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Maj. Pierre Matte, Joint Operations Center Battle Manager, updates Ken Flowers, National Guard Bureau chief information officer/J6’s chief tech officer and division chief, J65 National Guard Bureau and Ed Pruitt, Maven Systems on the National Guard support to Seattle’s FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, June 26, 2026, at the Joint Operations Center, Camp Murray, Washington. Photo by Joseph Siemandel.
Washington Guard Tests Project Homeland During World Cup
By Joseph Siemandel, | July 6, 2026
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The Washington National Guard’s Joint Operations Center was assessed during a June 26 World Cup game on how the state was using Project Homeland, a long-term modernization initiative designed to improve...
Staff Sgt. Alexander Spradling, an instructor with the 1-117th Military Police Battalion’s Multifunction Company prepares to launch an RQ-28A, a small, unmanned aircraft during the Small Unmanned Aircraft System, or SUAS, Master Trainer pilot course at Tullahoma’s Volunteer Training Site, June 23, 2026. Unlike the Army’s basic operator course, the Master Trainer Course prepares experienced operators to certify future SUAS pilots, manage unit training programs and advise commanders on unmanned aircraft system employment. Facilitated by Tennessee’s 117th Regional Training Institute, this is the first course of its kind in the Army National Guard. Photo by 1st Lt. Bailey Breving.
Tennessee Guard Hosts First Drone Trainer Course
By Tennessee National Guard | July 2, 2026
SMYRNA, Tenn. – Twelve Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers became the first graduates of Tennessee’s new Small Unmanned Aircraft System, or SUAS, Master Trainer course led by the 1-117th Military Police Battalion at...
Airmen assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, participate in Operation War Hog Breakout during a Combat Readiness Inspection in Great Falls and Helena, Montana, 2026. The four-day inspection evaluated the wing's ability to survive, operate and accomplish mission-essential tasks in a simulated deployed environment while preparing Airmen for future federal and state missions. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Reid.
Montana Guard Completes Combat Readiness Inspection
By Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey, | July 2, 2026
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Airmen assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, concluded Operation War Hog Breakout, a four-day Combat Readiness Inspection that evaluated the wing's ability to execute...
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