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Sgt. Lorelei Hubbard, an administrative noncommissioned officer assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, uses an artificial intelligence tool to rapidly determine award eligibility for a National Guard member at the Recruiting and Retention Battalion headquarters in Oklahoma City on June 17, 2026. The AI tool, developed by Staff Sgt. Herbert Hailey, improves the awards review process, saving hundreds of hours of manual review per Soldier, and could potentially save the Oklahoma Army National Guard more than 60,000 hours when applied across the force. Portions of this image have been blurred for OPSEC/PII purposes. Photo by Anthony Jones.
Oklahoma Guardsman Harnesses AI to Save Thousands of Hours of Work
By Staff Sgt. Anthony Jones, | June 17, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY – A groundbreaking new artificial intelligence tool developed by an Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier is set to transform the way the state processes military awards, potentially saving administrative staff...
Iowa Air National Guard communication Airmen work to establish network connectivity while being observed by Kosovo Security Force communications soldiers during Exercise Sentinel Sica in Kosovo, June 9, 2026. The exercise challenged participants to maintain communications capabilities in a simulated operational environment featuring contested communications, cyber threats and evolving mission requirements. Photo by Senior Airman Armani Wilson.
Iowa Guard, Kosovo Partners Strengthen Communications in Exercise Sentinel Sica
By Senior Airman Armani Wilson, | June 17, 2026
POMOZOTIN, Kosovo – Iowa National Guard communications personnel participated in Exercise Sentinel Sica, a multinational communications exercise designed to test interoperability, mission command and network operations while...
More than 100 Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company stand in formation during a deployment ceremony at the Major General Linda L. Singh Readiness Center, May 23, 2026. The deployment, which is in support of U.S. Southern Command, marks one of the company’s largest overseas missions since the height of the Global War on Terror. Photo by Maj. Benjamin Hughes.
Maryland Guard Deploys in Support of US Southern Command
By Maj. Benjamin Hughes, | June 17, 2026
SYKESVILLE, Md. – Family members, friends, military leaders and community supporters gathered to recognize more than 100 Maryland National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company as they prepared to deploy...
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