JANUARY 24, 2025 - Nearly 40 Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers said goodbye to loved ones at a deployment ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Richmond Jan. 4. Soldiers of the 617th Military Police Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, will deploy to the Middle East to support Operation Inherent Resolve. During the ceremony, Col. Brandye Williams, the … [Read more...]

U.S. Army Sgt. Bryce Carter, an infantryman with C Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, sharpens the blade of a hoe prior to clearing brush and other debris as part of remediation efforts along the Mulholland Trail near Tarzana, California, in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, Jan. 18, 2025. Carter, and other members of his unit, … [Read more...]

The mobilized Soldiers stand in formation during the mobilization ceremony for the 634th Brigade Support Battalion Forward Logistics Element, Jan. 20, at the Illinois Army National Guard's Readiness Center in Sullivan. The unit, with just over a dozen Soldiers, will support logistics for U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The Soldiers are expected to return sometime next … [Read more...]

JANUARY 20, 2025 — Thousands of National Guard service members are here supporting interagency partners as part of Joint Task Force-District of Columbia leading up to the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. Many of those service members are providing traffic control and crowd management at the request of civil authorities. “Today we’re directing foot traffic and … [Read more...]

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, Army Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the CNGB, and Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs, director, Army National Guard, visit National Guardsmen on duty to support the 60th Presidential Inauguration as part of Joint Task Force – District of Columbia (JTF-DC), Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2025. JTF-DC is a scalable … [Read more...]