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Oct. 23, 2020

Upcoming F-35 night flying operations

Oct. 23, 2020

VTNG Soldiers to depart for U.S. Biathlon Pre-World Cup

Oct. 14, 2020

CEATS Training Schedule Update

Oct. 12, 2020

VTANG receives final F-35

Oct. 1, 2020

Vermont Soldiers selected for National Guard marathon team

Sept. 20, 2020

15th CST to participate in training proficiency evaluations

Sept. 10, 2020

Upcoming F-35 night flying operations

Sept. 9, 2020

158th FW selects next command chief

Sept. 2, 2020

Over 70 Airmen prepare to deploy from VTANG

Sept. 1, 2020

CEATS Training Schedule Update

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M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, crews fire at Camp Orchard, Boise, Idaho, during I Corps’ Courage Lethality exercise April 17, 2026. The HIMAR was one of eight 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment HIMARs to fire at Camp Orchard during the exercise, which also included battalion crews firing simultaneously at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, and at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. Courage Lethality tested the battalion’s ability to deliver long-range precision fires across while distributed across 700 miles. Photo by Mike Freeman.

HIMARS Unit Fires Simultaneously Across 700 Miles, Three States

By Maj. Robert Taylor, | April 23, 2026

BOISE, Idaho – Twelve M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, were fired simultaneously across 700 miles and three states April 17, testing the HIMARS crews’ ability to deliver precision strike capabilities in...

Brig. Gen. Paul Sellars, commanding general, Washington Army National Guard, sits down with Evgeni Mandadzhiev, reporter with the Ministry of Defense Information Center, to introduce the Stryker Fighting Vehicles and discuss the role of the National Guard in supporting the Bulgarian Land Forces, April 15, 2026, Sofia, Bulgaria. Courtesy photo.

Washington Guard Transfers Strykers to Bulgarian Land Forces

By Joseph Siemandel, | April 23, 2026

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – With the ongoing transformation of the 81st Brigade from a Stryker to a Mobile Brigade, the Washington National Guard transferred eight Strykers to the Bulgarian Land Forces through the Foreign Military...

Minnesota Army National Guard Spc. Bronson Stachowiak, from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, who serves as a unit supply specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 682nd Engineer Battalion is one of 27 service members from the Minnesota National Guard and NATO allied nations Canada and Croatia who participated in the 2026 Minnesota Best Warrior Competition April 15-18, 2026, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota. This competition tests participants’ knowledge, technical and tactical proficiency, physical endurance and resilience through a series of demanding events. Minnesota’s winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from across the Midwest at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition, hosted this year by the Michigan National Guard at Fort Custer, April 29-May 3, 2026. Photo by Staff Sgt. Bob Brown.

Minnesota Guard, Croatia Partners Participate in Best Warrior Competition

By Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh, | April 22, 2026

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – Twenty-seven Minnesota Guard members, along with Canadian and Croatian soldiers, tested their skills April 15-18 during harsh weather conditions in the 2026 Minnesota Best Warrior Competition.The...