U.S. Airmen assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force continue to patrol in Washington D.C., August 16, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC to support the DC Safe and Beautiful Taskforce. These National Guard service members provide critical support such as crowd management, perimeter control, logistics and communications in support … [Read more...]

A team of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) students conduct medical training during an exercise Aug. 14, 2025, at the Bangor Air National Guard Base, Bangor, ME. TCCC is a comprehensive training program developed by the Department of Defense to teach service members life-saving techniques for battlefield trauma care. AUGUST 18, 2025 – Airmen from the 101st Air … [Read more...]

AUGUST 18, 2025 – At the nation’s most visited landmarks, D.C. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Hector Amaya, a security forces officer with the 113th Squadron, was patrolling the National Mall with fellow Airmen when he witnessed a Park Police officer being assaulted while directing traffic on August 16, 2025. “The park police officer asked for our help, and I was the first … [Read more...]

AUGUST 15, 2025 – Airmen from the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing, and Vermont’s Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing have pulled off a milestone maneuver in modern air combat operations — and it’s making waves. These Air National Guard units joined forces to execute a Distributable Integrated … [Read more...]

AUGUST 15, 2025 — Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to G Co. 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion conducted two separate rescues of hunters with leg injuries on Aug. 10, at the start of the Alaska sheep hunting season. Both rescues launched from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson using an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter equipped with external fuel tanks to provide … [Read more...]