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50th Regional Support Group’s best warriors compete

Nine Florida Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to units within to the 50th Regional Support Group (RSG) reported to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida, to compete at the brigade level of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) on Feb. 1, 2024.

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202nd RED HORSE hosts annual contingency exercise

The Florida Air National Guard’s 202nd RED HORSE Squadron conducted the FEBEX24 exercise Feb. 2-3 to assess and enhance the readiness of its members. Airmen assigned to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Civil Engineer Squadron and 125th Medical Group also participated in the exercise.

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3/20th holds Special Forces Conditioning and Preparation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center

Following December’s Special Forces Readiness Evaluation, candidates from all over the country traveled back January 25th-28th for the second phase: Special Forces Conditioning and Preparation. There are multiple areas of participation that candidates must participate in before being chosen for National Guard Special Forces

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50th Regional Support Group conducts change of command ceremony

Army Brig. Gen. William Temple transferred his command of the 50th Regional Support Group to Army Col. Jeremey Davis during a change of command ceremony in Homestead, Florida, on Jan. 21, 2024.

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Florida Guard Soldier helps train Ukrainian forces, receives award from senior official

Army Sgt. Iuliia Nichols, a culinary specialist assigned to the Florida Army National Guard’s (FLARNG) 927th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), received Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Award for her contributions in training Ukrainian soldiers from Ukrainian army Maj. Gen. Oleksiy Taran, head of the Main Department of Doctrine and Training of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in Wiesbaden, Germany, in December 2023.

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

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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brianna D. St. Lawrence-Brody, a command post controller assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, poses for an official portrait. St. Lawrence-Brody was selected as one of the U.S. Air Force's 2026 Total Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year, becoming the only Air National Guard Airman selected for the honor during the program's first year of Total Force competition. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey.

Montana Guard Airman Selected as 2026 Total Force Outstanding Airman of the Year

By Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey, | July 31, 2026

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Staff Sgt. Brianna D. St. Lawrence-Brody, a command post controller assigned to

Airman 1st Class Angel Rodriguez De Leon, 159th Civil Engineering Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, constructs end caps used to fasten walls to supporting beams on a fire training tower at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, July 21, 2026. The squadron participated in a multi-unit construction project in which each Air National Guard civil engineering squadron completed a portion of the tower before transferring the project to the next unit. Photo by Senior Airman Jacob Hall.

Louisiana Guard Engineers Construct Fire Training Tower

By Senior Airman Jacob Hall, | July 31, 2026

VOLK FIELD, Wis. – Airmen from the 159th Civil Engineering Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard,

Staff Sgt. Randy Scales, readiness noncommissioned officer, assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation Battalion, Montana Army National Guard, rides with a litter during VITA Rescue System training at Fort Harrison, Montana, July 29, 2026. The training certified instructor personnel on the new hoist rescue capability before the instructor personnel train additional aircrew members across the unit. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey.

Montana Guard Improves Rescue Ability With New Hoist System

By Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey, | July 30, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – Montana National Guard Soldiers recently completed instructor certification on a new

Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saves two motorists from drowning during Tropical Storm Isaias response

By Army Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart | Aug. 7, 2020

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team rescued two motorists stranded in rapidly rising water during flooding caused by Tropical Storm Isaias Aug. 4 in Berks County.

Utah Guard Hosts Region VII Best Warrior Competition

By Staff Sgt. Timothy Beery | Aug. 4, 2020

CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - Twelve Soldiers from the Western United States and Guam exhausted themselves

Pa. National Guard helps return remains of Soldier killed during Korean War

By Brad Rhen | July 31, 2020

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Military Funeral Honors detail on Thursday participated in the repatriation of remains of a U.S. Army Soldier who was killed in the Korean War.

Unit’s first female first sergeant ‘keeps it green’ and takes care of soldiers

By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Roles | July 28, 2020

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Army National Guard noncommissioned officer has marked a first in her unit’s history. First Sgt. Valerie Jones, with Alpha Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, is wrapping up her time as her unit’s first female first sergeant.

U.S. Army North evaluates North Carolina National Guard unit

By 1st Lt. Regina Corbin | June 24, 2019

Every 18 months, the 42nd Civil Support Team is required to be validated on core tasks, such as the decontamination process, identifying threats and materials, and coordinating with civilian authorities in a realistic setting. This validation proves that the unit is ready to respond to a chemical, radiological or biological event. U.S. Army North provides training and evaluates specialized units in the National Guard to meet homeland defense and homeland security mission sets.