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Full Circle: From Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) Recruit to Commander, Capt. Hames Leads the DCARNG "Trailblazers"
U.S. Army Capt. Desjamebra Y. Hames assumed command of the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s (DCARNG) Recruit Sustainment Program Company, newly christened the
May 4, 2026 - U.S. Army Capt. Desjamebra Y. Hames assumed command of the very type of program that launched her own decorated military career. She now leads the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s (DCARNG) Recruit Sustainment...

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...
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Arizona Guard Physician Honored for Heroism During Jordan Attack
Maj. Erika B. Page, an emergency medicine physician assigned to the 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard, presents her award as the U.S. Army Honoree of the 2026 Hero of Military Medicine Award, sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, during the awards ceremony on May 7, 2026, at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. The annual Heroes of Military Medicine awards recognize outstanding contributions by senior leaders, medical professionals and civilians working in the Department of Defense. Photo by Spc. Deliah Cottle.
May 11, 2026 - PHOENIX – Maj. Erika B. Page, an emergency medicine physician assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard’s 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, was the U.S. Army Honoree at the 2026 Hero of Military Medicine Award that is...

African Lion 2026 Brings Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program Partners Together for MEDREX in Senegal
U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas LeBeau, a nurse with the Vermont Army National Guard, assists Senegalese medical providers while closing an incision following an emergency cesarean section during a multinational medical readiness exercise, or MEDREX, in Ziguinchor, Senegal, May 6, 2026. Conducted during African Lion 2026, or AL26, the MEDREX highlights the Vermont National Guard’s Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program relationships with Senegal and Austria while bringing together medical personnel from the United States, Senegal, Austria and Italy to exchange medical knowledge and strengthen multinational readiness capabilities in resource-constrained environments. AL26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest annual joint exercise, designed to strengthen collective security capabilities of the U.S., African nations and global allies. Co-led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, or SETAF-AF, from April 20 to May 8, 2026, and hosted in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, AL26 involves over 5,600 personnel from more than 40 nations, using innovation to drive partner-led regional security. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christy L. Sherman.
May 11, 2026 - ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal – Military medical personnel from Senegal, the United States, Austria and Italy trained together across three hospitals in southern Senegal during Exercise African Lion 2026.The multinational medical...

New Hampshire Air Guard Officer Awarded Bronze Star
Maj. Joel Loranger, the operations officer for the 157th Security Forces Squadron, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal May 2, 2026, at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. Loranger earned the decoration for his leadership as the defense force commander at Al Asad Air Base from April to October 2025. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Hayden.
May 8, 2026 - PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. — A New Hampshire Air National Guard officer was awarded the Bronze Star Medal May 2 for distinguished accomplishments while deployed to Iraq, where he led security forces through a series...
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