Army National Guard

National Guard units are supporting wildfire suppression operations in multiple states, providing aerial firefighting aircraft, helicopters and personnel to assist civil authorities as significant wildfire activity continues across the Midwest and West.

A new policy providing guidance on the use of artificial intelligence was announced in a memorandum published by National Guard Bureau on July 20.

On July 15, senior leaders from NGAUS and the New Hampshire National Guard presented Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., with the Harry S. Truman Award, the association’s highest honor.

Florida Spc. Brandon Brown earned the title of 2026 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year and Arizona Sgt. Michael Fouts was named the 2026 Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year from July 11 to 14 at the closing ceremony at the 2026 Army Guard National Best Warrior Competition.

The District of Columbia National Guard's 260th Special Purpose Brigade recently commissioned its first maritime security vessel, marking the first time an Army unit in the nation's capital has operated a dedicated waterborne platform.

Congressional staffers and officials of veteran and military service organizations gathered at the National Guard Memorial on Monday to participate in a Mental Health Symposium hosted by NGAUS.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a former South Carolina Air National officer and the co-chair of the Senate National Guard Caucus since 2010, died Saturday. He was 71.

The Pentagon has published a practical handbook designed to help audiences across government, industry and academia better understand and counter the drone threat.

The Army has replaced the long-standing height and weight tables, circumference-based tape test, and supplemental body fat assessments with the Waist-to-Height Ratio health assessment tool.

NGAUS is hosting a Mental Health Symposium focused on the unique mental health challenges facing National Guard members and their families.

The Army National Guard’s Fixed Wing Army Aviation Training Site in Bridgeport, West Virginia, received the 2025 Lt. Gen. Allen M. Burdett Jr. Army Aviation Flight Safety Award during a June 29 ceremony.

NGAUS membership among active National Guard officers is up over last year.