Two Guardsmen Return to Duty After Being Shot at in Minneapolis; 3K Troops Brace for Unrest The two Minnesota National Guard members who were fired upon in a drive-by shooting Sunday morning have returned to duty, a...
More National Guard Troops Approved for DC as the Derek Chauvin Trial Goes to the Jury Washington is bracing for demonstrations as the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's...
COVID-19, Civil Unrest: Have Too Many Homeland Missions Damaged Trust in the Military? In a time when Americans seem more divided than ever, experts say the military is caught in a difficult balancing act.
Soldiers Involved in Flying Helicopter Low Over DC Protesters Have Been Disciplined, Army Says The Army has implemented new procedures and protocols for the use of Guard forces and aviation assets in civil disturbance...
National Guard Therapy Dog Dies Weeks After Earning Alaska Commendation Medal Sweetface "Nyx" Shelton, a well-loved brindle-furred American Mastiff who served with the Alaska National Guard, died April 9...
The History and Roles of the National Guard The Army National Guard is an elite group of warriors who dedicate a portion of their time to serving their nation.
Guard Troops Rapidly Deploy to US Capitol After Attack on Police The security posture is "steady" on Capitol Hill after a suspect rammed a car into two police officers Friday, acting U.S...
Army Investigating After National Guard Loses Rifle During Virginia Training Event Special agents with Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating an incident in which the National Guard lost a...
The National Guard's Unique Mission The National Guard is part of the world's largest and most successful team!
Guard Troops Ambushed in Texas, Held at Gunpoint While Transporting COVID-19 Vaccines Police say a gunman followed three vans of troops transporting vaccines from a Love's Travel Station for 10 miles.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
![Sweetface "Nyx" Shelton, a therapy dog.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-04/mil-sweetface-shelton-therapy-dog-1200.jpg?itok=zWOqkS_b "Sweetface "Nyx" Shelton, a therapy dog, attends an Alaska National Guard meeting after being awarded the Alaska Commendation Medal, Mar. 18, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Army/Petty Officer 2nd Class Victoria Granado)")
