National Guard News
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Figueroa, Colorado National Guard 140th Security Forces Squadron, or SFS, security forces specialist, fires at opposition forces during Operation Iron Flag, a hands-on, combat simulation field exercise June 17, 2026, at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii. The 140th SFS implemented jungle warfare movements, land navigation and nonverbal signals as part of their annual training. Photo by Senior Airman Eliana Raspet.
Colorado Guard, US Pacific Command Enhance Operational Readiness
By Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson, | Aug. 7, 2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – More than 100 members of the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Mission Support Group enhanced operational readiness and tested joint capabilities within the U.S. Pacific Command area...

Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers and Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen prepare to load a Hawaii Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aboard a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 204th Airlift Squadron at Hilo International Airport, July 31, 2026. The movement marked the first deployment of a Hawaii Army National Guard Black Hawk to the Philippines, launching an aviation engagement under the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program between Hawaii and the Philippines and building on years of aviation exchanges between the two partner forces. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy.
Hawaii Guard, Philippine Air Force Expand Aviation Partnership
By Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy, | Aug. 6, 2026
HILO, Hawaii - The Hawaii National Guard began an aviation engagement with its Philippine partners July 31 when a Hickam-based C-17 Globemaster III carrying a Black Hawk helicopter departed Hilo for Clark Air Base,...

Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 556th Military Intelligence Company, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team determine a simulated enemy position during a multi-domain exercise Aug. 3, 2026 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Photo by Brad Rhen.
Pennsylvania Guard Strengthens Intelligence Capabilities
By Brad Rhen, | Aug. 6, 2026
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers focused on locating simulated enemy fighters through various military intelligence means and calling in strikes from unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, during a...