OCTOBER 28, 2025 - Seventy-five days into the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, Soldiers and Airmen from across the country continue to serve alongside local law enforcement and community partners to enhance safety, resilience and quality of life throughout the nation’s capital. Since late August, the Joint Task Force–District of Columbia — composed of National Guard units … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 23, 2025 — It is a race against time as winter closes in on communities impacted by Western Alaska Storm 2025. Alaska Organized Militia (AKOM) members were rapidly deployed as soon as conditions allowed to support rescue efforts, assess damage, and begin early recovery operations. “We will continue to evacuate as the need arises,” said Task Force Bethel Commander … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 22, 2025 – Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing rescued two individuals involved in a plane crash near Ruth Glacier, on Oct. 19. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request from the National Park Service to rescue two uninjured individuals involved in a plane crash near Ruth Glacier within the Denali National … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 21, 2025 - The Alaska Organized Militia continues coordinated response operations in support of the State Emergency Operation Center following the 2025 West Coast Storm as the mission focus, pursuant to Governor Dunleavy’s declaration of disaster, shifts from lifesaving to life sustainment and stabilization of communities and survivors. The Alaska National Guard’s … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 17, 2025 — In 1997, there were seven division headquarters in the Swedish Army, the “Svenska Armen.” By 2000, with the Cold War over, there were none. Sweden’s Army was now built around much smaller battalions and brigades. But when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and Sweden joined NATO in 2024, Sweden’s Army decided it needed divisions again to battle an enemy … [Read more...]