See what your Montana National Guard soldiers experienced during the 2025 Best Warrior Competition! Tested in weapons, medical knowledge, land navigation, water survival, and with plenty of physical training along the way, our soldiers are ready for the regional competition. A special shout out to our state partner participants, Staff Sgt. Mohamed Faseel and Cpl. Moosa Favaaz Malik from the Maldives National Defense Force.
Congratulations to the winners!
NCO of the Year: Sgt. Matthew Lee – 83rd Civil Support Team
Soldier of the Year: Spc. Canyon Blassingame- A Co, 1-163rd Combined Arms Battalion
Runner up NCO of the Year: Staff Sgt. Russell Breider- HHC, 1-163rd Combined Arms Battalion
Runner up Soldier of the Year: Spc....
Livingston, MT native, Army Officer Candidate Cari Douglass has been awarded Major General Lisa J. Hou's coin of excellence in recognition of outstanding individual specific achievement, accomplishment, or performance within or outside the service member's assigned job responsibilities or line of duty.
The Montana Army National Guard held a ribbon-cutting event for a new Mobile Immediate Need Engineering Resource (MINER) at Fort Harrison.
The MINER is a mobile engineering lab that comes equipped with several of the latest tools in prototype engineering. This space which will enable Montana’s Soldiers to receiving engineering support and guidance as they turn their innovative ideas into prototype solutions and novel technologies that are...
ON THE WAY! B Co 1-163rd is slinging lead downrange with Bradley gunnery and dismount squad rifle training. With many experienced NCOs and new soldiers, this training is vital to bridge the experience gap at every level in the company, from diver to gunner, and rifleman to team leader.
