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Alaska Guard’s Snowstorm Response Inspires Local Police Officer to Enlist
December 12, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — What began as a chance encounter during a severe Yakutat... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Brad Adams, assigned to the 297th Infantry Battalion’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company and his team ruck march into town after landing in Tuntutuliak, Nov. 13, 2025

Fiji Military Forces and Nevada Army Guard Conduct Multinational Training
December 10, 2025 — SUVA, Fiji – It was hard to overlook the timing of Veterans Day this year for many attending... MORE

Lt. Lakoenavuli, Fiji Royal Military Forces, company commander, briefs the "culminating raid" during Exercise Cartwheel, Nov. 6, 2025.

Idaho Guardsman Captures State’s History, Wins Emmy
December 8, 2025 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Snow fell silently on the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness as Senior... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dan Noakes, assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing Comptroller Flight, poses for a portrait at Gowen Field, Idaho, Sept. 13, 2025.

California Guard Enters State Partnership Program with Mexico's Secretariat of National Defense
December 8, 2025 — MEXICO CITY – The California National Guard and Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaría... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Matthew P. Beevers and Maj. Gen. Javier Sandoval Duenas, deputy chief of military doctrine of the National Defense Joint Headquarters Staff, or EMCDN, sign a letter of intent formalizing the agreement for Mexico to join the Department of War National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program with the California National Guard.

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Selected for International Best Squad Competition
December 1, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Seven Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers recently completed... MORE

Seven Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers completed tryouts at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Oct. 22, 2025, earning their place in a best squad competition scheduled for March 2026 in Lithuania.

Taking Flight: Pennsylvania Guard Expanding Drone Usage
November 24, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – In a small aircraft hangar on the east end of the post, a makeshift... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations officer at the Fort Indiantown Gap UAS facility, operates a first-person-view, or FPV, drone on Sept. 2, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Maryland Guard Participates in Baltic Blitz 25 With Estonian Partners
November 19, 2025 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland National Guard recently partnered with Estonia’s Cyber Command to... MORE

Maryland Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Alexia De Souza, specialist for the 135th Intelligence Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Matthew Holsey with the 175th Maintenance Squadron; and a member of the Estonian Defence Forces participate in Baltic Blitz 25 at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Sept. 25, 2025.

Nebraska, Guam Guards Partner with Marshall Islands
November 18, 2025 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Nov. 17 that the Nebraska National Guard,... MORE

Nebraska and Guam National Guards partner with the Republic of the Marshall Islands through the Department of War National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

Philippine, University of Guam Cadets Train Together
November 18, 2025 — MANGILAO, Guam – Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP, Reserve Officers' Training... MORE

Philippine Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or ROTC, cadets conduct bounding overwatch with University of Guam ROTC cadets at the University of Guam campus, Nov. 14, 2025, under the Department of War National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

Montana Guard, Sri Lanka Armed Forces Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Partnership
November 17, 2025 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United States and Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, or... MORE

U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung, Brigadier General Trenton Gibson, Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard, Deputy Minister of Defense Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Secretary of Defense of Sri Lanka Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Colombo formalizing the U.S.–Sri Lanka defense partnership under the Department of War’s State Partnership Program on November 14, 2025.