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Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Donnellan, adjutant general of the Idaho National Guard and commanding general of the Idaho National Guard, addresses the audience during distinguished visitor day, the final day of Cyber Discovery 2026, at the state of Idaho Office of Information Technology Services, Chinden Campus, Boise, June 9, 2026. Cyber Discovery was built around a clear operational reality that if the Idaho National Guard is activated for a cybersecurity incident, the Office of Information Technology Services and the Idaho Military Division will respond alongside them. Photo by Sgt. Rusty Rehl.
Idaho Guard Builds Cyber Defense Capacity
By Rusty Rehl, | June 24, 2026
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho National Guard Soldiers trained alongside fellow Guardsmen, civilian partners and the State of Idaho Office of Information Technology Services in early June during Cyber Discovery 2026, preparing them for...
Maj. Luis Torres, National Guard Bureau liaison officer to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, or INDOPACOM, and Capt. Matthew Chartier, operations officer, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, talk with others at the Indo-Pacific Health Security Summit, June 7, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Courtesy photo.
Washington Guard, Malaysia Strengthen Partnership at Security Summit
By Washington National Guard | June 24, 2026
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A group of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, experts from the Washington National Guard and the National Guard Bureau played a key role in the 3rd Indo-Pacific Health Alliance for...
A Soldier from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 123rd Engineer Battalion adjusts a drop ceiling at the Forest Park Armory as part of his annual training in June 2026. The battalion's Macomb-based 616th Engineer Utilities Detachment and 661st Engineer Construction Co. did renovation work at the Illinois Army National Guard’s Forest Park Armory preparing the facility to accept new high-technology Illinois Army National Guard units around October. The work included re-piping the heating system, installing LED lighting and replacing ceiling tiles. It could have cost the Illinois Army National Guard from $225,000 to $418,000 had it been contracted out. Courtesy photo.
Illinois Guard Engineers Build Track, Renovate Armory
By Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton, | June 23, 2026
CRESTWOOD, Ill. – The Illinois Army National Guard’s 123rd Engineer Battalion worked on ‘Do It Ourselves’ projects in late May and June, such as building a running track and renovating an armory, giving the Soldiers valuable...
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