NOVEMBER 7, 2025 - Eighteen New York Army Guard Soldiers, who link the Guard’s Homeland Response Force with state officials in an emergency, got a first-hand look at New York’s disaster response nerve center on Nov. 3. The Soldiers, assigned to the 153rd Troop Command, visited the New York State Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, located in the basement of Building 22 at … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 4, 2025 - With more than 600 federal technicians at the Washington Military Department working without pay during the federal government shutdown, the agency – working in partnership with the National Guard Association of Washington – is collecting donations to help those facing food insecurity. “We have a number of folks affected in different ways during the … [Read more...]

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...]