DECEMBER 5, 2025 – The Utah Army National Guard is rapidly evolving in the field of combat medicine with the introduction of one of the most advanced medical training facilities in the country, the Medical Simulation Training Center, or MSTC, commonly called the “Mystic.” Centrally located at Camp Williams, the new center already is being praised as the finest MSTC in the … [Read more...]
Guard Supports State Police During Bayou Classic
DECEMBER 4, 2025 – The Louisiana National Guard assigned Soldiers from the 61st Troop Command, headquartered in Carville, and the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Lafayette, to assist law enforcement in New Orleans’ French Quarter from Nov. 28–30 during the 52nd annual Bayou Classic. The Bayou Classic, an annual football game between Grambling State … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Keeping America’s Cities Safer
Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton) DECEMBER 3, 2025 - Currently, more than 2,200 National Guardsmen from across the country are serving as part of Joint Task Force D.C., with an additional 500 on the way, said Pentagon Press Secretary … [Read more...]
Volunteers Give Lift to Trees for Troops
DECEMBER 2, 2025 – Seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined local veterans to load 150 Christmas trees earmarked military bases around the country on board a truck at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa on Dec. 1. This was the 21st year tree farmers in the area donated to the “Trees for Troops” program. The donated trees are destined for service members and … [Read more...]
Oklahoma National Guard Departs for D.C.
DECEMBER 2, 2025 – Friends, family and Oklahoma National Guard leaders gathered Monday at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Oklahoma for a ceremony held for members of the Oklahoma National Guard’s Task Force Thunder. The approximately 160 Guardsmen will depart for Washington, D.C. in the coming days in support of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission. Governor … [Read more...]




