Guard News - The National Guard

Montana Guard, Sri Lanka Partners Strengthen Disaster Response Capabilities
September 4, 2026 — KATUNAYAKE, Sri Lanka – Montana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined Sri Lankan military personnel and civilian professionals during Atlas Angel II, a five-day subject-matter expert exchange...

Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay and Kenya Partners Strengthen Critical Care Skills
September 3, 2026 — LEXINGTON, Mass. – Medics, nurses and physicians from the Massachusetts National Guard, Paraguayan Armed Forces and Kenyan Defense Force participated in critical care interventions training at Boston...

New York Guard Shares Air Assault Techniques With Swedish Partners
September 1, 2026 — LINKOPING, Sweden – Four New York Army National Guard aviators shared information on U.S. Army air assault doctrine with members of the Swedish Air Force’s 2nd Helicopter Battalion during an Aug...

Montana Guard, Sri Lanka Strengthen Partnership With Atlas Angel II
August 31, 2026 — KATUNAYAKE, Sri Lanka – Montana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined Sri Lankan military counterparts Aug. 31 at Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake to kick off Atlas Angel II, a five-day...

Guam, Nebraska Guard Form Tri-Lateral Partnership with Republic of the Marshall Islands
August 31, 2026 — MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands – In a significant step toward bolstering security and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or RMI, has officially joined the...

Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay Prepare Sites for Fuerzas Comando 2026
August 21, 2026 — ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard conducted a joint engineering mission with the Paraguayan Armed Forces to renovate critical infrastructure...

Nordhaus, Raines highlight global impact of State Partnership Program
August 18, 2026 — SAVANNAH, Ga. — Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, senior enlisted advisor to the chief, highlighted the State Partnership...

National Guard Recognizes Top State Partnership Program Achievements
August 18, 2026 — SAVANNAH, Ga. — The National Guard Bureau announced the recipients of the 2025 State Partnership Program (SPP) Awards during a recent conference, recognizing individuals, teams and partnerships whose...

Washington Guard, Malaysia Strengthen Expeditionary Capabilities
August 17, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — Two Washington Army National Guard Soldiers joined Malaysian and active-duty U.S. Army counterparts for a weeklong working group, Aug. 3-7, at Camp Terendek in Melaka, Malaysia,...

Washington Guard, Malaysia Partners Focus on Logistics Exchange
August 11, 2026 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Two Washington Army National Guard Soldiers traveled more than 7,000 miles this summer to share technical expertise with their Malaysian counterparts, strengthening one of the...

Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Strengthen Partnership With Medical Exchange
August 11, 2026 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Medical Group shared information about the unit’s Critical Care Air Transport Teams, or CCATT, during a mission to Ecuador,...

Hawaii Guard, Philippine Air Force Expand Aviation Partnership
August 6, 2026 — HILO, Hawaii - The Hawaii National Guard began an aviation engagement with its Philippine partners July 31 when a Hickam-based C-17 Globemaster III carrying a Black Hawk helicopter departed Hilo for...

Hawaii Guard, Indonesian Partners Unite for Explosives Training
August 6, 2026 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – For the first time in their 20-year partnership, Hawaii Air National Guard and Indonesian Air Force Airmen came together for specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or...

Wisconsin Guard Helps Return WWII Plane Section
July 24, 2026 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard has helped return a recovered section of a P-38 Lightning aircraft more than 80 years after Wisconsin native and World War II fighter ace Maj. Richard I...

Missouri Guard Hosts Panama Leaders, Strengthens Partnership
July 23, 2026 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Leaders from the Missouri National Guard welcomed José Miguel Alemán Healy, Panama’s ambassador to the United States, and Commissioner Edgar Pitti Valdés, the defense and...

North Carolina Guard, Zambia Partners Strengthen Cyber Skills
July 22, 2026 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – For Col. Nkole Emmanuel Muyunda of the Zambia Air Force, Cyber Shield 2026 represented more than just an opportunity to strengthen his cybersecurity skills; it marked another step...

Minnesota Guard, Croatia Celebrate 30 Years of Partnership
July 20, 2026 — SLUNJ, Croatia – Minnesota and Croatia celebrated the 30th anniversary of their partnership through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or SPP, during Exercise...

New Jersey Airman Shares Munitions Expertise With Partners, Allies
July 17, 2026 — TIRANA, Albania – A New Jersey Air National Guard munitions expert shared best practices in explosives safety and storage with military representatives from six European nations during the European...

State Partnership Program Sets the Standard Through Defense Security Cooperation University
July 17, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or SPP, now has a standardized mechanism to track, code and professionally develop its personnel across the...

Arkansas National Guard, Guatemalan Partners Build Interoperability
July 16, 2026 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas National Guardsmen and Guatemalan Army special forces recently trained together at Fort Polk, Louisiana, during Joint Readiness Training...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future