MARCH 18, 2026 – The Air National Guard recently secured $22 million in federal funding to field a new satellite-based communications system designed to significantly improve response and coordination during missions in both domestic and deployed environments. The new system, called the Ku/Ka Communication Suite, allows aircews to send and receive secure voice and data … [Read more...]

MARCH 18, 2026 – A request from higher headquarters crackled over the radio of a Texas National Guard drone team: U.S. Border Patrol agents needed immediate aerial support. A nearby homeowner had reported two people moving through thick brush in the dark near the Rio Grande. Border Patrol agents searched the area on foot without locating the individuals, who were suspected … [Read more...]

MARCH 18, 2026 - The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing concluded its 38th year supporting American scientific research in Antarctica during the 2025–2026 Operation Deep Freeze season, March 11. The airlift wing deployed roughly 200 airmen throughout the season in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the War Department's annual mission to sustain the U.S. … [Read more...]

MARCH 18, 2026 – What began as a father-daughter evening at an Armed Services YMCA Father-Daughter Gala quickly turned into a life-saving moment when an Alaska Air National Guard Airman used his training to assist an unresponsive Fairbanks resident. Master Sgt. Anthony Lesle, a member of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing, was out with his daughter after the event … [Read more...]

MARCH 17, 2026 – Eight hundred Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment will once again lead the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, when the annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off at 11 a.m. Since 1851, "The Fighting 69th" has been the lead unit in the parade marking Irish pride. The regiment was … [Read more...]