APRIL 16, 2025 – The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion today to support a wildfire response in Polk County, at the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The Black Hawk helicopters departed from McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m., … [Read more...]

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Mccall uses a skid steer to repair roadsides on a county road in Hindman, Ky. on April 1, 2025. Maccall and members of Detachment 1, 149th Vertical Construction Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade have been working for over a month to help counties repair critical roads since flooding in February. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy … [Read more...]

APRIL 9, 2025 – Two Russian Tu-95 Bears and two Chinese H-6 Badgers with Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker fighter escorts speared across the sky July 24, 2024, in formation over the northern Pacific careening toward the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone and bringing the nuclear-capable long-range bombers closer to U.S. sovereign airspace. The combined bomber patrol marked the … [Read more...]

APRIL 4, 2025 - Dozens of competitive Soldier athletes are ready for the 2025 Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas and will continue through April 9. Sixty-seven wounded and injured Soldier athletes will compete in paralympic-style adaptive sports for a spot on Team Army and a chance to represent the Army at Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., in July. Individual sports … [Read more...]

APRIL 3, 2025 — Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with G Co., 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued an injured skier, March 27, in the Tordrillo Mountains at the base of Mount Torbert located 10 miles north of Mount Spurr. The mission was opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers and was routed through the Alaska Rescue … [Read more...]