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  • Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska

    SEWARD, Alaska – Members of the Connecticut National Guard’s 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, or CES, conducted training in Alaska this summer as part of the National Guard Bureau’s Deployment for Training, or DFT, program, gaining hands-on experience while completing construction, electrical,

  • Air Guard Medics Train for Drone Threats at Northern Strike

    ALPENA, Mich. — More than 100 active-duty and Air National Guard medics from seven units trained to provide expeditionary medical care under the threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during Northern Strike 26-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.Approximately 60 Airmen participated in

  • Washington Guard Sustains Wildfire Response Across State

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — For more than a month, Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have supported wildfire response operations across the state, providing aviation, hand crew and community support as fire conditions and mission requirements continue to evolve.Since aviation operations began

  • Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Three After Cessna Crash

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued three victims of a Cessna 180 crash Aug. 18 near Bettles, about 200 miles northwest of Fairbanks.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER opened the mission after receiving a 406 MHz emergency

  • Indiana National Guard Answers Call for Storm Relief

    INDIANAPOLIS — More than 70 Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deployed across the state to conduct water rescues, clear debris and support communities after heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds struck Indiana.Hoosier Guardsmen supported the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and

  • Nevada Guard Wraps up Wildfire Response, Air Guard Joins Fight

    RENO, Nev. — More than 13,000 residents evacuated communities north of Reno as three wildfires threatened thousands of homes, prompting the Nevada National Guard to deploy helicopters, security forces and other resources to support firefighting and public safety operations.The Nevada National

  • Ohio Airman Receives Bronze Star For Actions During Deployment

    BLUE ASH, Ohio — Master Sgt. Daniel Rogers, senior enlisted leader of the 123rd Air Control Squadron, received the Bronze Star Aug. 1 for his actions during a deployment in which he safeguarded more than 320 coalition personnel while under attack by small-arms fire, 170 mm rockets and mortars

  • National Guard, Sweden Celebrate 100 Years of Swedish Air Force

    LINKÖPING, Sweden — U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the New York and South Dakota National Guard prepared for Sweden Jubilee events Aug. 20, joining Swedish and international partners in celebrating 100 years of the Swedish Air Force and discussing the future of air and space power.The Sweden Jubilee

  • Massachusetts Guard, Paraguay Prepare Sites for Fuerzas Comando 2026

    ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard conducted a joint engineering mission with the Paraguayan Armed Forces to renovate critical infrastructure at military training sites near Asunción, Paraguay, July 13-26.The joint task force, including

  • Air Guard Builds Combat Readiness at Patriot Forge II

    FORT DEVENS, Mass. – Nearly 200 Air National Guard civil engineers moved through dense terrain carrying weapons and combat equipment, navigated without relying on Global Positioning System, operated tactical vehicle convoys, treated simulated casualties under fire and defended an air base against an