FORT POLK, La. – The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team is testing its combat readiness during a Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, rotation May 31-July 1. The rotation marks a historic milestone for the brigade and the Army National Guard. The 116th is the first Army National Guard brigade to conduct a JRTC rotation as a mobile … [Read more...]

JUNE 5, 2026 – Air Transportation Function Airmen with the Maine National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, supported by tenant unit partners, have moved more than 747,000 pounds of cargo and assisted 312 passengers since the start of Operation Epic Fury, an effort that helps keep vital supplies flowing to U.S. Central Command operations. Since the operation began, the … [Read more...]

JUNE 5, 2026 - Arkansas National Guardsmen with the 239th Brigade Engineer Battalion took a break from digging trenches in the training area at Fort Chaffee to conduct a combat field test, June 3, 2026. The CFT was offered as a diagnostic fitness test over the first few days of annual training, and it was open to any Soldier regardless of their occupational specialty or … [Read more...]

JUNE 5, 2026 – There’s a lot of buzz at Fort Indiantown Gap right now. Some of it is literally coming from the numerous unmanned aircraft systems – commonly known as drones – that are flying over the installation. A lot is figuratively surrounding a new drone training program that began this week. As part of the Department of War’s “Drone Dominance” program, the Fort … [Read more...]

JUNE 4, 2026 – Representatives from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, multiple National Guards, state defense forces, Washington Emergency Management Division, Civil Air Patrol and active-duty military units gathered June 2 for a counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, or UAS, field demonstration day at the Yakima Training Center ahead of the FIFA World Cup … [Read more...]