III MEF Support Battalion conducts Unit Level Training during Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise, Freedom Banner, and Freedom Shield. This training will consist of providing security and combat service support in a simulated CBRN environment to enable command and control, provide combat logistical support, and sustain camp life support operations during large-scale training exercises.
The Director of the Army National Guard (DARNG) oversees the organization, training, and readiness of the Army National Guard.
The DARNG works collaboratively with the Deptartment of the Army and National Guard Bureau to provide strategic leadership and guidance to the 54 states, territories, and the District of Columbia's Adjutant Generals, Army National Guard senior leaders, the...
In response to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the California National Guard and Department of Defense, are conducting disaster response missions to provide critical support to CAL FIRE and local authorities. The mission includes, but is not limited to, aerial firefighting, security assistance, and relief operations. The mission aims to support firefighting efforts, ensure public...
TRADEWINDS is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, combined, joint, exercise designed to expand our regional capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; improve readiness; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures; enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones; promote human rights; fully integrate women into the force; and increase maritime domain awareness...
The Marietta-based 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, conducts the 2025 iteration of 78th Troop Command Best Warrior Competition at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2025. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of 78th Troop Command Soldiers by testing the competitors with physical fitness assessments, written exams, and other...
USAR Drill Sergeant Graduations
The 10th Mountain Division (LI) commemorates the hardships and trials the original 10th Mountain Soldiers endured to prepare for combat by hosting annual competitions and events, which include D-Series, Legacy Days, and Mountain Fest. The name “D-Series” refers to the culminating winter training event that the Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division went through in March-April 1944 to...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will award the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army Soldiers for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity: Private Bruno R. Orig (posthumous), Private First Class Wataru Nakamura (posthumous), Corporal Fred B. McGee (posthumous), Private First Class Charles R. Johnson (posthumous), retired General Richard E. Cavazos (posthumous), Captain Hugh R. Nelson, Jr....
