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Alaska Air Guard 168th Medics Train for Real-World Combat Casualty Care
September 4, 2025 — FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing Medical Group recently engaged in an advanced, rigorous combat-casualty-care exercise, designed to sharpen their skills... MORE

Washington Guard, Thai Armed Forces Conclude Successful Enduring Partners 25
September 4, 2025 — KORAT, Thailand - Washington National Guard members and Royal Thai Armed Forces successfully concluded the third annual Enduring Partners exchange Aug. 28, following two weeks of intensive training... MORE

A Royal Thai Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel during air-to-air training from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 116th Air Refueling Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, as part of Enduring Partners 2025 above Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Aug. 25, 2025.

Kentucky Air Guard Flexes Maritime Skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior
September 4, 2025 — CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands - A squadron of special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard completed a grueling five-day exercise Aug. 30, testing their ability to perform a broad... MORE

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conduct infil operations into the Caribbean Sea from a Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. St. Croix provides an ideal environment for testing littoral and maritime capabilities, simulating many of the geographic features that special operators may encounter when deployed around the world to project air power in unfamiliar or contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Pennsylvania Air Guard Guides Skies at Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025
September 3, 2025 — JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Four Airmen from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron, based in Johnstown, recently traveled thousands of miles to take control of the skies... MORE

Guardsmen with the 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pose for a photo

Montana Army Guard Executes Multi-Agency Rescue in Beartooth Mountains
September 3, 2025 — HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Army National Guard recently completed a high-altitude search and rescue mission to recover a missing 71-year-old hiker in the Stillwater Plateau region of the Beartooth... MORE

Soldiers of the 1-189th GSAB Conduct personnel recovery training at Fort Harrison, Montana.

South Carolina Guard Member Assists Woman Choking
September 2, 2025 — ANDERSON, S.C. – What began as a routine lunch Aug. 28 at the Anderson Metro Diner quickly transformed into a life-saving event thanks to the quick thinking and decisive action of Sgt. Maj. Michael... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Binninger, operations Sgt. Maj., 117th Engineer Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, and wife, Susan Binninger, pose for a picture, Columbia, South Carolina, 2022.

Guard Members, Partners Render Life-Saving Aid to D.C. Citizens in Multiple Incidents
September 2, 2025 — WASHINGTON – Since their activation on Aug. 11, Joint Task Force–District of Columbia National Guard members have partnered with local authorities across the city, responding to life-threatening... MORE

(From right) U.S. Army Sgt. Jay Whited, Spc. Elias Figueroa, and Cpl. Cynthia Fowler, assigned to the 372nd Military Police Battalion, District of Columbia Army National Guard Soldiers, stand together outside of the D.C. National Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Aug 23, 2025.

Aguon Selected as the Army Guard’s Ninth Command Chief Warrant Officer
September 2, 2025 — WASHINGTON — Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bernard Aguon, who has served as the State Command Chief Warrant Officer, or CCWO, for the District of Columbia National Guard since 2024, has been selected as the... MORE

CW5 Bernard L. Aguon, State Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) for the District of Columbia National Guard, stands for a photograph in front of the D.C. Armory on Aug. 29, 2025.

Nordhaus Joins Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference to Strengthen State Partnership Program
September 2, 2025 — HUA HIN, Thailand – Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, attended the 2025 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference to strengthen the National Guard’s partnerships in... MORE

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, joins Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at the 27th Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference, Hua Hin, Thailand, Aug. 27-28, 2025.

Guard Members From Six States, D.C. on Duty in Washington in Support of Local, Fed Authorities
August 29, 2025 — WASHINGTON – More than 2,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from six states and the District of Columbia are on duty in Washington as part of Joint Task Force – District of Columbia in support of... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the Army National Guard speak with D.C. locals while patrolling Metro Center Aug 26, 2025.

Louisiana Guard’s Tiger Brigade Marks 20th Anniversary of Redeployment and Hurricane Response
August 29, 2025 — NEW ORLEANS – This fall, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, commemorates the 20th anniversary of its redeployment from Iraq in September... MORE

Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Maj. Gen. Russel Honore, Task Force Katrina commander, and Brig. Gen. John Basilica, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander, talk to news media during the aftermath of Hurricane Rita on Sep. 29, 2005.

Alaska Air Guard Conducts Multiple Hoist Rescues of Stranded Rafters on Kichatna River
August 29, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members with the 176th Wing rescued three rafters Aug. 28 after their raft flipped over on the Kichatna River.The Alaska Rescue... MORE

Searcy Leaves Legacy of Advocacy for Warrant Officers in Army Guard
August 28, 2025 — MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brian Searcy, the eighth command chief warrant officer of the Army National Guard, will retire later this year after more than three decades of service.Searcy... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brian Searcy, the Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army National Guard, addresses attendees of a warrant officer caucus session during the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) conference in Milwaukee, August 24, 2025.

Georgia Guard Company Leads in Electromagnetic Warfare Modernization
August 27, 2025 — DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The Georgia Army National Guard’s 111th Electromagnetic Warfare Company, based in Forest Park, Georgia, is rapidly establishing itself as a leader in the Army’s modernization efforts... MORE

The 111th Electromagnetic Warfare Company conducts training exercise, Operation Golden Corridor in Dahlonega, Georgia, August 15, 2025.

Massachusetts, New York Guard Members Compete in Historic Logan-Duffy Rifle Competition
August 27, 2025 — DEVENS, Mass. – Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, participated... MORE

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, participated in the annual Logan-Duffy Shooting Match, August 21, 2025, at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Individual With Facial Laceration Near Knik Glacier
August 27, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members with the 176th Wing rescued an individual with a facial laceration Aug. 25, about 40 miles northeast of Anchorage in the... MORE

North Carolina Air Guard Hosts Mini African Military Law Forum
August 26, 2025 — CHARLOTTE-DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BASE, N.C. - Judge Advocates from the North Carolina Air National Guard hosted the North Carolina National Guard’s state partner legal advisors from Malawi,... MORE

Air National Guard judge advocates and state partnership program attorneys pose for a photo inside the North Carolina Supreme Court, in Raleigh, North Carolina, July 31, 2025.

New Hampshire Airmen Deliver Hope to Cabo Verde After Hurricane Erin
August 26, 2025 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – In a swift response to the devastation resulting from Tropical Storm Erin that hit the Cabo Verde Islands Aug. 11, Airmen from the New Hampshire Air National... MORE

Airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing and airport personnel from Amílcar Cabral International Airport offload a KC-46 Pegasus with 33,000 pounds of cargo on the flight line Aug. 18, 2025

Guard, Reserve and Navy Test Helicopter Countermeasures Over Water
August 26, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — The 129th Rescue Wing, based at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Mountain View, California; the 144th Fighter Wing, based at Fresno Air National Guard Base,... MORE

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, California Air National Guard deploys countermeasure flares as a U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle from the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, maneuvers overhead during a joint over-water test flight, Aug. 20, 2025.

Georgia Guard Trains to Bolster Domestic Response Capabilities
August 26, 2025 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Defense hosted a mobile training team from U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM, and North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, to deliver a five-day... MORE

A mobile training team instructor from North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) prepares joint staff planners from the Georgia National Guard for a classroom exercise during a Joint Forces Headquarters/Joint Task Force Staff Training Course (JSTC) at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga., August 19, 2025.