JUNE 24, 2025 – In an era where threats are just as likely to be identified in cyberspace as on the battlefield, the Idaho National Guard is redefining what it means to protect and defend. Through exercises such as Cyber Discovery, the Guard is not only training its members to respond to cyber threats but also forging critical partnerships with state agencies, educational … [Read more...]

176th Civil Engineer Squadron works with partners to support wildfire containment efforts June 21, 2025, at Bear Creek, Alaska. The Alaska National Guard activated volunteers to support containment efforts in the Interior. (Courtesy photo) JUNE 24, 2025 – Alaska National Guard service members were activated on June 20 to support local, state and federal efforts to … [Read more...]

JUNE 24, 2025 – Soldiers from the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade air-lifted a decommissioned UH-1 “Huey” helicopter from the top of a mountain near Fort Indiantown Gap to the installation June 20. The Huey was placed on private property atop Blue Mountain in 2000 after the Pennsylvania Wing of the Civil Air Patrol … [Read more...]

JUNE 23, 2025 – More than 4,000 Soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard trained throughout June at Fort Polk, undergoing one of the Army’s most demanding combat training events in preparation for an upcoming overseas deployment. Known since the Vietnam War era as “Tigerland,” Fort Polk and the Joint Readiness Training Center have become synonymous with forging … [Read more...]

JUNE 20, 2025 – Soldiers with the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, recently spent two weeks in Torún, Poland, training alongside members of the Polish Territorial Defence Force. Since 1993, the Illinois National Guard and Poland have been partners in the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program – an initiative that pairs … [Read more...]