Story by Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Nelson | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.04.2026
A Notice of Sourcing the first step in preparing for a year-long timeline for a unit to deploy.
Story by Chief Petty Officer Jose Hernandez | Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group | 08.15.2025
Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) conducted a large-scale mobilization exercise, bookended by expeditionary familiarization evolutions, from July 21 to Aug. 15 to validate and refine processes for mass activation, medical and administrative readiness, and mission qualification for Reserve Sailors preparing for global expeditionary logistics operations. MOBEX 25 tested the......
Story by Sgt. Evan Anderson | 130th Field Artillery Brigade | 07.29.2025
Kansas Army National Guard Soldiers of the 130th Field Artillery Brigade honed its warfighting foundation through a high-impact command post exercise ahead of this year's overseas mobilization....
Story by Staff Sgt. Rachel White | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division | 07.21.2025
After 15 days in the sweltering Louisiana heat, the soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, and supporting units emerged from the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation 25-08 with sharpened skills, battle-tested endurance, and a renewed focus for their upcoming deployment....
Story by Staff Sgt. Emily Simonson | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 05.04.2025
The Oregon National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team held a mobilization ceremony at the Salem Armory Auditorium in Salem Ore., May 4, 2025. Approximately 220 Soldiers with the 41st are preparing to mobilize to the Horn of Africa to join Task Force BATAAN in support of Operation Inherent Resolve....
Story by Maj. William Carraway | Georgia National Guard | 04.20.2025
In April 1955, the National Guard’s 400,000-strong force responded to an unprecedented activation exercise. Operation Minuteman, conceived by Maj. Gen. Edgar Erickson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, successfully mobilized nearly 320,000 National Guardsmen in an age long before e-mail, social media and smart phones....
Story by David Poe | Fort Bliss Public Affairs Office | 01.29.2025
The “Home of America’s Tank Division” now houses the Defense Department’s first 3D-printed barracks. The newly opened facilities will initially house troops deploying to Fort Bliss in support of the installation’s Mobilization Force Generation Installation mission. Fort Bliss processes and trains approximately 70,000 service members annually, with support from Army Reserve and......
Story by Sandy Owens | Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base | 01.28.2025
NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has commanded the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, coordinating efforts with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump Administration initiatives. The 136th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Texas Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, plays a......
