NOVEMBER 24, 2025 – As criminals turn to drones to move drugs and support illegal activity, the Washington National Guard’s Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center will launch a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System fundamentals training course in December to help law enforcement get ahead of the threat. “This course will help bridge the gap between the lessons learned … [Read more...]
Next-gen Pegasus to be Housed at McGhee Tyson
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 – The U.S. Air Force announced McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tennessee, as the preferred location to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7 as part of the Department of the Air Force’s overarching aircraft recapitalization efforts. In September 2024, the Air Force named McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base as one of seven Air … [Read more...]
Alaska Guard Conducts Medical Evacuation
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 — Alaska Army National Guard members assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient requiring advanced medical care from Scammon Bay to Bethel Nov. 18, after severe weather grounded civilian air ambulances for two consecutive days. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center initiated the mission following a request for … [Read more...]
Guard Provides Funeral Honors for WWII Vet
NOVEMBER 17, 2025 - A Lyons resident who died in World War II was laid to rest with full honors by seven Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard at the town’s Old Elmwood Cemetery on Nov. 7. The Honor Guard provided military funeral honors for Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. John A. Pagliuso, who died October 5, 1942, during a bombing mission over Papua New Guinea. He was … [Read more...]
KY Guard Responded to UPS Plane Crash
NOVEMBER 14, 2025 - Firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were among hundreds of emergency workers who responded Nov. 4 to a fatal civilian plane crash just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Eight Guard firefighters and four fire trucks were deployed to the crash site about 5:20 p.m., said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ty Allen, fire chief for … [Read more...]