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A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, specially marked with high-visibility orange paint for firefighting missions, departs for water bucket operations in Longmont, Colorado, April 24, 2026. The joint training with Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control enhanced coordination between military, civilian and interstate partners, ensuring air and ground crews are prepared to protect local communities from the threat of wildfires. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo by Kaleb Gill)

Colorado National Guard shifts to year-round wildfire posture amid record low snowpack

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh | May 28, 2026

Following a winter marked by record-low snowpack and persistent drought, the Colorado Army National Guard is shifting its focus from a seasonal schedule to a year-round mission to fight the state’s growing wildfire threat.

Members of the Colorado Air National Guard prepare an F-16C Fighting Falon for a flight during night flying operations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2026. The COANG is participating in a mass joint exercise that involves multiple combined operations and branches of the U.S. military throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lucarrio Lovato)

140th Wing strengthens deterrence and integration at Kadena Air Base

By Staff Sgt. Luca Lovato | May 5, 2026

Deployed members of the Colorado Air National Guard conducted joint-force operations alongside sister branches of the U.S. military and allied forces in the Indo-Pacific region in February 2026.

Two U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 240th Civil Engineer Flight, Colorado Air National Guard pose on top of heavy machinery while deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific region during 2025. The 240 CEF completed a six-month deployment throughout various locations in the region, where they planned and rehabilitated key infrastructure. (courtesy photo)

Colorado Air National Guard engineers fortify Indo-Pacific theater

By 140th Wing Public Affairs | April 3, 2026

From the historic runways of a World War II island to the austere outback of Australia, a specialized unit of the Colorado Air National Guard has been quietly setting the stage for U.S. defensive posture in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the Colorado Army National Guard bid farewell to their Commanding General U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bren Dee Rogers, after 39 years of service at a retirement ceremony at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 21, 2026. Rogers enlisted in 1987 as a teletype operator and concurrently served as a captain with the Poudre Fire Authority. Rogers commanded Colorado National Guard security missions for 9/11 and the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest wildfires in Colorado. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

High Ground Honors: Colorado Army National Guard bids farewell to commanding general after 39 years

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh | March 20, 2026

When U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bren Dee Rogers enlisted in the Colorado Army National Guard in 1987 as a teletype operator, the path to wearing the star of a general officer was not on her radar.