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Arkansas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Ellison, assigned to the 179th Cyber Protection Team, participates in the Capture the Flag event during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Ark., July 17, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Brooke Kentler/Released)

Latest Guard-led Cyber Shield exercise is focused on protecting the power sector, including OT

More than 1,000 troops and civilian experts are participating in the event.

Jul 21, 2026 By Jon Harper

Airman 1st Class Gerald Mack, cyber operator with 175th Cyber Operations, Maryland Air National Guard, monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

Senate bill calls for tighter reserve component inclusion in cyber mission force

The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act calls for a report to examine how DOD can improve inclusion of reserve…

Jul 16, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Members of the Massachusetts Army National Guard discuss a simulated exercise at Cyber Yankee 2025 at the Edward Cross Training Center, May 14, 2025. Cyber Yankee is a regionally focused exercise evaluating a whole-of-government response to a significant cyber incident involving critical infrastructure and key resources. The participants work on simulated exercises together to perform incident response, threat analysis, and cyber defense operations. (Massachusetts Army National Guard photos by Laura Berry)

National Guardsmen receive brief from Volt Typhoon utility victim at cyber exercise

Cyber Yankee is a New England-focused exercise involving Guardsmen and utilities gaming cyber responses to critical infrastructure intrusions.

May 22, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers of Task Force Echo. (Photo by Schatz Strategy Group, Citizen Soldier magazine)

Army National Guard task force supporting Cybercom comes to a close

Task Force Echo, which has been led by the National Guard since 2017, has concluded.

Aug 6, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two F-15s assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard and two CF-18 assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard Photos by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover)

‘This is overdue’ — Air Force creating tactical cyber capabilities to ensure air superiority

The Air Force will be relying, in part, on a new National Guard unit to help deliver cyber capabilities to the tactical battlespace in the future.

May 23, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. — The Massachusetts National Guard hosts Cyber Yankee 2024 at the Regional Training Institute(RTI), May 8, 2024. (Massachusetts National Guard photo by Laura Berry)

Army Cyber Command taking key lessons on critical infrastructure defense at National Guard exercise

Cyber Yankee provides key lessons for defending critical infrastructure, especially against sophisticated actors such as Volt Typhoon.

May 20, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead brief the media on National Guard priorities for 2024 in the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

National Guard eyes UAS, air defense among 2024 priorities

The Guard's leadership briefed reporters at the Pentagon.

Feb 8, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023, shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. - FBI agents on Thursday arrested a young national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets -- including about the Ukraine war. US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the arrest made "in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information." (Photo by Stefani REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) — This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023, shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

FBI agents arrest Air Force National Guard member in connection with DOD documents leak

U.S. federal agents arrested Air Force National Guard member Jack Teixeira in connection with the Justice Department’s unfolding investigation into reports that troves of classified national defense…

Apr 13, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Following first-of-a-kind military barracks, the National Guard hunts for new innovations to 3D print

Additive manufacturing marks one way the National Guard is tapping emerging technologies to innovate how it operates.

Jan 26, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Army Multi Domain Task Force operates from the Tactical Command Post as a part of their premier appearance at Valiant Shield 2018 Sept. 20, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danica M. Sirmans)

Army equipping National Guard with modernized network equipment

The Army is providing National Guard units modernized communications gear as part of its integrated tactical network.

Jul 5, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau