NOVEMBER 14, 2025 - Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded Nov. 4 to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Eight Guard firefighters and four fire trucks were deployed to the crash site about 5:20 p.m., said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ty Allen, fire chief for … [Read more...]
D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission Shows City Renewal
NOVEMBER 13, 2025 — From the sidewalks of Georgetown to the trails of Rock Creek Park, signs of renewal are taking shape under the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission — a coordinated federal, local, and military effort focused on improving public safety and restoring the District’s most recognizable spaces. Launched in August 2025, the initiative brings together multiple … [Read more...]
Guard Soldiers Return Home from Horn of Africa Deployment
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 - More than 140 New York Army National Guardsmen returned home to Western New York in time to celebrate Veterans Day with their families. The Soldiers from the Buffalo-based 152nd Engineer Support Company just completed a nine-month deployment to Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya, where they provided critical engineering and construction support to ongoing … [Read more...]
Soldiers Get Look into NY’s Disaster Nerve Center
NOVEMBER 7, 2025 - Eighteen New York Army Guard Soldiers, who link the Guard’s Homeland Response Force with state officials in an emergency, got a first-hand look at New York’s disaster response nerve center on Nov. 3. The Soldiers, assigned to the 153rd Troop Command, visited the New York State Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, located in the basement of Building 22 at … [Read more...]
Guard Members Aid Colleagues Facing Food Insecurity
NOVEMBER 4, 2025 - With more than 600 federal technicians at the Washington Military Department working without pay during the federal government shutdown, the agency – working in partnership with the National Guard Association of Washington – is collecting donations to help those facing food insecurity. “We have a number of folks affected in different ways during the … [Read more...]




