AUGUST 11, 2025 – Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 1-109th Infantry Regiment are using artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial system technology to make one particular challenge less stressful for their Soldiers on the battlefield. Calling for artillery fire is typically a race against time and chaos, every second a matter of life and death. Fire … [Read more...]
Soldiers Help Rescue Eight From New Mexico Floods
AUGUST 11, 2025 - The New Mexico National Guard swiftly responded to a devastating flooding event July 8 in Ruidoso, with two teams of two Guard members performing nine total rescues. Senior Master Sgt. Marci Salmon, assigned to the 150th Special Operations Wing, and Spc. Daniel Daly, assigned to the 920th Engineer Battalion, was the two-person team who saved eight people … [Read more...]
Finance Soldiers Sharpen Their Skills
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Michael Catalano, the executive officer of the 37th Finance Company, and the Disbursing Agent , disburses training funds to his cashiers at the beginning of the business day allowing them to perform transactions for the day during Exercise Diamond Saber in July at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst . The two-week long finance training … [Read more...]
Guard Supports Experimental Aircraft Air Show
JULY 21, 2025 - Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen offered more than 690,000 guests from 80 countries a first-hand look at the mission of the National Guard during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 2025 AirVenture July 21-27. Guard members conducted multiple public forums to introduce attendees to various aspects of military service; provided static displays … [Read more...]
TRICARE Coverage for Guard and Reserve Members
JULY 31, 2025 - Are you or your sponsor in the National Guard or Reserve? Your health coverage changes when activating or deactivating. Here’s what you need to know. “National Guard and Reserve members have different TRICARE coverage options when they transition between active and inactive status,” said Brian Smith, senior health system specialist, TRICARE Health Plan, at … [Read more...]