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A police K9 inside an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during training with the Idaho National Guard. A joint training event with law enforcement at Gowen Field, Idaho, June 2, 2026. Photo by Rusty Rehl.
National Guard Counterdrug Program Adapts to Evolving Criminal Threats
By Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman, | June 22, 2026
ARLINGTON, Va. – Drug trafficking networks often cross state and international borders, and analysts with the National Guard Counterdrug program are helping law enforcement officials identify trafficking routes and connect...
The 29th Infantry Division concluded its 20-day Warfighter Training Exercise, or WFX 26-4, June 14, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The division mustered its units from across the nation, including the Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Florida and Alabama National Guards.The warfighter exercise was designed to test division staff with challenging problems and obstacles necessary for success in large-scale combat operations. The division staff worked and planned meticulously with multiple subordinate brigades, bringing the division’s multilayered capabilities to bear against a fictional adversary of equivalent size. Courtesy photo.
Guard Soldiers Sharpen Readiness in Warfighter Exercise
By 1st Lt. Colt Bradley, | June 22, 2026
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The 29th Infantry Division concluded its 20-day Warfighter Training Exercise, or WFX 26-4, June 14, designed to test division staff with challenging problems and obstacles necessary for success in...
U.S. Air Force maintainers with the 123th Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, train maintainers with the 139th Airlift Wing on the C-130J Hercules aircraft, at Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky, March 9, 2026. The 139th Airmen are instructors at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center and became dual qualified on both the C-130H and C-130J Hercules to enhance their ability to support the school's evolving mission.Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Phil Speck.
Missouri Guardsmen Expand Capabilities Through Dual Qualification
By Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson, | June 22, 2026
ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. – Aircraft maintenance professionals assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, or AATTC, have reached a significant milestone by becoming...
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