Guard News - The National Guard

A Mother and Son Legacy: Deployed to Kosovo on a Shared Mission
September 22, 2025 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - For Sgt. 1st Class Tresa Allemang, serving in the Army has always been more than a career; it’s been a family story.Allemang and her son, Cpl. Aiden Stackhouse, are deployed... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Tresa Allemang and her son, Cpl. Aiden Stackhouse, assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are serving together on the NATO-led KFOR mission in Kosovo. The mother and son have the opportunity to share a common dream of serving side by side on the same mission.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Hosts State Partnership Program Senior Leader Forum
September 22, 2025 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii - U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted the 2025 State Partnership Program Senior Leader Forum at its headquarters Sept. 15-19.U.S. Air Force Major General Joel Carey, chief of... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joel Carey, chief of staff for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins the 2025 State Partnership Program Senior Leader Forum for a group photo at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Sept. 19, 2025. SPP is a Department of War security cooperation program managed by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and executed by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, directing the National Guard of the States and Territories to maintain 17 partnerships with nine states and one territory, supported by 12 Guardsmen serving as bilateral affairs officers in regional embassies. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)

Pennsylvania Guard Hosts More Than 700 in March to Remember the Fallen
September 22, 2025 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 700 participants ran, walked and ruck marched Sept. 20 for a solemn cause during the 14th annual March for the Fallen.The March for the Fallen, hosted by the... MORE

U.S. service members, veterans, Gold Star Families and community members participate in the 14th annual March for the Fallen at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20, 2025.

New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Ends Successful Greenland Season
September 22, 2025 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing has wrapped up its 2025 support season for National Science Foundation research in Greenland.The season... MORE

An LC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 109th Airlift Wing is being unloaded at Summit Station, Greenland, May 9, 2024.

Virginia Guard, Cyber Operators Train at Cyber Fortress 25
September 19, 2025 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force partnered with military and civilian cyber operators Aug. 2-17 at the State Military Reservation in... MORE

Military, civilian cyber operators train for response, mitigation at Cyber Fortress 25

Oregon Guard Supports Two Hospital Mass Casualty Training Exercises
September 19, 2025 — PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard's 102nd Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear, or CBRN, Defense Enhanced Response Force Package, known as CERFP, partnered with two regional medical... MORE

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Stiner, assigned to the 102nd CERFP, demonstrates the procedures for removing a coverall hazard suit with members of the Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center staff taking part in a mass casualty training event at the Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center on September 16, 2025, in Clackamas, Oregon.

New Jersey Guard Supports State Partnership Program Equipment Transfer
September 19, 2025 — LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – New Jersey National Guard members recently supported a key Defense Security Cooperation Agency and National Guard Bureau initiative in coordination with the state’s longtime... MORE

Members of the Albanian Armed Forces receive military equipment from Airmen and Soldiers of the New Jersey National Guard in Tirana, Republic of Albania, September 14, 2025, as part of a key Defense Security Cooperation Agency and National Guard Bureau initiative to use Air National Guard flights for transport of Building Partner Capacity materials to State Partnership Program participants.

Hawaii Guard Strengthens Ties with Indonesia During Super Garuda Shield 25
September 18, 2025 — PEARL CITY, Hawaii - The Hawaii National Guard played a key role in Super Garuda Shield 25, the largest bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States and one of the Indo-Pacific’s most... MORE

Joint and multilateral personnel pose for a group photo at a Staff Exercise during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2025.

Oklahoma Guard Sharpens Drone Warfare Tactics During Exercise Thunderstruck 2.0
September 18, 2025 — CAMP GRUBER TRAINING CENTER, Okla. — Drones buzzed overhead as Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen maneuvered strategically through a wooded area. They advanced slowly toward their objective –... MORE

A U.S. Soldier with the Oklahoma Army National Guard launches a drone during Exercise Thunderstruck 2.0 at Camp Gruber Training Center, Okla., Sept. 13, 2025.

Alaska Air Guard Conducts Three Rescue Missions in 24 Hours
September 18, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members from the 176th Wing rescued five individuals involved in three incidents Sept. 15 that spanned more than 550 miles across... MORE

An Alaska Air National Guard combat rescue officer (CRO) assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron descends over Malemute Drop Zone during a capabilities exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2024. CROs, pararescuemen, and search, evasion, resistance, and escape specialists of the 212th RQS — known collectively as Guardian Angels — are experts in personnel recovery operations and are trained to infiltrate behind enemy lines to extract isolated U.S. and allied personnel.

Georgia Guard Engineers Deploy in Support of USAFRICOM
September 18, 2025 — HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA. - A send-off ceremony was held Sept. 17 for the Georgia Army National Guard’s 863rd Engineer Utilities Detachment, which is deploying in support of United States Africa... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major John Ballenger and Colonel Christopher Powell, commander of the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, shake hands with Soldiers of the 863rd Engineer Utilities Detachment as they board a plane for training at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., before the unit's mobilization in support of United States Africa Command.

Task Force Beautification Teams With Advisory Neighborhood Commission in the District’s Ward 8
September 18, 2025 — WASHINGTON — Soldiers and Airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard worked shoulder to shoulder with Ward 8 residents, volunteers and local leaders Sept. 13, marking Task Force... MORE

Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II, Commanding General (Interim) of the D.C. National Guard, and members of Task Force Beautification join Ward 8 residents, volunteers, and 8B06 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) members for a pop-up community clean-up in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2025.

Connecticut Guard Squadron Assists Mortuary Mission at Dover Air Force Base
September 17, 2025 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. - During the last five months, Connecticut National Guard members of the 103rd Force Support Squadron have been deployed to a uniquely impactful tasking at Dover Air Force Base in... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. David Torres, Tech. Sgt. Michael Barkman, Senior Master Sgt. Vitaliy Gorbachyk, Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rosado, Staff Sgt. Richard Pyrdol and Capt. Jeffrey McDonald, all members of the 103rd Airlift Wing’s Force Support Squadron, stand together while serving the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mission Sept. 15, 2025.

New York Guard Aviators Show Skills During West Point Demonstration
September 17, 2025 — WEST POINT, N.Y. - Three months of New York Army National Guard aircrews training with the active-component Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division, the Army’s air assault experts, wrapped up Aug. 28... MORE

A New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter hovers above The Plain at the United States Military Academy at West Point on August 28, 2025 as Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) fast rope down to the ground during a capabilities demonstration for cadets.

Louisiana Guard, UK Soldiers’ Training Builds Readiness in Kosovo
September 17, 2025 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — On the surface, they come from different worlds, one a U.K. combat medic on her first operational deployment, the other a seasoned U.S. Army flight paramedic with hundreds of... MORE

Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East’s (KFOR RC-E) 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircrew members trained alongside KFOR RC-E British forces in hot and cold load operations at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 25, 2025.

Oregon Guard Advances Drone Capabilities With New Training Systems
September 16, 2025 — RAYMOND REES NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CENTER, Ore. – The Oregon Army National Guard is transforming its unmanned aircraft systems training at the 249th Regional Training Institute, introducing advanced... MORE

Peter DeJoseph, left, a Red Cat flight trainer, observes as Staff Sgt. First Class Gregory Mannen, center, and Staff Sgt. Timothy Powers operate the Flightwave Edge 130 unmanned aircraft system during training at the 249th Regional Training Institute, Rees Training Center, Oregon, Sept. 4, 2025.

Washington Guard Hosts Visit From Royal Malaysian Air Force Deputy Chief
September 16, 2025 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington National Guard welcomed a senior delegation from Malaysia as part of its long-standing partnership Sept. 11 – 13 at Camp Murray and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash... MORE

Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, and Lt. Gen. Nur Hafis bin Abdul Karim, deputy chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, exchange gifts during an office visit Sept. 12, 2025, at Camp Murray, Wash.

Colorado Guard, Switzerland Become Partners in Program
September 15, 2025 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Swiss Confederation and Colorado National Guard have officially become state partners under the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program or SPP.A... MORE

Army Updates Standards for Appearance, Grooming, Uniform Wear in New Directive
September 15, 2025 — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army announced an update to its appearance, grooming, and uniform wear standards policy in a new directive resulting from a force-wide review of military standards. The updated... MORE

Spc. Brianna Coombs, 237th Military Police Company, New Hampshire Army National Guard, stands in formation during a departure ceremony

Kansas Guard Joins Armenian Partners for Eagle Partner 2025
September 15, 2025 — YEREVAN, ARMENIA — Building on more than 20 years of cooperation through the Department of War National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, Soldiers and Airmen of the Kansas National Guard... MORE

Kansas Army National Guard Soldiers conduct medical training with Soldiers from the Republic of Armenia during Exercise Eagle Partner 2025 in August.