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...]
Guardsmen Tests Their Combat Fitness
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...]
Guard Begins ‘Drone Dominance’ Training
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...]
Washington Guard Prepares for World Cup 2026
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...]
Guard Aviation Site Trains Pilots Annually
JUNE 3, 2026 - The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, or EAATS, is where pilots from across the country and partner nations learn to fly the modernized UH-60M Black Hawk. Each year, more than 100,000 service members from across the country come to Fort Indiantown Gap to complete training and attend schools offered there. “We … [Read more...]




