DECEMBER 26, 2025 – For many Guard members, 2025 was a busy year. Soldiers and Airmen deployed overseas. They took part in missions along the southern border. Teams responded to natural disasters and other emergencies at home, and continued tough, challenging training to remain ready for missions yet to come, all working toward achieving peace through strength. For U.S. … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 24, 2025 – The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and includes the New York Air Guard members of the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, New York. On Dec. 24, NORAD will add one more element to its mission list as it tracks Santa Claus on his around-the-world flight. The … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 24, 2025 — For nearly 70 years, the Alaska National Guard has worked with partner agencies to spread holiday cheer to rural Alaskan communities. For the first time in recent memory, Op Santa came to Anchorage to serve Western Alaska families displaced by Typhoon Halong. The Alaska Native Heritage Center hosted the community event with additional support from the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A military plane named in honor of a famous thoroughbred racehorse has returned to its old Kentucky home for retirement, concluding more than three decades of historic service. Man o’ War, a C-130H Hercules, arrived at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here Sept. 22, ending its final flight after traveling millions of miles around the world in support … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 22, 2025 — As rivers overtopped banks and levees failed across western Washington, the Washington National Guard launched one of its largest and fastest flood responses in recent memory, mobilizing about 300 Soldiers and Airmen to help first responders with rescues, evacuations and levee reinforcement from Dec. 11-18. Following an emergency proclamation signed by … [Read more...]