The multimillionaires from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir are now lieutenant colonels without even passing the Army Fitness Test.

The Army National Guard is composed of units from each of the fifty states, Washington, DC, as well as the U.S. territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. That totals 54 organizations .

Utah National Guard troops participate in Western Strike '22, a large-scale artillery training exercise. (Staff Sgt. William Cowley/Army) The National Guard is in a bit of a turnaround period.

Capt. Hannah Grazian, left, and Capt. Matt Parker, Oregon Army National Guard, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, La., July 18, 2024. (1st Sgt. Zachary Holden/U.S. Army) The ...

The Army and Air National Guard reported 298 helicopter accidents during search and rescue missions, disaster relief and other non-combat flight operations from 2012 to 2021.

This training and simulation is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Aurora BayCare and the Wisconsin Army National Guard that began in 2022.