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Illinois National Guard Honors Former Guardsman Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 2026 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois National Guard paid tribute to its most notable militiaman and 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, during a Feb. 12 ceremony at his tomb in Oak Ridge... MORE

Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, the adjutant general of Illinois and commander of the Illinois National Guard, renders a salute after placing a wreath at the tomb of President Abraham Lincoln on behalf of President Donald J. Trump Feb. 12, 2026, as part of the 92nd annual American Legion Pilgrimage to Lincoln’s Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

Louisiana National Guard Impacts Crime in New Orleans
February 12, 2026 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, which has been mobilized in New Orleans since January, has helped local law enforcement work to reduce crime.The Guard’s impact on crime is primarily as a... MORE

A Louisiana National Guard Soldier conducts a presence patrol in the New Orleans French Quarter in support of Task Force Defender, Dec. 30, 2025.

Florida Guard Supports DC Safe and Beautiful Mission in Winter Conditions
February 12, 2026 — WASHINGTON – Foggy Bottom Metro Station moves at its usual pace as coats and backpacks ebb and flow with arriving trains.Commuters fill the platform, conversations blending into the steady hum of... MORE

Florida Army National Guard Spc. Daniela Ramirez, left, and Spc. Michael Adams review a Metro guide while conducting a presence patrol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2026.

Utah National Guard Hosts Best Linguist Competition
February 11, 2026 — SALT LAKE CITY – The 8th annual Best Linguist Competition, or BLING, hosted by the Utah National Guard’s 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, brought together military branches and government agencies... MORE

U.S. Army intelligence professionals compete at the Utah National Guard's Best Linguist Competition, Feb. 5, 2026, in Salt Lake City.

Four Guard Members Compete in 2026 Olympic Games
February 10, 2026 — MILAN–CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Four Soldiers of the Army National Guard are representing the United States of America in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.Vermont Army... MORE

Four Soldiers of the Army National Guard are representing the United States of America in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin, U.S. Army Spc. Sean Doherty, U.S. Army Spc. Maxime Germain, and U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Loomis.

Oklahoma Guard Help Welcomed in DC Amid Freezing Temperatures
February 10, 2026 — OKLAHOMA CITY – While life as usual has resumed for most Oklahomans after Winter Storm Fern, for Oklahoma Guardsmen deployed in support of D.C. Safe and Beautiful, winter storm response is still in... MORE

Oklahoma National Guardsmen deployed in support of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission as part of Task Force Thunder clear snow and ice from walkways around Washington, D.C., after Winter Storm Fern.

New Hampshire Airmen Sharpen Strategic Deterrence in Readiness Exercise
February 10, 2026 — NEWINGTON, N.H. – The 157th Air Refueling Wing highlighted the important role it plays in defending the homeland when it held a nuclear operational readiness exercise Feb. 5-8.The event tested the... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Will Emerling, a 133rd Aerial Refueling Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, performs gas mask and helmet system communication and oxygen testing for U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amy James, a 64th ARS KC-46A boom operator, at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, Feb. 6, 2026.

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... MORE

Members from the Big Horn County Search and Rescue Team are raised toward a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as a Wyoming Army National Guard crew member looks down during hoist training in the Greybull Mountains in Wyoming, Jan. 28, 2026.

Air Guard Sharpens Combat Readiness During Sentry South
February 10, 2026 — SAVANNAH, Ga. – Air National Guard and joint forces from across the country converged over the Georgia coast Jan. 19-30 for Sentry South 26.1, a large-scale counterair coast exercise designed to... MORE

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 175th Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, takes off from the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, or CRTC, during exercise Sentry South 26.1 at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Jan. 23, 2026.

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... MORE

Wyoming National Guard Soldiers and partner firefighters participate in classroom instruction during the S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior course at the Southeast Wyoming Wildland Academy.

Georgia Guard Finance Unit Set to Deploy
February 9, 2026 — MARIETTA, Ga. – A Georgia National Guard unit is heading off to provide financial support to U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM.The Marietta-based 93rd Finance Management Support Unit, or FMSU, held a... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers of the Marietta-based 93rd Financial Management Support Detachment, 781st Troop Command Detachment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, stand in formation during the opening remarks of the unit's departure ceremony at Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia, Feb. 7, 2026.

Wisconsin Signal Soldiers Train for Complex Communication Environments
February 9, 2026 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. – More than 100 Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen assigned to multiple major subordinate commands gathered at Camp Douglas Jan. 31, for a combined signal exercise hosted by the 32nd... MORE

U.S. Army Pfc. Preston Boyd, an information technology specialist with the 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, connects to a command post node switcher during a combined signal exercise at Camp Douglas in Central Wisconsin, Jan. 31, 2026.

New Hampshire Guard Celebrates America 250, Strengthens Partnership
February 9, 2026 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – From snowbanks to sunburns, the 39th Army Band touched down in tropical El Salvador the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 1 to kick off celebrations for the 250th anniversary of U.S... MORE

The 39th Army Band's jazz ensemble performs a concert in celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence at the National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Jan. 31, 2026.

Maryland Guard Participates in Crossed Swords 25 with Estonian Partners
February 9, 2026 — TALLINN, Estonia – The Maryland National Guard participated in Crossed Swords, a comprehensive cyber defense exercise, with their Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program... MORE

Maryland Air National Guard Lt. Col. Bob DeLuca, flight commander for the 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron; Capt. James Bradford with the 276th Cyberspace Operations Squadron; and a member of the Estonian Defence Force speak with Maryland Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Martin Bartkowski, 275th Operations Support Squadron senior enlisted leader, while they participate in Crossed Swords 25 in Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 3, 2025.

Michigan’s NADWC Designated as National Range for Deep Uncrewed Aerial Systems Training
February 6, 2026 — LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center, or NADWC, was designated by the U.S. Department of War as a National Range for Deep Uncrewed Aerial Systems, or UAS,... MORE

U.S. Army Specialist Elija Kirkland, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment battery cannon crew member conducts drone operations during Exercise Northern Strike.

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... MORE

Students assigned to the 13R Advanced Leader Course collaborate during a tactical planning exercise at the 213th Regional Training Institute in Guernsey, Wyoming, Jan. 22, 2026.

Soldiers Complete Winter Field Training, Test Leadership
February 6, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – U.S. Army National Guard, active component and Reserve Soldiers from across the country completed a field training exercise that tested their leadership, planning and... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Infantry Advanced Leader Course conduct a field training exercise at the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2-3, 2026.

Air National Guard Base Takes Stage Ahead of Super Bowl LX
February 6, 2026 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – On the flightline at Moffett Air National Guard Base, preparations for Super Bowl LX are echoing well before kickoff.Home to the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue... MORE

Community members watch a rescue demonstration as an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, flies overhead while aircraft performing the Super Bowl LX flyover – including an F-15C Eagle from the 144th Fighter Wing – are on static display, Feb. 5, at Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif.

Northern Strike ‘26 Winter Iteration Concludes
February 5, 2026 — GRAYLING, Mich. – More than 450 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen braved freezing temperatures and extreme winter conditions during the winter iteration of Northern Strike 26, Jan. 26-29.An Army-sponsored,... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan National Guard, board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment General Support Battalion, Michigan National Guard, during Northern Strike 26-1, Jan. 28, 2026, at Camp Grayling, Michigan.

Wisconsin Guard Artillery Soldiers Train in Extreme Weather
February 5, 2026 — FORT McCOY, Wis. – About 200 Soldiers assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard's 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, completed important individual tasks and trained on M777 and M119... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard's 120th Field Artillery Regiment conduct winter sling-load operations at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Jan. 28, 2026.