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D.C. National Guard Commanding General Offers Message Commemorating 224th Birthday
May 1, 2026 - At the Lincoln Memorial, Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II, Commanding General (Interim) of the D.C. National Guard, marked the organization’s 224th birthday ahead of May 3—honoring a legacy built on courage, sacrifice, and...

JTF-DC at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner
U.S. Soldiers with the Nebraska and North Dakota National Guards, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, pose for a group photo at a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, April 28, 2026. About 2,500 National Guard members are supporting the mission, providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department to help ensure the safety of residents, commuters and visitors throughout the District. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Norris)
April 28, 2026 - U.S. Soldiers with the North Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, responded to a shooting incident at the White...

Shaping Future Military Physicians: D.C. Army National Guard Aviation Conducts MEDEVAC Training with Uniformed Services University
First-year medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences conduct a medical evacuation training exercise with a UH-60L MEDEVAC Black Hawk assigned to the D.C. Army National Guard Aviation Battalion in Bethesda, Maryland, on April 10, 2026. The training provided medical school applicants and first-year medical students with instruction in medical evacuation procedures and tactical combat casualty care (TCCC). (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Arthur M. Wright)
April 23, 2026 - First-year medical students and prospective applicants at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences participated in a medical evacuation exercise alongside the D.C. Army National Guard Aviation Battalion on...
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North Carolina Guard Trains on Ground Combatives Techniques
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel K. Ayers, 145th Security Forces Squadron, or SFS, unit training manager, top, demonstrates the side-mount guard position on Master Sgt. Steven T. Johnson, 145th SFS instructor, bottom, at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Training Academy, Charlotte, N.C., May 2, 2026. The 145th SFS conducted ground combative training to sharpen close-quarter threat response and strengthen mental and physical readiness for high-stress situations. Photo by Senior Airman Zeno Kang.
May 4, 2026 - CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard’s 145th Security Forces Squadron, or SFS, conducted combatives training May 2 that focused on control, awareness and the ability to safely resolve physical...

Washington Guard Leaders Engage Troops, Partners in Indo-Pacific Visit
Royal Thai Army Senior Colonel Teeragut Sengrod, commander of the 11th Infantry Division, Royal Thai Army, or RTA, meets with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, at an RTA base in Chon Buri, Thailand, April 10, 2026. The two officers discussed lessons learned from recent bilateral training exercises conducted under the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or SPP. Washington state and Thailand have been partners through the SPP since 2002. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne.
May 4, 2026 - JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Allan Lawson, the senior enlisted for the Washington National Guard, conducted a...

Alabama Guard, Romanian Air Force Strengthen Partnership
Romanian Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Leonard Baraboi, left, and Col. John D. Caldwell, commander of the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, meet April 9, 2026, at Dannelly Field, Alabama. The engagement highlights the longstanding partnership between Alabama and Romania under the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, established in 1993 as the first partnership with a former Warsaw Pact nation. The collaboration includes joint training, aviation integration and operational exchanges, including shared F-35 expertise, that strengthen NATO interoperability and regional stability. Photo by Capt. Michael Luangkhot.
May 4, 2026 - DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – The Alabama National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing hosted Romanian Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Leonard-Gabriel Baraboi and Brig. Gen. Florin Tomiuc, Romanian defense attaché, in Washington, April 9.The...
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Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II
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