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National Guard Supports Wildfire Suppression Efforts From the Midwest to West Coast
July 24, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard units from across the country are supporting wildfire suppression operations in multiple states, providing aerial firefighting aircraft, helicopters and personnel to...

Wyoming Guard Supports Wildfire Response in Western US
July 16, 2026 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing was activated July 13 to support wildland firefighting operations in the western United States, wing officials announced.The...

Wyoming Guard Hosts Counterdrug Prevention Training for Nine States
June 17, 2026 — CODY, Wyo. – Counterdrug members from across the country gathered June 9-11 for the Wyoming National Guard’s Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training, which aimed to reduce drug demand by...

Wyoming Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response Coordination
June 8, 2026 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Representatives from agencies across Wyoming participated in a June 3 wildfire tabletop exercise in Cheyenne focused on improving coordination before and during wildfire incidents.The...

Wyoming Guard Engineers, Habitat for Humanity Partner to Build Homes
May 12, 2026 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Soldiers assigned to the Wyoming Army National Guard’s 307th Engineer Utilities Detachment partnered with Habitat for Humanity during an Innovative Readiness Training, or IRT, project...

Wyoming Guard Expands Field Artillery with Rocket Training
March 24, 2026 — CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. – The Wyoming National Guard expanded its field artillery capability by training Soldiers March 20 in one of the Army’s most in-demand roles, the 13M High Mobility Artillery Rocket...

Texas Army Guard Hosts Safety Leaders on Readiness
March 4, 2026 — SAN ANTONIO – Army National Guard safety professionals from across the country gathered Feb. 24-26 to discuss how to keep Soldiers safe while maintaining readiness.They gathered at Martindale Army...

Wyoming Guard Partners with Wyoming Hoist Team for Search and Rescue Training
February 10, 2026 — GREYBULL, Wyo. – High above the snow-covered slopes of the Greybull Mountains, a Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk hovers as personnel from the Wyoming Hoist Team are lowered onto the...

Wyoming Guard Soldiers Complete Advanced Wildfire Behavior Training
February 9, 2026 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – For the Soldiers of the Wyoming National Guard’s Training Center Command, understanding how a wildfire moves can be the difference between a controlled response and a dangerous...

Wyoming Guard Graduates Soldiers From Advanced Leader Course
February 6, 2026 — GUERNSEY, Wyo. – U.S. Army National Guard and active component Soldiers graduated Jan. 30 from a course that prepared noncommissioned officers to serve as weapons locating radar section chiefs.The...

Wyoming Guard Hosts Tunisian Noncommissioned Officer Development Exchange
May 21, 2025 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming National Guard hosted a delegation from the Tunisian Armed Forces for a weeklong noncommissioned officer (NCO) development exchange, strengthening a long-standing...

National Guard Members Continue LA Wildfire Response
January 21, 2025 — LOS ANGELES – U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Hernandez watched from a cross street as sporadic traffic passed on the Pacific Coast Highway near Pacific Palisades. The late afternoon sun glinted off his...

California Guardsman Helps Battle Wildfires in His Community
January 16, 2025 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. - Amid the wildfire crisis in California, an Air National Guard member's resilience, dedication and commitment to service stand out.Master Sgt. Alan...

National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen
January 14, 2025 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the...

Wyoming, Nevada Guard Aircrews Assist California Firefighters
January 13, 2025 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern Command...

California, Nevada, Wyoming Guard Join Firefighting Battle
January 10, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground firefighting efforts as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles Basin and...

Alaska Army Guard Soldiers Train in Mobilization Exercise
August 13, 2024 — FORT RILEY, Kan. - More than 50 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group are participating in Mobilization Exercise Level III, part of First Army’s annual mobilization...

Twins Exchange Command at Wyoming National Guard
July 10, 2024 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - After 35 months in the position, Command Sgt. Maj. Edmundo Herrera passed the guidon to his twin brother, Edwardo Herrera, who will now serve as the new command sergeant major of the...

Major Instills Sexual Assault Response Practices in Guard
April 11, 2023 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - There’s a tourniquet and a Warrior Skills: Skill Level 1 book on the table. The book is a manual of everyday Soldier tasks with step-by-step instructions. A red tab marks...

8th Civil Support Team Conducts Annual Evaluation Exercise
September 28, 2022 — SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams from Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska joined civilian first responders for a disaster response exercise Aug. 30.Exercise Western Sugar...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response