 5th annual Central Washington University Army Reserve Officer Training Corp.