FEBRUARY 23, 2026 – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers supported federal, state and local law enforcement partners during peak Mardi Gras operations in the French Quarter, assisting with crowd management, emergency response and public safety efforts within the French Quarter Enhanced Security Zone. More than 350 Guardsmen have been activated since January in support of … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 20, 2026 – An Alaska Army National Guard aircrew assigned to Bethel conducted a successful search-and-rescue mission to locate and extract an overdue snowmachiner during a mission coordinated through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The mission began Feb. 15 in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers to search for an overdue … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 12, 2026 – Foggy Bottom Metro Station moves at its usual pace as coats and backpacks ebb and flow with arriving trains. Commuters fill the platform, conversations blending into the steady hum of public transit. Moving through the crowd is Lt. Col. Kimberly Quinn, commander of Task Force Phantom, checking in on Florida National Guard Soldiers supporting the D.C. Safe … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 11, 2026 — Four Soldiers of the Army National Guard are representing the United States of America in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Vermont Army National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin, Spc. Sean Doherty and Spc. Maxime Germain are competing as part of the U.S. Olympic Biathlon team, and Utah Army National Guard’s Sgt. Ben Loomis is … [Read more...]

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts a reenlistment ceremony for members of the U.S. National Guard at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2026. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann) FEBRUARY 9, 2026 - More than 100 National Guard personnel from nine different states gathered in front of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in … [Read more...]