FEBRUARY 12, 2026 – 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 public transit. Moving through the crowd is Lt. Col. Kimberly Quinn, commander of Task Force Phantom, checking in on Florida National Guard Soldiers supporting the D.C. Safe … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 11, 2026 — 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 National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin, Spc. Sean Doherty and Spc. Maxime Germain are competing as part of the U.S. Olympic Biathlon team, and Utah Army National Guard’s Sgt. Ben Loomis is … [Read more...]

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts a reenlistment ceremony for members of the U.S. National Guard at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2026. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann) FEBRUARY 9, 2026 - More than 100 National Guard personnel from nine different states gathered in front of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 6, 2026 – 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 Wing and located just five miles from Levi’s Stadium in nearby Santa Clara, Moffett is serving as the hub for a joint U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy flyover scheduled to thunder … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 4, 2026 – More than 420 Virginia National Guard personnel responded to two winter weather events in the span of a week, staging and answering calls for assistance from regional emergency managers Jan. 23 - Feb. 1, in locations across Virginia. Beginning Jan. 23, about 300 Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force staged in … [Read more...]