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Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, or MBCT, unload vehicles and equipment from railcars June 3, 2026, at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The vehicles and equipment traveled from Virginia to Louisiana in support of a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, at Fort Polk. The 116th MBCT is the first Army National Guard brigade to participate in a JRTC rotation as a mobile brigade combat team after formally transitioning from an infantry brigade combat team in 2025. JRTC provides U.S. military units and personnel with complex, realistic combat training, including joint and combined arms operations, force-on-force scenarios and live-fire exercises. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Clements.
Virginia Guard Tests New Brigade Design in Louisiana
By Mike Vrabel, | June 8, 2026
FORT POLK, La. – The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team is testing its combat readiness during a Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, rotation May 31-July 1.The rotation marks a...
Representatives from multiple state agencies participate in a wildfire response tabletop exercise in Cheyenne, Wyoming, June 3, 2026. The exercise focused on improving coordination between state agencies and military organizations when responding to wildfires on Camp Guernsey and across Wyoming. Photo by Maj. Craig Heilig.
Wyoming Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response Coordination
By Maj. Craig Heilig, | June 8, 2026
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Representatives from agencies across Wyoming participated in a June 3 wildfire tabletop exercise in Cheyenne focused on improving coordination before and during wildfire incidents.The exercise brought...
U.S. Army Warrant Officer Brett Patterson, Mississippi National Guard, discusses the U.S. National Incident Management System with Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Emergency Services personnel during a Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership engagement May 18, 2026, in Almalyk City, Uzbekistan. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Hamann.
Mississippi Guard, Uzbekistan Train for Disaster Response
By Sgt. 1st Class Shane Hamann, | June 8, 2026
JACKSON, Miss. – Soldiers from the Mississippi National Guard, in partnership with U.S. Army Central, conducted disaster preparedness and response training with the Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Emergency Situations in...
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