Guard News - The National Guard

Arizona Airmen Sharpen Combat Readiness in Weapons Load Competition
May 26, 2026 — MORRIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. – Airmen assigned to the Arizona National Guard’s 162nd Wing demonstrated combat readiness, precision and lethality during the annual Weapons Load Crew... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard service members assigned to the 152nd Fighter Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Unit load munitions to an F-16 Fighter Falcon during the annual Weapons Load Competition at Morris Air National Guard Base, Arizona, May 1, 2026.

Arizona Guard Team Earns Awards for Combat Readiness
May 21, 2026 — MORRIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. — The Arizona National Guard’s 162nd Wing’s Aircrew Flight Equipment, or AFE, flight recently earned two major command-level awards: the 2025 U.S. Air Force AFE... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Fernanda Van Pratt, 162nd Aircrew Flight Equipment, or AFE, noncommissioned officer in charge, stitches a parachute at Morris Air National Guard Base, Arizona, May 1, 2026.

Arizona Guard Airmen Train at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hospital
June 11, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Arizona National Guard Airmen with the 162nd Wing Medical Group kicked off their Medical Facilities Annual Training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson... MORE

U.S.Air National Guard members assigned to the 162nd Wing gather for a hospital facilities tour at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 9, 2025. The two-week training event enhances clinical readiness and promotes joint integration by embedding Air National Guard personnel alongside active-duty medical teams in a real-world hospital setting. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Beltran)

Arizona and Pennsylvania Air Guards Train Together in Montana
June 6, 2025 — FORT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Mont. – More than 100 security forces Airmen from Arizona and Pennsylvania conducted five days of joint annual training in Helena, Montana, June 2-6.The defenders from the... MORE

A Security Forces Airman responds to a simulated attack during a field training exercise at Ft. William Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont., June 2, 2025.

Texas Guard Strengthens Search, Rescue Readiness

Ohio Air Guard Enhances Combat Airpower at Checkered Flag

New York Air Guard Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise

Colorado Guard Ready for Wildfires Year-Round

Montana Guard Hosts 163rd Transformation Ceremony