FEBRUARY 3, 2025 — The Georgia Army National Guard’s Marietta-based 78th Troop Command hosted their 2025 Best Warrior Competition Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2025. A series of events, such as the Army Combat Fitness Test, weapons qualification, land navigation and combat water survival training, took place over 60 hours and rigorously assessed the competitors' combat effectiveness and … [Read more...]

JANUARY 29, 2025 - The Secretary of Defense has directed the National Guard Bureau to provide immediate support for Presidential Executive Orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States. In support of U.S. Northern Command, the Department of Defense’s operational lead, the National Guard is “Always Ready, Always There” and is urgently working to fully … [Read more...]

JANUARY 29, 2025 — The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) marked a significant milestone this week, leading an integrated test team in testing rapid aircraft regeneration processes that will dramatically reduce the time the F-35 Lightning II spends on the ground during combat operations. The testing centers on simultaneous operations, where … [Read more...]

JANUARY 29, 2025 — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has commanded the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, coordinating efforts with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump Administration initiatives. The 136th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Texas Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, … [Read more...]

Alaska Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, guide a UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter while loading it onto an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported the detachment of approximately 20 … [Read more...]