Governors are urging Congress to swiftly pass an annual defense policy bill that includes a measure that all 55 governors agreed is important to preserve the state control of the National Guard.

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.

A team from California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing successfully saved a U.S. Air Force veteran who experienced stroke-like symptoms during a chartered fishing trip off the coast of San Diego early Friday morning.

Spc. Isac Alejandro Calderon’s appearance in Worcester Crown Court brought an end to a case that included his extradition from the United States.

National Guard troops in 18 states and Washington, D.C., had been activated or placed on standby orders by their governors for duty amid fears of a tense Election Day on Tuesday, defense officials said.

A large brush fire burning on Lamentation Mountain that resulted in the death of a firefighter now is believed to cover some 125 acres, as dry, windy conditions threaten to overwhelm a containment area first responders had established, Connecticut officials said Wednesday.

The soldiers will be part of an longstanding peacekeeping mission that helps implement the 1979 Treaty of Peace between Egypt and Israel. But the mobilization comes at a difficult time — not just for the region as a whole, but for relations between Israel and Egypt specifically.

A total of $11 billion in state money has been spent on Operation Lone Star — and Gov. Greg Abbott recently asked lawmakers for another $2.9 billion to run the program through 2027.

A bipartisan group of 125 lawmakers is urging the leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services committees to maintain the authority of governors over their state’s National Guard forces as the Air Force proposes moving some of them into the Space Force.

Americans are experiencing the real-world consequences of throwing conspiracy theories into a tense situation — again.