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Washington Army National Guard Sgt. Keegan Tarbell, assigned to the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, carries an emergency relief package alongside an American Red Cross volunteer during the Spokane-area wildfire response in Spokane, Wash., Aug. 11. Guard members helped deliver water, meals, cleanup equipment and other essential supplies to residents in fire-damaged communities. Photo by Sgt. Joshua Linfoot.
Washington Guardsman Supports Wildfire Recovery at Home
By Sgt. Joshua Linfoot, | Aug. 17, 2026
SPOKANE, Wash. – As wildfires spread across Spokane and Stevens counties Aug. 1, threatening homes and forcing residents to evacuate, Washington Army National Guard Sgt. Keegan Tarbell watched the crisis unfold in the...
An Alabama Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts nighttime medical evacuation training during Operation Tuskegee Thunder at Dannelly Field, Alabama, Aug. 13, 2026. The aircraft’s searchlight illuminated the training area as ground personnel and aircrew practiced coordinated evacuation operations. Photo by Master Sgt. William Blankenship.
Alabama Air Guard Tests Combat Readiness During Tuskegee Thunder
By Billy Blankenship, | Aug. 17, 2026
DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. — Airmen assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing trained to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat airpower under pressure during Operation Tuskegee Thunder, Aug. 12-14.The exercise, conducted in...
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Sanders, a crew chief with G Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation, watches as water releases from an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter's bucket onto the Hagen Fire in Umatilla County, Oregon, Aug. 10, 2026. Photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne.
Oregon Guard Assists With Hagen Fire Response
By Maj. Wayne Clyne, | Aug. 14, 2026
PENDLETON, Ore. – Inside the cabin of an HH-60M Black Hawk, Staff Sgt. Kyle Sanders leans out over the open door, eyes locked on a water bucket swinging 100 feet below the aircraft. The pilots up front can’t see it, since...
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