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Maryland Guard, Estonian Partners Strengthen Cyber Readiness
May 27, 2026
Members of the Maryland National Guard discuss exercise control and scenario development as a part of the white cell part during a multinational cyber defense exercise in Estonia, May 2026.

National Guard Gold Star Spouse Turns Grief Into Advocacy
May 26, 2026
Jane Horton poses next to Ty Dillon's No. 10 Chevrolet before the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina, May 24, 2026.

Oregon Guard Supports Ceremony Featuring 103-Year-Old WWII Pilot
May 20, 2026
Capt. Richard "Dick" Nelms, a 103-year-old World War II B-17 pilot, addresses attendees during the B-17 Alliance Foundation's Armed Forces Day Celebration at Salem McNary Airfield in Salem, Oregon, May 16, 2026. Nelms, wearing his 8th Air Force veteran's cap and flight jacket, completed 35 combat missions over occupied Europe with the 447th Bombardment Group (Heavy) between May and September 1944.

Utah Guard, Morocco Partners Provide Medical Care in African Lion
May 19, 2026
A group of U.S service members and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces perform care on a newborn baby after an emergency cesarean section during an African Lion 26 humanitarian civic assistance mission at El Faid, Morocco, April 30, 2026.

New York Guard, Sweden Strengthen Partnership at Exercise Northern Lights
May 15, 2026
A Swedish Armed Forces service member, left, speaks with a New York Army National Guard Soldier with Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, during exercise Northern Lights 26, April 28, 2026, in Habo-Tibble, Sweden.

South Dakota Guard, Suriname Partners Conclude Operation Rumble in the Jungle
May 13, 2026
Suriname Armed Forces Sgt. First Class Alvaro Ronoreso teaches survival techniques to U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, as well as Suriname Armed Forces members, during Operation Rumble in the Jungle at Ayoko, Suriname, April 17, 2026.

Indiana Guard, Slovak Soldiers Dominate in Shooting Competition
May 12, 2026
Indiana National Guard Master Sgt. Thuc Tran, the operations sergeant for Indiana's State Partnership Program, Sgt. Ondrej Macak and Sgt. 1st Class Matus Fulop, soldiers with the Slovak Armed Forces, pose for a photo at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, April 4, 2026.

African Lion 2026 Brings Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program Partners Together for MEDREX in Senegal
May 11, 2026
U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas LeBeau, a nurse with the Vermont Army National Guard, assists Senegalese medical providers while closing an incision following an emergency cesarean section during a multinational medical readiness exercise, or MEDREX, in Ziguinchor, Senegal, May 6, 2026.

Kentucky Guard Protects Kentucky Derby Trophy
May 7, 2026
Spc. Brendan Hays and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Miller of the 617th Military Police Company escort the winner's trophy onto the Paddock at the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, 2026.

Vermont National Guard Conducts Key Leader Engagements With Senegal Partners Ahead of 2027 Medical Exercise
May 7, 2026
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gene Enriquez, State Partnership Program director with the Vermont National Guard, greets Dr. Amadou Mbaye Diouf, chief physician, during a key leader engagement in Thiès, Senegal, May 4, 2026, to discuss regional healthcare priorities and inform planning for a 2027 medical readiness exercise.