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  • National Guard, Nordic Partnerships Bolster European Defenses

    OSLO, Norway — The National Guard Bureau’s top leaders traveled to Finland, Sweden and Norway last week as part of a series of visits to Northern European countries to strengthen the Guard’s security cooperation ties in the Nordic region.Each nation hosted Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief,

  • National Guard Exceeds Fiscal Year 2025 Recruiting Goals

    WASHINGTON – Amid a historic surge in military recruiting, the National Guard exceeded its fiscal year 2025 goals, reflecting a broader trend of robust enlistment across the U.S. military.Since November 2024, the Department of War has achieved its strongest recruiting performance in 30 years, with

  • State Partnership Program conducts air assault planning exchange

    LATACUNGA, Ecuador - Members of the Kentucky National Guard took part in a four-day air assault planning exchange with the Ecuadorian 9th Special Forces Brigade as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, Aug. 18-21.The Soldiers and Airmen with expertise in aviation, pathfinding, and

  • Joint Service Teamwork Forged During Exercise Sage Eagle

    FORT ANDERSON-PINN-HILL, Va. - Army Green Berets and supporting elements assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group teamed with security forces airmen from the Air National Guard for Sage Eagle 25-4, a joint training exercise designed to enhance the services' interoperability and readiness, conducted

  • Hegseth, Senior DOD Officials Pay Visit to Guardsmen at D.C. Armory

    WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a trio of senior department officials with ties to the National Guard paid a visit to roughly 300 mobilized National Guardsmen at the D.C. Armory in Washington today. The four leaders thanked the soldiers and airmen for their efforts to increase safety

  • Nebraska security forces Airmen conduct deployment training in Alaska

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - In the dense woodlands of Alaska, far from the familiarity of their home station, Airmen from the Nebraska National Guard’s 155th Security Forces Squadron honed their skills: one land navigation checkpoint, squad movement and simulation at a time.For Tech.

  • 155th Air Refueling Wing Conducts Combat-Readiness Exercise

    LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing conducted a Combat Readiness Exercise during its regularly scheduled drill weekend, June 6-8, 2025, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska.The Combat Readiness Exercise evaluated the wing's ability to

  • International Visitors Learn About National Guard Ops

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — International visitors involved in emergency preparedness and crisis response came to the Pentagon today to learn more about the National Guard.The visit was part of a larger trip to understand emergency preparedness, management, planning, funding and coordination among federal,

  • Idaho Air National Guard Opens Medical Training Facility

    GOWEN FIELD, Idaho —The Idaho Air National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to mark the opening of a new Medical Training Facility on Gowen Field for the 124th Fighter Wing.The building, which provides laboratories, exam rooms, administrative areas, classrooms, record storage and

  • Air National Guard Airmen Train for Mass Casualty Response

    SAVANNAH, Ga. - When disaster strikes on American soil, the National Guard is the nation’s first line of defense. Patriot 25 enhanced that readiness by equipping troops with the skills needed to protect the homeland when it matters most.Held March 24–27, Patriot 25 brought together about 700