Guard News - The National Guard

Illinois Guard Engineers Build Track, Renovate Armory
June 23, 2026 — CRESTWOOD, Ill. – The Illinois Army National Guard’s 123rd Engineer Battalion worked on ‘Do It Ourselves’ projects in late May and June, such as building a running track and renovating an armory,... MORE

A Soldier from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 123rd Engineer Battalion adjusts a drop ceiling at the Forest Park Armory as part of his annual training in June 2026.

North Carolina Guard Partner Zambia Hosts Disaster Response Workshop
June 23, 2026 — LUSAKA, Zambia – Representatives from the North Carolina National Guard, Botswana, Malawi, Moldova (virtually) and Zambia gathered for the North Carolina State Partnership Program Domestic Response... MORE

Participants at the Domestic Response Workshop watch videos of previous floods in Zambia at the Zambia Army Headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, June 9, 2026.

Guardsmen Hone Warrior Skills in Cyber Tatanka Exercise
June 23, 2026 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Cyber Tatanka 2026, a massive cybersecurity exercise designed to test and strengthen the digital defenses of critical infrastructure, concluded June 12 after two weeks of simulated,... MORE

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers and a civilian cybersecurity specialist collaborate at a workstation to mitigate a simulated network breach during Exercise Cyber Tatanka 2026 in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 9, 2026.

National Guard Counterdrug Program Adapts to Evolving Criminal Threats
June 22, 2026 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Drug trafficking networks often cross state and international borders, and analysts with the National Guard Counterdrug program are helping law enforcement officials identify... MORE

A police K9 inside an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during training with the Idaho National Guard.

Guard Soldiers Sharpen Readiness in Warfighter Exercise
June 22, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The 29th Infantry Division concluded its 20-day Warfighter Training Exercise, or WFX 26-4, June 14, designed to test division staff with challenging problems and obstacles... MORE

The 29th Infantry Division concluded its 20-day Warfighter Training Exercise, or WFX 26-4, June 14, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Missouri Guardsmen Expand Capabilities Through Dual Qualification
June 22, 2026 — ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. – Aircraft maintenance professionals assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, or AATTC, have reached a significant... MORE

U.S. Air Force maintainers with the 123th Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, train maintainers with the 139th Airlift Wing on the C-130J Hercules aircraft, at Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky, March 9, 2026.

Idaho Guard Armor Battalion Transitions to Mobile Infantry
June 22, 2026 — BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Army National Guard’s 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion reorganized as a mobile infantry battalion June 18 in a ceremony at Gowen Field, part of a strategic modernization effort... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Dallas J. Scott holds the battalion guidon during the reorganization ceremony transitioning the 2nd Battalion, 116th Combined Arms Battalion to the 2nd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, June 18, 2026, at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho.

Pennsylvania Guard Trains on New Infantry Squad Vehicle
June 22, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conducted training June 17-18 on the new vehicle they... MORE

U.S Soldiers with A Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team were introduced to the Infantry Squad Vehicle June 17, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Guard Members From Six States Bring Medical Expertise to Paraguay for Exercise Amistad
June 22, 2026 — ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Friendship, or amistad in Spanish, brings more than 20 National Guard medical professionals from throughout the country to Paraguay, but this is more than a cultural exchange. The... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Brad Daniels-Demers, a nurse practitioner with the Massachusetts Army Guard’s Medical Detachment, listens to a patient’s lungs with a stethoscope at Unidad de Salud Familiar Niño de Jesús in Asuncion, Paraguay June 18, 2026, as part of exercise Amistad 2026.

North Carolina Guardsmen, Customs and Border Protection Conduct Rescue
June 18, 2026 — RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – North Carolina National Guardsmen and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued a suspected illegal alien who was bitten by a snake while attempting to cross the... MORE

North Carolina Guardsmen Spc. Michael Smith, driving; Spc. Brycen Anderson; and Staff Sgt. Sethone Kan, 252 Engineering Company,130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, or JTF-SB, pose for a portrait before a night patrol in Rio Grande City, Texas, June 3, 2026.

Pennsylvania Modernizing Drone Training Facility
June 18, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Unmanned Aircraft System, or UAS, Training and Innovation Facility soon will undergo modernization changes that will strengthen its readiness to train Soldiers,... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea, left, officer-in-charge of the Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility, or UASTIF, at Fort Indiantown Gap, and Sgt. 1st Class Brent Wehr, course manager for the 15X MOS transition course at the UASTIF, trouble-shoot an issue with an unmanned aircraft system on June 10, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Mother, Son Join Pennsylvania National Guard Together
June 18, 2026 — GETTYSBURG, Pa. – For most of the past nine years, it was just the three of them – a mother and her two sons navigating life side by side.Through challenges, loss and perseverance, they built a bond... MORE

Katherine and Matthew Zito raise their right hands during their enlistment swearing-in as Maj. Andrew Line swears them into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2026.

Oklahoma Guardsman Harnesses AI to Save Thousands of Hours of Work
June 17, 2026 — OKLAHOMA CITY – A groundbreaking new artificial intelligence tool developed by an Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier is set to transform the way the state processes military awards, potentially... MORE

Sgt. Lorelei Hubbard, an administrative noncommissioned officer assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, uses an artificial intelligence tool to rapidly determine award eligibility for a National Guard member at the Recruiting and Retention Battalion headquarters in Oklahoma City on June 17, 2026.

Iowa Guard, Kosovo Partners Strengthen Communications in Exercise Sentinel Sica
June 17, 2026 — POMOZOTIN, Kosovo – Iowa National Guard communications personnel participated in Exercise Sentinel Sica, a multinational communications exercise designed to test interoperability, mission command and... MORE

Iowa Air National Guard communication Airmen work to establish network connectivity while being observed by Kosovo Security Force communications soldiers during Exercise Sentinel Sica in Kosovo, June 9, 2026.

Maryland Guard Deploys in Support of US Southern Command
June 17, 2026 — SYKESVILLE, Md. – Family members, friends, military leaders and community supporters gathered to recognize more than 100 Maryland National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company... MORE

More than 100 Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company stand in formation during a deployment ceremony at the Major General Linda L. Singh Readiness Center, May 23, 2026.

Virginia Guard Soldiers Return From Deployment
June 17, 2026 — RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military Police, or MP, Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group returned to the United... MORE

Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant general of the Virginia National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. John F. Nye, the Virginia National Guard’s senior enlisted leader, welcome home Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Hanover-based 229th Military Police Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group June 16, 2026, at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Wyoming Guard Hosts Counterdrug Prevention Training for Nine States
June 17, 2026 — CODY, Wyo. – Counterdrug members from across the country gathered June 9-11 for the Wyoming National Guard’s Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training, which aimed to reduce drug demand by... MORE

Wyoming Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Ty Nieters, a Drug Demand Reduction operator with the Wyoming Counterdrug Program, instructs National Guard members from across the nation during the Positive Action & Prevention Strategies training in Cody, Wyoming, June 9, 2026.

Virginia Air Guard, Finnish Partners Sharpen Tactics, Readiness
June 17, 2026 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Two F-22 Raptors from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Squadron touched down at Ebbing Air National Guard Base June 16 for a joint-training... MORE

An F-22 Raptor from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing flies alongside a Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, June 16, 2026.

N.Y. Guard Specialized Team Masters Evaluation Challenge
June 17, 2026 — AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – Airmen and Soldiers of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team demonstrated proficiency in various tasks during a recent evaluation,... MORE

New York National Guard 2nd Civil Support Team Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Slish, decontamination noncommissioned officer, right, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Center, survey team chief, left, gather contaminated items during the certification process in Schenectady, N.Y. on June 11, 2026.

Texas Guard Soldiers Earn Cavalry Spurs
June 16, 2026 — FORT HOOD, Texas – Candidates from the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, completed the squadron's Spur Ride June 8-11, earning their place in the Order of the Spur.The... MORE

Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, take part in the squadron's Spur Ride at Fort Hood, Texas, June 8-11, 2026.