ARLINGTON, Va. — When Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina in late 2024, aircrews from 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, were among the first to respond.

Military leaders have directed National Guard units in all 50 states to form “quick reaction forces” trained in response to civil disturbances and riots. The deployment of the units is expected to ...

The Connecticut National Guard said it will comply with a recent memorandum from the federal government regarding the National Guard Response Force implementation but it won’t include developing a ...

The National Guard is planning to train as many as 500 troops per state to serve as part of a rapid-response force focused on civil disturbance missions, according to two U.S. officials. The move ...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON— What began as a chance encounter during a severe Yakutat snowstorm set Spc. Brad Adams on an unexpected path to the Alaska Army National Guard and toward a new sense ...

In a letter sent to residents of a neighborhood adjacent to a new Louisiana National Guard Readiness Center, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's interim president Jaimie Hebert said the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it detected a Russian military spy vessel operating near U.S. territorial waters Oct. 29, and personnel are continuing to monitor the ship. Officials said the ...

The National Guard is planning to train as many as 500 troops per state to serve as part of a rapid-response force focused on civil disturbance missions, according to a U.S. official. The move follows ...