National Guard

RT @ChiefNGB: In New Mexico, CSM Kendrick and I met with Sgt. 1st Class Richard Aragon, who has led teams on dozens of disaster response missions, saving many lives. When a seizing infant couldn’t be reached by helicopter or vehicle during last week’s statewide severe flood response, he and his Soldiers walked several miles to reach the family and help make the rescue possible. His leadership and expertise continue to help save lives and protect property in New Mexico communities. I’m proud to serve alongside Soldiers like him. #AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere

RT @ChiefNGB: Great to spend time with our Guardsmen in New Mexico alongside Command Sgt. Maj. Kendrick to hear how they’re supporting global operations, while simultaneously responding to natural disasters in their own communities. Following severe flooding across the state last week, New Mexico’s Soldiers and Airmen are supporting interagency partners with high-water rescues and ongoing recovery efforts. From regional security and theater logistics overseas, to rapid, lifesaving response at home, these Soldiers and Airmen exemplify the National Guard’s dual mission: providing combat-ready forces to our services and the Joint Force, while responding in the Homeland when disaster or crisis strikes. #AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere

The @WANationalGuard and the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces exchanged logistics and maintenance expertise at Camp Murray, strengthening their partnership and readiness as Washington prepares for a major rotation at the National Training Center.

.@TheNationsFirst Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, sharpened their mortar skills during a weekend drill, training with 60 mm, 81 mm and 120 mm mortar systems to provide indirect fire support to ground forces.

Welcome home, @CTNationalGuard Soldiers! More than 500 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, returned home after nearly a year in the Middle East, where they served at 20 locations across seven countries, conducting security, convoy escort, counter-drone and force protection missions.

Border security is national security. @NVNationalGuard Soldiers assigned to the 1859th Light-Medium Transportation Company are mobilizing to the nation’s southern border to support @DHSgov and @CBP, marking the unit’s first mobilization in 10 years.

RT @DeptofWar: Thanks to President Trump’s historic National Guard deployments, Washington, D.C., and Memphis are SAFER THAN EVER BEFORE.

Thirteen @IowaNatGuard Soldiers tested their combat skills at the first National Guard E3B event. Two earned the Expert Infantryman Badge, while all gained valuable experience to strengthen readiness for future missions.

@ArizonaNationalGuard’s 162nd Wing and 355th Wing fire departments conducted aircraft fire suppression, victim extrication and unified incident command coordination scenarios to bolster aircraft rescue and firefighting capabilities and strengthen Total Force interoperability.

RT @ARNGDirector: It was great to catch up with MG David Mikolaities, Adjutant General of the @NHNationalGuard. We had an excellent discussion about the incredible work the Granite State’s Citizen-Soldiers are doing. Our focus remains crystal clear: building combat-ready formations, driving modernization, and ensuring our service members are prepared for whatever missions come our way, both at home and abroad. The New Hampshire Guard is a vital component of the #TotalArmy. I’m grateful for MG Mikolaities’ leadership and his team’s unwavering dedication! Ready For Combat! This We’ll Defend! #ArmyNationalGuard #Readiness #NHGuard #CitizenSoldiers

Twenty-six participants, from team leaders to battalion commanders, spent Sept. 13-18 in the @NationalGuardIN's Adaptive Leader Development Program, which offered something professional military education doesn’t: the discomfort of not knowing what comes next and the chance to evolve amid the friction. Read about ALDP-

RT @ChiefNGB: To our deployed teammates, thank you for your incredible service on this Day of the Deployed! Whether you are deployed globally or securing our communities at home, you are what makes the National Guard an elite & lethal warfighting & response force. #AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere

On the National Day of the Deployed, we’d like to thank the more than 35,000 National Guard members currently mobilized around the world, as well as the family members and employers back home supporting them.

Through the State Partnership Program, @IDNationalGuard Airmen and their Cambodian partners established a baseline for fire response capabilities to build on during future training exchanges.

Check out some of the best photos from around the National Guard this week! 📸

When ground search teams couldn’t reach two stranded hikers, an @IDNationalGuard helicopter crew hoisted them from a mountainside at roughly 9,000 feet and flew them to safety.

A @NationalGuardNY Honor Guard provided military funeral honors for unknown American Soldiers killed in a naval battle on Lake Champlain 250 years ago. 🔗

RT @ChiefNGB: One Team, one fight! Leveraging our Guard warriors’ lethal capabilities and deep operational experience makes the entire Joint Force stronger.

Under the leadership of Secretary Hegseth, we are growing our elite Special Tactics community. The memo directs the establishment of a new Air National Guard Special Tactics Squadron, placing our most lethal warfighters at the heart of the @USSOCOM & @AFSpecOpsCmd community at Hurlburt Field & MacDill AFB.

RT @FLGuard: Florida National Guard senior leaders welcomed a Hellenic delegation to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida, Oct. 8, 2026, for tours of training facilities and demonstrations of Florida Guard capabilities. The visit marked the new partnership between Greece and Florida under the State Partnership Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. N.W. Huertas)

"We came out here to help people, and I thank God that we were able to." @GeorgiaGuard Soldiers assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission provided lifesaving first aid after a shooting in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14.