• FacebookFacebook
  • XX
  • YouTubeYouTube
National Guard News
An EMAC coordinator and an Indiana National Guard representative work together during an exercise at the EMAC Coordinator and National Guard Workshop in Indianapolis Aug. 12-13. The workshop provided an opportunity for EMAC coordinators and National Guard representatives from across the country to build relationships and refine best practices in emergency response. Courtesy photo.
National Guard, Civilian Partners Synchronize Disaster Response in Workshop
By Capt. Robert Dunn | Aug. 20, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — When disaster strikes, states often depend on National Guard forces from beyond their borders to move quickly with aircraft, personnel and equipment. That response begins long before an emergency through the...
An Indiana National Guardsman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, and Slovak Armed Forces soldiers run toward an objective during an assault at a Combat Readiness Exercise at Muscatatuck Training Center near Butlerville, Ind., July 26. The exercise validates the Indiana National Guard’s ability to rapidly deploy, integrate with joint and international partners, and fight in complex, large-scale combat operations. Photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Tinoco.
Indiana Guard’s 76th Mobile Brigade Builds Lethal Readiness in Exercise
By National Guard Bureau | Aug. 20, 2026
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — The Indiana Army National Guard’s 76th Mobile Brigade tested new capabilities, strengthened combat readiness and trained for large-scale combat operations alongside more than 4,700 U.S. and allied...
Military and civilian leaders receive a capabilities brief during Distinguished Visitors Day at Cyber Fortress 26 July 31, 2026, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Hosted by the Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade, Cyber Fortress is one of the nation's premier military exercises focused on a whole-of-government response to significant cyber threats impacting critical infrastructure and key resources, and the only Army National Guard cyberspace operations exercise that includes capability certification or re-certification. This year’s exercise scenario focused on hydroelectricity and brought together Active, Reserve, and National Guard components of the U.S. military and NATO partners, as well as local, state, and federal government agencies and civilian partners from private industry. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)
Virginia Guard Tests Cyberattack Scenarios at Cyber Fortress 26
By A.J. Coyne, | Aug. 20, 2026
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Army National Guard’s 91st Cyber Brigade hosted Cyber Fortress 26, a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational exercise, July 25 - Aug. 8 at the State Military Reservation in...
More