Video by Sgt. Israel Sanchez | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 07.30.2025
Soldiers with 239th BEB bring their gamer skills to the battlefield. While technology changes and advances so must we to maintain lethality and superiority. Drones are a widely dynamic and resourceful tool that has turned the tide on our cyber capabilities in stealth, reconnaissance, overwatch and offensive postures. One thing is for certain, the historical footprint drones will have on......
Video by Sgt. Haden Tolbert | Oklahoma National Guard | 07.23.2025
Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen with 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, partnered with Oklahoma Task Force 1 and members of the U.S. Air Force’s 9th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas, to conduct helocast training at Camp Gruber Training Center, July 23, 2025. The joint training event, part of helocast certification requirements, utilized a UH-60 Black Hawk......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman | National Guard Bureau | 07.22.2025
U.S. Air Force personnel from the District of Columbia Air National Guard’s 113th Wing launched F‑16 Fighting Falcons from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 22, 2025, during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025. The exercise is part of a first-in-a-generation department-level exercise series focused on conducting operations in a contested, dynamic environment to build capabilities,......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman | National Guard Bureau | 07.19.2025
Jason Porter, rescue team manager with Indiana Task Force 1, shares insights on integrating international and interagency capabilities during the Texas flood response mission, in Sisterdale, Texas, July 19, 2025. Porter discussed coordination with the Czech emergency response team, the value of drone and engineering support, and the power of partnerships during natural disasters. (U.S. Army......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman | National Guard Bureau | 07.19.2025
U.S. Army Capt. Reese Surles, the Texas National Guard liaison for the Czech emergency response team, discusses the importance of the State Partnership Program during flood response operations near Sisterdale, Texas, July 19, 2025. The Czech team worked alongside Texas National Guard units and U.S. task forces to conduct coordinated search and rescue operations, demonstrating the strength of......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman | National Guard Bureau | 07.19.2025
Jaromír Piesch, team leader with the Czech Urban Search and Rescue Team, speaks about the importance of partnership and teamwork during flood response operations alongside the Texas National Guard, in Sisterdale, Texas, July 19, 2025. The Czech team, deployed through the State Partnership Program, collaborated with U.S. engineers, drone, and task force elements to locate missing persons in......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman | National Guard Bureau | 07.17.2025
Soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard’s 454th Engineer Company and 640th Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Detachment, Delta Flight, conduct coordinated search operations alongside Czech firefighters from the Czech Republic’s urban search-and-rescue team near Kerrville, Texas, July 16, 2025. Operating in flood-affected areas, the teams employed ground crews, drone reconnaissance, and......
Video by Staff Sgt. Olivia Lauer, Staff Sgt. Jill Maynus, Staff Sgt. Thomas Moeger, Staff Sgt. Colin Simpson and Spc. Carleeann Smiddy | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 07.17.2025
Woodruff takes charge of Ohio National Guard during change of command ceremony Also in this episode: --Top Soldiers, NCOs take part in 2025 OHARNG State Best Warrior Competition --178th Wing participates in Exercise Advanced Wrath --1-148th Infantry Regiment tests capabilities during Relentless Valor 25 --1-137th Aviation Regiment conducts annual training --The Ohio Air National......
