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Pennsylvania Guard, Côte d’Ivoire Formalize State Partnership
June 25, 2026
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Chief of the General Staff of the Côte d'Ivoire Armed Forces Gen. Lassina Doumbia sign the official Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program agreement during a ceremony at the 23rd Street Armory in Philadelphia, June 25, 2026.

Tennessee Guard, Bulgaria Partners Train in Falcon Defender 26
June 25, 2026
Senior Airman Ashlyn Rayl, 134th Security Forces Squadron, talks with a Bulgarian force protection airman before the capstone for Falcon Defender 26, Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, June 12, 2026.

Washington Guard, Thailand Partners Complete Stryker Leader Course
June 25, 2026
The Washington National Guard’s 205th Regional Training Institute has completed the seventh iteration of the Stryker Leader Course at the 112th Stryker Regiment Combat Team base in Koh Chan, Chonburi Province, marking another step forward in the long-standing security partnership between the Washington National Guard and Thailand.

Hawaii Guard, Indonesia Mark 20 Years of State Partnership
June 24, 2026
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen F. Logan (right), adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, and Lt. Gen. TNI Gabriel Lema, head of Indonesia's National Reserve Agency (Bacadnas), share a discussion during a key leader engagement at Bacadnas headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 9, 2026.

Connecticut WWII Hero Laid to Rest 81 Years After His Death
June 24, 2026
People gather in the First Congregational Church in Southington, Connecticut for a memorial service for U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Donald A. Dorman, June 23, 2026.

Washington Guard, Malaysia Strengthen Partnership at Security Summit
June 24, 2026
Maj. Luis Torres, National Guard Bureau liaison officer to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, or INDOPACOM, and Capt. Matthew Chartier, operations officer, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, talk with others at the Indo-Pacific Health Security Summit, June 7, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Carolina Guard Partner Zambia Hosts Disaster Response Workshop
June 23, 2026
Participants at the Domestic Response Workshop watch videos of previous floods in Zambia at the Zambia Army Headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, June 9, 2026.

Mother, Son Join Pennsylvania National Guard Together
June 18, 2026
Katherine and Matthew Zito raise their right hands during their enlistment swearing-in as Maj. Andrew Line swears them into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2026.

Iowa Guard, Kosovo Partners Strengthen Communications in Exercise Sentinel Sica
June 17, 2026
Iowa Air National Guard communication Airmen work to establish network connectivity while being observed by Kosovo Security Force communications soldiers during Exercise Sentinel Sica in Kosovo, June 9, 2026.

Virginia Air Guard, Finnish Partners Sharpen Tactics, Readiness
June 17, 2026
An F-22 Raptor from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing flies alongside a Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, June 16, 2026.