AUGUST 21, 2025 - Patriot Medic 2025 took place August 6 to 12 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The multi-national exercise, led by the Air Force Reserve, included more than 9,000 personnel from all U.S. military services and international partners including Australian, British and Canadian forces. Patriot Medic is the Air Force Reserve’s … [Read more...]
State Partnership Program Offers Global Security
AUGUST 21, 2025 - In a mostly virtual gathering, National Guard members and security cooperation leaders convened earlier this month for a Defense Department National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program conference to discuss the program's enduring importance in today's complex environment. With more than 250 attendees from around the globe, and approximately 40 attending … [Read more...]
Guard Aerial Firefighters Have Busy August
AUGUST 21, 2025 – Nevada National Guard aerial firefighting efforts have intensified this month as temperatures rise. Nevada Army National Guard aviators activated 22 Soldiers on Aug. 3, operating one CH-47 Chinook and one UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead to support the Nevada Division of Forestry, or NDF, in Elko County. The Jakes Fire, … [Read more...]
Sharpening the Arctic Edge
AUGUST 21, 2025 - Training in the Arctic means braving freezing winds, icy seas and rugged terrain. But for soldiers assigned to the 3rd Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) it's just another day in the life. A joint force team of soldiers, Marines, airmen and Coast Guardsmen traveled to Anchorage, Alaska, to complete training in some of the world's harshest … [Read more...]
Guard Members Prevent Knife Attack in D.C.
U.S. Army Soldiers from the Joint Task Force Headquarters unit from the D.C. National Guard provide security to commuters around the Smithsonian Metro Station in Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC, supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force. These National Guard service members provide critical support, … [Read more...]