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  • 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

  • National Guard Seeks Reform, Innovation, Increased Lethality

    In this era of complexity and uncertainty, innovation is not just an option for the National Guard — it's a must, National Guard Bureau Chief Air Force Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus said today during the McAleese Defense Programs Conference in Washington. "We are at a pivotal moment in history, a time

  • Guard Enlisted Leaders Emphasize Warrior Ethos, Readiness

    WASHINGTON - The National Guard’s senior enlisted leaders, representing more than 430,000 Soldiers and Airmen, discussed their insights and priorities during a leadership panel Feb. 24.“Our priorities are always evolving because leadership changes inevitably shift our focus,” said Senior Enlisted

  • Texas National Guard Operation Lone Star Helps Secure Border

    ROMA, Texas - National Guard members continue to play a key role in sealing and securing the southern U.S. border as additional troops join them. Nearly 1,500 Army National Guard Soldiers from more than 15 states now serve on federal orders supporting U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Border Patrol and

  • Air Guard Conducts Sentry South-Southern Strike Exercise

    GULFPORT, Miss. – Approximately 500 service members from the Active, Guard and Reserve components of the U.S. military participated in exercise Sentry South-Southern Strike 2025 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center and Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center from Jan. 27 to Feb.

  • DOD Assisting to Combat So-Cal Wildfires

    The Defense Department today announced it will work to provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities to California as that state's Los Angeles County region continues to be ravaged by a series of out-of-control wildfires that broke out yesterday. The order to provide the personnel and

  • Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., 21st CNGB, dies at 96

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., former chief of the National Guard Bureau, died Dec. 28. He was 96.Temple served as the CNGB from 1986 to 1990, capping 43 years of military service. During his time as chief, he was instrumental in shaping the National Guard of