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Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada
August 31, 2026 — COLD LAKE, Alberta – Airmen from the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Canada Aug. 15-29 as a deployment for training to complete infrastructure projects alongside...

Idaho Guardsman Realizes Dream of Completing Boston Marathon
August 27, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – For Maj. Annelise Rowe, running the Boston Marathon wasn’t just about completing 26.2 miles; it was about chasing a dream that began decades earlier, standing on the sidelines as a...

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities
August 27, 2026 — CAMP ORCHARD, Idaho – Idaho Air and Army National Guard members are participating this month in a Red Card certification training at Orchard Fire and Emergency Services, preparing them to support...

Idaho Guard Modernizes, Transitions to Mobile Infantry Brigade
August 10, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard’s 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team has completed one of its largest transitions, reorganizing from an armored brigade to a mobile infantry brigade to...

Idaho Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
July 22, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group, working with the Boise Fire Department, hoisted an injured hiker off a remote stretch of Mount Idaho July 18.The mission was the...

Idaho Guard Builds Cyber Defense Capacity
June 24, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – Idaho National Guard Soldiers trained alongside fellow Guardsmen, civilian partners and the State of Idaho Office of Information Technology Services in early June during Cyber Discovery...

Idaho Guard Armor Battalion Transitions to Mobile Infantry
June 22, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard’s 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion reorganized as a mobile infantry battalion June 18 in a ceremony at Gowen Field, part of a strategic modernization effort...

Idaho Guardsmen Save New Soldier's Life at First Drill
June 11, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – While performing his first fitness drill with the Idaho Army National Guard at Gowen Field on May 17, 17-year-old Pvt. Logan May experienced a cardiac arrest, causing his heart to stop...

Idaho Airmen Improve Readiness Through Qualification Training
June 8, 2026 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - Airmen assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing's Security Forces Squadron participated in readiness training June 4-6 at Saylor Creek Training Range in Grasmere to maintain proficiency...

Idaho Guard Trains for Wildfire Response
June 1, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – Idaho National Guard aviation crews conducted water bucket training alongside Idaho Department of Lands personnel May 19-20 in preparation for the 2026 fire season.The Idaho Department...

Idaho Guard Cyber Squadron Identifies Threats, Delivers Intelligence
May 13, 2026 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - Airmen with the Idaho National Guard’s 224th Cyber Operations Squadron’s Intelligence Support shop work behind the scenes every day on Gowen Field in Boise to identify threats,...

Idaho Guardsmen Conduct Close Air Support Training
April 27, 2026 — FORT SMITH, Ark. – Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, conducted close air support training at the 188th Wing’s Razorback Range...

HIMARS Unit Fires Simultaneously Across 700 Miles, Three States
April 23, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – Twelve M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, were fired simultaneously across 700 miles and three states April 17, testing the HIMARS crews’ ability to deliver...

Idaho Guard Engineers Aid Redwood Park Restoration
June 20, 2025 — CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Golden light filters through the dense canopy of California’s redwoods, casting long beams across the forest floor. The sound of birdsong and rustling leaves blend with the...

Orchard Combat Training Center Hosts HIMARS Training
March 26, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho - The 17th Field Artillery Brigade deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord to the Orchard Combat Training Center in March to increase warfighting readiness and hone lethality in a...

Michigan Guard Team Competes at Biathlon Championship
March 20, 2025 — LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan National Guard Biathlon Team competed at the Chief National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championship at Mount Itasca, Minnesota, from Feb. 28-March 5. The annual event brings...

Idaho National Guard Deploys Helicopter Company To DC Area
January 14, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho National Guard deployed 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 80 Soldiers to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Jan. 10-11 on a year-long mission to support the Joint Emergency...

Idaho Guardsman Balances Command in Idaho, Security at NASA
December 18, 2024 — BOISE, Idaho - Capt. Megan Mabey has flown over 20 times between Idaho and Texas to balance her duties with the Idaho National Guard and her role as a security specialist at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson...

Idaho Air Guard Range Squadron Trains to Climb Towers
December 17, 2024 — BOISE, Idaho - Radar, airfield and weather systems specialists with the 266th Range Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, completed tower...

Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa Guard Excel at Sniper Championship
December 16, 2024 — BARLING, Ark. — Thirty-three two-person sniper teams showcased their precision and tactical expertise during the 54th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship and the 34th Armed Forces Skill at Arms...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala