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Category: Overseas Operations

Iowa National Guard Welcomes Home 185th Airmen from Deployment
January 27, 2026 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Family and friends welcomed the Iowa National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing...

Washington, Oregon Guard Soldiers Inducted Into the Order of the Spur
January 26, 2026 — CAMP LEMMONIER, Djibouti – Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard, including those...

Virginia Guard Participates in Warfighter Exercise in Finland
January 21, 2026 — KOUVOLA, Finland – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry...

Illinois Guard, Portugal Formalize New State Partnership Agreement
January 13, 2026 — LISBON, Portugal – The Illinois National Guard and the Ministry of National Defense of the...

Pennsylvania Guard, Côte d’Ivoire to Partner Through State Partnership Program
January 13, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard and Côte d’Ivoire military officials...

Oregon Guard Peacekeepers Return From Sinai After Nine-Month Mission
January 12, 2026 — MEDFORD, Ore. – Nearly 200 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th...

Michigan National Guard and Latvia Have Built an Enduring State Partnership
January 12, 2026 — LANSING, Mich. — The Department of War National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program began as a...

Tennessee Guard Personnel Company Deploying to the Middle East
January 9, 2026 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – About 20 Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 105th Personnel...

Nevada’s 17th Sustainment Brigade Uncases Colors Following Middle East Deployment
January 9, 2026 — LAS VEGAS – The 17th Sustainment Brigade uncased its colors during an uncasing ceremony at the...

Virginia Guard Completes Equipment Movement in Africa
January 8, 2026 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th...

State Partnership Program Links Global Partnership to Defense Priorities

National Guard, Sweden Celebrate 100 Years of Swedish Air Force

Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay Prepare Sites for Fuerzas Comando 2026

Southern Accord 2026 Concludes With Renewed Commitment to Partnership

Nordhaus, Raines highlight global impact of State Partnership Program