National Guard News
U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Jose Leon Castellanos, a structures specialist assigned to the 103d Civil Engineering Squadron, removes demolished lumber during a structural demolition project as part of a National Guard Bureau deployment for training, or DFT, project in Seward, Alaska, June 2, 2026. Throughout the DFT, more than 30 Airmen deconstructed a structure that was incapable of handling heavy snow loads and prepared the site for eventual rebuild by a later rotation. Photo by Capt. Jen Kaprielian.
Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska
By Capt. Jennifer Kaprielian, | Aug. 26, 2026
SEWARD, Alaska – Members of the Connecticut National Guard’s 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, or CES, conducted training in Alaska this summer as part of the National Guard Bureau’s Deployment for Training, or DFT, program,...

Montana Army National Guard Soldiers return to Helena, Montana, Aug. 24, 2026, after supporting wildfire suppression efforts in Washington. The Montana Guard crew flew more than 40 hours, completed 89 water-bucket drops and delivered approximately 178,000 gallons of water in support of firefighting operations. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey.
Montana Guard Chinook Crew Returns From Washington Wildfire Mission
By Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey, | Aug. 25, 2026
HELENA, Mont. — A Montana Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook crew returned home Aug. 24 after helping battle wildfires in Washington, delivering nearly 178,000 gallons of water during more than 40 hours of flight...

U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard medical personnel move patients to a hardened shelter during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2026. Northern Strike is an Army-sponsored, joint, multinational exercise held at Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Photo by 1st Lt. Elise Wahlstrom.
Air Guard Medics Train for Drone Threats at Northern Strike
By Tech. Sgt. Tristan Viglianco, | Aug. 25, 2026
ALPENA, Mich. — More than 100 active-duty and Air National Guard medics from seven units trained to provide expeditionary medical care under the threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during Northern Strike 26-2 at the...