OCTOBER 7, 2022 - When voters cast their votes this November in the 2022 elections, they can feel assured their ballot is secure due to a long-standing partnership between Washington’s Secretary of State and the Washington National Guard. “This on-going relationship since 2014 continues to provide that extra layer of protection to what is already a very secure voting system … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 6, 2022 – The 115th Fighter Wing’s last F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft departed Oct. 5, following a sendoff ceremony commemorating 30 years of service at Truax Field. Col. Bart Van Roo, the 115th Fighter Wing commander, was joined by state, local and military leaders who gathered with 115th Fighter Wing members and retirees to pay tribute to the legacy of the F-16 at … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 6, 2022 – A new indoor Army Combat Fitness Test and training facility will be available for Soldiers to use at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, by the end of October 2022. The facility, called the Field House, cost just under $2 million to build and was completed in under a year. The Field House features 16 turf lanes, energy saving motion sensor lights and … [Read more...]

Capt. Maddison Bips, a member of the Georgia National Guard's 1st Battalion of the 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, returns a salute from a member of the Honduran Armed Forces, Sept. 8, near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Bips was deployed to Honduras as part of the 54th SFAB's 6-month deployment to Honduras providing security force assistance, which was the first National Guard … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 — More than 5,000 National Guardsmen from multiple states are positioned across southwest and central Florida to help communities devastated by Hurricane Ian. Florida Guardsmen and others from Louisiana, New York and Tennessee — with more on the way from Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, South Carolina and Virginia — are standing by to provide direct support … [Read more...]