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Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony
Guard News • 6 hours ago
Col. Glenn Finch, outgoing state command chaplain, left; Brig. Gen. Adam Curry, director of the joint staff for the Florida National Guard, center; and Lt. Col. Lance Sellon, incoming state command chaplain, conduct a changing of the stole ceremony at the Robert F. Ensslin Jr. Armory, Florida, Sept. 12, 2026. The changing of the stole signifies the transfer of spiritual leadership and pastoral care from one chaplain to the next. The ceremony was the first of its kind held by the Florida National Guard and marks the beginning of a new tradition. Photo by Staff Sgt. N.W. Huertas.
Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck
Guard News • 8 hours ago
A MAVIC 3E drone hovers over a Palletized Load System during counter-UAS convoy operations training at Exercise Thunderstruck 3.0, at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma, Sept. 12, 2026. Exercise Thunderstruck 3.0 integrates aviation, convoy, medical evacuation and unmanned systems training to prepare Oklahoma National Guard members for evolving battlefield threats. Photo by Sgt. Danielle Rayon.
Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue
Guard News • 8 hours ago
Sgt. James Gale, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Josiah Zeiner, right, both with G Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, practice securing the Vita hoist device to an HH-60M Black Hawk with a simulated patient, Spc. Stephanie Rider, at McNary Field Army National Guard Heliport in Salem, Oregon, Dec. 5, 2025. Photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne.
Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education
Guard News • 10 hours ago
From left: Interim President Mitch Daniels met with Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau; John Raines III, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Brig. Gen. Justin Mann, director of the Joint Staff for the Indiana National Guard, to discuss military and national security programming at Purdue.
Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker
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Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Gildersleeve, critical care flight medic assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rides the hoist with an injured mountain biker in a litter during a rescue along the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2026. The patient was hoisted aboard an HH-60M medevac Black Hawk helicopter and transported to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage for additional care. Courtesy photo.

 

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