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Archive: February, 2026

Colorado Guard’s 140th Wing Deploys to Pacific
February 4, 2026 — BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Nearly 300 Airmen from the Colorado National Guard’s 140th Wing departed for a roughly three-month deployment to a Pacific Air Forces location in the U.S... MORE

Members of the 140th Wing depart to the Pacific region for a three-month deployment from Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Jan. 10, 2026.

Virginia Guard Responds to Back-to-Back Winter Weather Events
February 4, 2026 — RICHMOND, Va. – More than 420 Virginia National Guard personnel responded to two winter weather events in the span of a week, staging and answering calls for assistance from regional emergency... MORE

Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers squadron, 192nd Mission Support Group, 192nd Wing support a Virginia Department of Transportation, or VDOT, mission to help clear rural roadways in Central Virginia of ice and snow Feb. 1, 2026.

President Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Retired Guard Soldier

Arkansas Airmen Sharpen Information Warfare Skills During Exercise

Exercise Arctic Connect Validates Communication Across Alaska

Arizona Guard Firefighters Participate in Emergency Exercise

Texas Army Guard Hosts Safety Leaders on Readiness