U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cade Lowery, a structures specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, rakes concrete during a concrete pour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2026. The 121st CE Squadron was deployed to Japan for a Deployment for Training, a temporary duty program in which Air National Guard CE Airmen deploy to active-duty bases to conduct training by assisting with real-world projects. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Warehime)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cade Lowery, structures specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, rakes concrete during a concrete pour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2026. The 121st CE Squadron was deployed to Japan for a Deployment for Training, a temporary duty program in which Air National Guard CE Airmen deploy to active-duty bases to conduct training by assisting with real-world projects. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Warehime)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cade Lowery, a structures specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, rakes concrete during a concrete pour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2026. The 121st CE Squadron was deployed to Japan for a Deployment for Training, a temporary duty program in which Air National Guard CE Airmen deploy to active-duty bases to conduct training by assisting with real-world projects. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Warehime)

Senior Master Sgt. Naz Brockman, the State Partnership Program Senior Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge with the Washington Air National Guard, wears an Enduring Partners patch at Camp Murray, Wash., on June 1, 2026. Enduring Partners is an exchange that builds joint readiness by integrating U.S. and Thai forces in mission areas including ground-controlled interception, cyber, humanitarian aid and disaster relief, tactical air control party, and space. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Remi Milslagle)

A charter member of the 293rd Combat Communications Squadron, Guam Air National Guard, displays the unit patch after passing an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) inspection, Guam, June 4, 2026. The first new squadron of the Guam Air National Guard in over 25 years, the rigorous inspection tested the squadron's ability to rapidly set up and operate critical communication equipment in the field, and highlights the growing need for strong, reliable communications in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mark Scott)

Brig. Gen. Karin Watson, adjutant general of the Guam National Guard, with Command Sgt. Maj. Duane Perez, senior enlisted leader, and Maj. Audi Taitano, squadron commander of the 293rd Combat Communications Squadron, celebrate the 293rd’s passing its Initial Operating Capability (IOC) inspection, Guam, June 4, 2026. The rigorous inspection tested the squadron's ability to rapidly set up and operate critical communication equipment in the field, and highlights the growing need for strong, reliable communications in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mark Scott)