DECEMBER 9, 2025 - With stress and burnout continuing to affect service members, the Washington National Guard (WANG) is testing a new strategy: training the brain like any other muscle. The WANG opened three MindGyms on Nov. 21, becoming the first Army National Guard in the nation to offer a virtual mental-fitness system that uses neurofeedback and sensory-reduction technology … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 5, 2025 – The Utah Army National Guard is rapidly evolving in the field of combat medicine with the introduction of one of the most advanced medical training facilities in the country, the Medical Simulation Training Center, or MSTC, commonly called the “Mystic.” Centrally located at Camp Williams, the new center already is being praised as the finest MSTC in the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 4, 2025 – The Louisiana National Guard assigned Soldiers from the 61st Troop Command, headquartered in Carville, and the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Lafayette, to assist law enforcement in New Orleans’ French Quarter from Nov. 28–30 during the 52nd annual Bayou Classic. The Bayou Classic, an annual football game between Grambling State … [Read more...]

Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton) DECEMBER 3, 2025 - Currently, more than 2,200 National Guardsmen from across the country are serving as part of Joint Task Force D.C., with an additional 500 on the way, said Pentagon Press Secretary … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 2, 2025 – Seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined local veterans to load 150 Christmas trees earmarked military bases around the country on board a truck at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa on Dec. 1. This was the 21st year tree farmers in the area donated to the “Trees for Troops” program. The donated trees are destined for service members and … [Read more...]