The Hawaii Air National Guard is moving forward with construction projects at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to fully integrate seven F-22 Raptors that were transferred from Florida after a 2018 hurricane rendered Tyndall Air Force Base no longer capable of hosting the fighters.

The six-month extension comes after 350 Guard members deployed to New Orleans in late December, in the run-up to New Year’s and other high-profile events like the Sugar Bowl.

Mark Ditlevson said he did not want to speculate about “what threat levels may exist during an election cycle” but told the senators that any deployment of the National Guard would be done to ensure public safety.

Six U.S. soldiers were awarded the French equivalent of Bronze Stars this week for helping to save French commandos who were pinned down in battle against Islamic militants in Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was pinned by Maj. Gen. Jim Seward, the 37th adjutant general of West Virginia. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was awarded posthumously. Her parents, Evalea and Gary, received the medal on her behalf.

Approximately 150 soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard’s 86th Infantry Brigade (Mountain) replaced a Tennessee National Guard cavalry regiment during a change of responsibility ceremony at Tower Barracks.

A Louisiana National Guard soldier is in hot water after his rifle was found unattended in a bathroom in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

Speaking at a reenlistment ceremony on the National Mall in Washington, Hegseth said the two were being honored for their actions after the attack claimed one life and left the other wounded.

Three F-16 pilots with the District of Columbia Air National Guard were recognized for helping to shoot down a barrage of more than 300 Iranian drones headed to Israel while lacking stable radio contact.

The National Guard said troops’ presence has deterred petty crime and scuffles, particularly between teenagers, and helps control crowds during the police department’s law enforcement efforts.