Lt. Gen. Thomas M. Carden, Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command. (Department of Defense photo)

Pennsylvania National Guard and Côte d’Ivoire military officials announced on Jan. 13, 2026, that the Pennsylvania National Guard has been selected to partner with Côte d’Ivoire through the Department of War National Guard State Partnership Program. (Pennsylvania National Guard graphic by Wayne V. Hall)

U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Charles Hausman, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, left, passes the 131st Bomb Wing guidon to Col. Matthew Howard, incoming 131st Bomb Wing commander command during a change of command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, January 9, 2026. Howard previously served as the wing deputy commander and has more than 23 years of experience in the fighter and bomber communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Samuel Al-Nimri)

U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School held the graduation for the third class of candidates at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, May 21, 2025. Warrant Officer Training School is an 8-week training program, in-residence accessions program designed to educate and train candidates with specialized knowledge and technical skills on how to serve as technical advisors to command leadership in their future roles as warrant officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Damien Thomas)

U.S. Air National Guard Capt. April McClung, a nurse assigned to the 130th Medical Group’s chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives enhanced response force package (CERFP), poses for a photo outside the National Building Museum, Jan. 9, 2026. McClung is serving with Joint Task Force–District of Columbia in support of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, which provides public safety support and coordination alongside local and federal partners throughout the nation’s capital. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Sterling)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Drakeston Haddick, 188th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management specialist, inspecting the newly arrived jet fuel at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, on January 6, 2026. Due to the Foreign Military Sales mission, the 188th LRS received the resources required to ensure mission readiness (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Wilson)