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  • Relentless Valor: 178th Wing enhances battlefield readiness across forces

    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The 178th Wing recently played a vital role in Exercise Relentless Valor, a major joint training operation that brought together more than 200 service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Spanning Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Calamityville in

  • West Virginia Guard Continues Flood Cleanup Efforts

    WHEELING, W. Va. – The West Virginia National Guard continues to work with local, state and volunteer partners on flood recovery operations in the severely damaged communities of Marion and Ohio counties.Maj. Gen. Jim Seward, adjutant general of West Virginia, visited Ohio County on June 24,

  • lowa Airmen Take Training to New Heights

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – More than 75 Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132d Logistics Readiness Squadron, 132d Communications Squadron and 132d Wing Staff traveled to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, or JBER, this month for a total-force training mission that reinforced

  • Missouri Airmen Provide Airlift in Central American Exercise

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 139th Airlift Wing completed its first-ever support of CENTAM GUARDIAN 2025, a multinational exercise hosted by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense from May 12–23, 2025. The exercise focused on improving collective response capabilities to

  • Tennessee Guard Participates in Bulgaria’s Best Warrior Competition

    VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria – Members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard competed in the Bulgaria Armed Forces’ first multinational Best Warrior Competition at the National Military University.The June 23-26 competition featured 12 five-member teams representing the Tennessee National Guard,

  • State Partnership Program Enables Global, Shared ‘Peace through Strength’

    WASHINGTON, D.C.  – For more than 30 years, the National Guard has helped bolster the capabilities of foreign militaries, effectively broadening the pool of partners who are willing and able to support defense and security cooperation objectives across the globe.Now, lawmakers are assessing how to

  • Massachusetts National Guard, Kenya Strengthen Partnership

    NAIROBI, Kenya - In 2025, the Massachusetts National Guard and the Kenya Defence Forces commemorate a decade of collaboration through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. Since its inception in 2015, the partnership has demonstrated the profound impact of

  • Michigan Guard, Liberia Mark 15 Years of Partnership

    CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.—The Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia celebrated the 15th anniversary of their partnership in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program with a series of special events held June 10-13 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver

  • Missouri Guard Airmen Play Critical Role in Iran Nuclear Strike Mission

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major display of strategic airpower, the Missouri National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing played a pivotal role in the U.S. military operation targeting three nuclear weapons development sites in Iran - Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. Operating alongside Air Force Global Strike Command,