Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 12.19.2025
As rivers overtopped banks and levees failed across western Washington, the Washington National Guard launched one of its largest and fastest flood responses in recent memory, mobilizing approximately 300 soldiers and airmen to help first responders with emergency rescues, evacuations, and levee reinforcement in Skagit, Snohomish, and King counties from Dec. 11-18, 2025....
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 12.11.2025
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON— What began as a chance encounter during a severe Yakutat snowstorm set Spc. Brad Adams on an unexpected path to the Alaska Army National Guard and toward a new sense of purpose, stability and opportunity for his family....
Story by Maj. Lena Witham | Joint Force Headquarters - Maine National Guard | 12.11.2025
In a historic ceremony in Bangor, Maine, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Couture transfers leadership of the 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment to his daughter, 2nd Lieutenant Sarah Couture, marking a rare family milestone in military service....
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 12.10.2025
With wars around the world rewriting the rules of combat in real time, the Washington National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team pulled more than 200 leaders for the second annual Maneuver Warfare Symposium on Dec. 5, 2025 at Camp Murray. This year’s event was aimed to prepare to fight and win on tomorrow’s battlefield....
Story by John Hughel | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 12.10.2025
The Oregon Youth ChalleNGe Program celebrated the graduation of Class 70 on Dec. 10, 2025, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond, Oregon. A total of 160 Cadets finished the 22-week program....
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 12.09.2025
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON— Alaska National Guard Soldiers, Airmen, leaders, families, and community members gathered to witness a time-honored military tradition as Command Sgt. Maj. Julie Small transferred responsibility of the AKNG command senior enlisted leader position to Command Sgt. Maj. John Phlegar and celebrated her retirement following 31 years of service during a dual......
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 12.08.2025
With stress and burnout continuing to affect service members, the Washington National Guard (WANG) is testing a new strategy: training the brain like any other muscle. The WANG opened three MindGyms on Nov. 21, becoming the first Army National Guard in the nation to offer a virtual mental-fitness system that uses neurofeedback and sensory-reduction technology to help service members build......
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 11.21.2025
Seventy years after first opening its doors, the Snohomish Armory — home to the 176th Engineer Company — is undergoing a $6 million modernization to ensure the facility continues to serve the community just east of Everett, Washington....
