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U.S. Army Pfc. Coleton Moore, 14th Cyber Warfare Company, Indiana National Guard, participates as a red team member during Cyber Shield 2026 in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 14, 2026. The Red Team's goal is to identify blind spots in critical infrastructure and teach defenders/blue team participants how to detect, prevent and stop live breaches. Photo by Sgt. Brittany Burton.
Cyber Shield 2026 Validates Guard Cyber Readiness for Critical Infrastructure Defense
By Maj. Cibeles Ramirez-Rodriguez, | Aug. 3, 2026
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – More than 1,000 cyber professionals from the military, government, industry and 23 partner nations tested their ability to defend critical infrastructure against realistic cyberattacks during Cyber Shield...
U.S. Army Col. Arthur S. Moore, commander, 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, discusses the Army National Guard’s modernization efforts during the Army Current Operations Engagement Tour at the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., July 22, 2026. The 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team is advancing Army National Guard modernization by applying lessons learned as the first National Guard brigade to complete a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation under the Army’s new Mobile Brigade Combat Team construct. Photo by Sgt. Tien Dat Ngo.
Virginia National Guard Unit at the Forefront of Army Transformation
By Sgt. Tien-Dat Ngo, | July 31, 2026
WASHINGTON – The Virginia National Guard’s 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, or MBCT, discussed the Army National Guard’s modernization efforts during the Army Current Operations Engagement Tour, highlighting lessons learned...
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Donald Ford, right, and Capt. Richard Duval pilot a CH-47 Chinook helicopter toward the Hagen Fire in Umatilla County, Oregon, July 29, 2026, during water bucket operations in support of Oregon's wildfire response. Photo by Maj. Wayne Clyne.
Oregon Guard Aircrews Support Wildfire Response
By Maj. Wayne Clyne, | July 31, 2026
PENDLETON, Ore. – Two Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopters and two HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters began water bucket operations July 29 in support of wildland firefighting efforts on the Hagen Fire in Umatilla...
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