Guard News - The National Guard

Tennessee Guard Unit Returns from Southern Border Mission
November 26, 2025 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly 50 Guardsmen with the 168th Military Police Battalion recently completed a yearlong deployment to the U.S. southern border. For the past 12 months, these Tennessee National...

Off-Duty Tennessee Guard Soldiers Provide Life-Saving Aid
November 25, 2025 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Six Soldiers with the Tennessee Army National Guard who support the Memphis Safe Task Force provided immediate medical aid to two victims of a car crash on Interstate 40 near the...

Taking Flight: Pennsylvania Guard Expanding Drone Usage
November 24, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – In a small aircraft hangar on the east end of the post, a makeshift obstacle course has been built primarily from leftover construction material such as wood and polyvinyl...

Nevada Guard Completes Third Year of Formula 1 Support
November 24, 2025 — LAS VEGAS – About 130 Soldiers and Airmen from the Nevada National Guard supported local first responders during the 2025 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, held Nov. 20–22 across the Las Vegas Valley...

Washington Guard's Counterdrug Training Center Prepares to Launch Course
November 21, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As criminals turn to drones to move drugs and support illegal activity, the Washington National Guard’s Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center will launch a new Counter...

Alaska Army Guard Aircrew Conducts Medical Evacuation Amid Severe Weather
November 20, 2025 — BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard members assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient requiring advanced medical care from Scammon Bay to Bethel...

Air Force Selects Tennessee Guard Base as Preferred Location to Host Next-gen Pegasus
November 20, 2025 — PENTAGON – The U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tenn., as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department...

Maryland Guard Participates in Baltic Blitz 25 With Estonian Partners
November 19, 2025 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland National Guard recently partnered with Estonia’s Cyber Command to host Baltic Blitz 25, a cybersecurity exchange event, at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin...

Washington Guard Hosts Summit Ahead of World Cup 2026
November 18, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As the 2026 FIFA World Cup nears and drone threats grow more complex, more than 100 public-sector leaders convened in Renton on Nov. 5, for a Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, or...

Alaska Guard Launches Critical Communication Method
November 18, 2025 — BETHEL, Alaska — After severe storms struck Western Alaska earlier this month, members of the Alaska Organized Militia’s Communications and Information Systems Directorate, known as J6, deployed new...

Nebraska, Guam Guards Partner with Marshall Islands
November 18, 2025 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Nov. 17 that the Nebraska National Guard, alongside the Guam National Guard, has been selected to partner with the Republic of the Marshall Islands...

Philippine, University of Guam Cadets Train Together
November 18, 2025 — MANGILAO, Guam – Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or ROTC, cadets recently conducted training with University of Guam ROTC cadets under the...

National Guard Supports Disaster Response Through Assistance Compacts
November 18, 2025 — ARLINGTON, Va. — When Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina in late 2024, aircrews from 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, were among the first to...

Massachusetts Air Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing Tests Readiness During Exercise Formosa Guardian
November 17, 2025 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – The 102nd Intelligence Wing concluded Exercise Formosa Guardian Nov. 1, ending a three-phase combat readiness assessment.During the exercise, the 102nd...

Montana Guard, Sri Lanka Armed Forces Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Partnership
November 17, 2025 — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United States and Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, formalizing the defense partnership between the Montana National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard...

Pennsylvania Air Guard’s 171st Airmen Home from Operation Spartan Shield
November 17, 2025 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — Cheers, hugs and tears of joy filled the air at the 171st Air Refueling Wing as more than 120 Airmen returned home recently after a 150-day deployment to the Middle East in support...

Pennsylvania National Guard Strengthens Cyber Defense at Home and Abroad
November 14, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — The Pennsylvania National Guard is strengthening its cyber defense posture through increased coordination across Army and Air Guard teams and deepening cooperation with its...

Washington Guard Hosts Disaster Response Training with Malaysian Partners
November 14, 2025 — SPOKANE, Wash. - The Washington National Guard hosted Malaysia's Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, or SMART, this fall for a domestic response workshop that marked the first...

Kentucky National Guard Responds to Fatal Civilian Plane Crash
November 13, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded Nov. 4 to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali...

DC Safe and Beautiful Mission Shows Impact Through Collaboration, Community Renewal
November 13, 2025 — WASHINGTON — From the sidewalks of Georgetown to the trails of Rock Creek Park, signs of renewal are taking shape under the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission — a coordinated federal, local and military...

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