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Tennessee Guard Airlifts Lost Hiker, Dog From National Forest
May 6, 2026
Sgt. 1st Class John Sharbel, a flight paramedic with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, takes a photograph with Jack, a German Shepherd, just after being hoisted into a Black Hawk helicopter during a rescue.

Washington Guard, Singapore Start Exercise Tiger Balm
May 6, 2026
U.S. Soldiers with the Washington National Guard and members of the Singaporean Armed Forces form together for the opening ceremony for Exercise Tiger Balm 2026 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 4, 2026.

Hawaii, Philippine Aircrews Strengthen Partnership Through Flight
May 6, 2026
Philippine Air Force Sgt. Julius Chun Manasan, left, mechanic assigned to the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing; U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Pacheco, center left, senior mechanic and standardization instructor assigned to the Hawaii Army National Guard; Philippine Air Force Lt. Col. John Paul Delgado, center, commander of the 210th Tactical Training Squadron; and U.S. Army Maj. John Worthington, right, Army Aviation Support Facility commander, standardization pilot and instrument examiner assigned to the Hawaii Army National Guard, pose for a photo in front of a Philippine Air Force S-70i Black Hawk helicopter during a Rotary Wing Subject Matter Expert Exchange Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 15, 2026.

West Virginia Guardsmen Awarded Medals for Heroism in Nation's Capital
May 6, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presents the Soldier’s Medal to Army Maj. Ryan S. Reynolds, 771st Troop Command Battalion executive officer; and the Airman’s Medal to Air Force Maj. Edwin O. Stanfield, 167th Airlift Wing intelligence officer, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, May 4, 2026.

DC Guard Brigade Implements New Army Combat Field Test
May 5, 2026
U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Doane, commander of the 260th Special Purpose Brigade, participates in the Army Combat Field Test, or CFT, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., May 3, 2026.

Utah Guard Integrates Air, Ground Capabilities in Exercise Wolverine
May 5, 2026
Utah National Guard Senior Airman Gordon Pexton, medic assigned to the 151st Medical Group, performs an extraction of a mannequin at Camp W. G. Williams, Utah, in support of Exercise Wolverine April 30, 2026.

National Guard Members Go the Distance at 49th Annual Lincoln Marathon
May 4, 2026
Spc. Seamus Collins,Troop C, 1-134th Cavalry Squadron, Nebraska Army National Guard, rucks in the 49th annual Lincoln Marathon and Half Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska, May 3, 2026.

Vermont Guard Engineers Mark Century of Training During Centennial Alliance 2026
May 4, 2026
U.S. Army Soldiers of the Medical Detachment, or MEDDET, Garrison Support Command, Vermont Army National Guard, conduct a simulated casualty evacuation at Range 6-3 during Task Force Centennial Alliance 2026, Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt., April 22, 2026.

Oregon Guard Supports Wildfire Preparedness
May 4, 2026
Sgt. Rocco Carley, an Oregon Army National Guard recruiter with 2-162 Infantry Battalion, and Pfc. Christian Patino, also an infantryman 2-162, speak with a community member during the Wildfire Readiness Fair in Corvallis, Oregon, on May 2, 2026.

North Carolina Guard Trains on Ground Combatives Techniques
May 4, 2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel K. Ayers, 145th Security Forces Squadron, or SFS, unit training manager, top, demonstrates the side-mount guard position on Master Sgt. Steven T. Johnson, 145th SFS instructor, bottom, at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Training Academy, Charlotte, N.C., May 2, 2026.