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  • Air Guard Communications Units Train at Northern Strike

    ALPENA, Mich. – Air National Guard combat communications squadrons from multiple states and territories gathered in northern Michigan Aug. 1-15 to support Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.The Missouri Air National Guard’s 239th Combat Communications Squadron,

  • Arkansas Guard Airmen Strengthen Readiness With Integration Training

    EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Seventeen Airmen from the Arkansas National Guard’s 188th Intelligence Support Squadron, or ISS, recently returned from their annual training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, conducting integration training with the 693rd ISS to enhance mission readiness while

  • Alaska Guard Rescues Pilot in Plane Crash

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing rescued the pilot of a Cessna 185 crash Aug. 9 near Trapper Joe Lake, about 25 miles south of Anchorage.A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II with 212th Pararescuemen, or PJs, onboard was set to

  • North Carolina Guard, Botswana Forces Kick Off Southern Accord 2026

    GABORONE, Botswana – North Carolina National Guard and Botswana military personnel kicked off Exercise Southern Accord 2026 with an opening ceremony Aug. 10 at Gaborone Technical College, bringing together U.S. and Botswana military personnel to enhance regional security, foster mutual readiness and

  • Oregon Guard Engineers Sharpen Deployment Skills

    LAJES FIELD, Portugal – Members of the Oregon National Guard’s 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron sharpened their deployment skills during a recent Deployment for Training, or DFT, at Lajes Field, Portugal, designed to boost upgrade training and team readiness.A DFT is a critical readiness strategy

  • Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Strengthen Partnership With Medical Exchange

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Medical Group shared information about the unit’s Critical Care Air Transport Teams, or CCATT, during a mission to Ecuador, strengthening ties with their partner nation.A CCATT provides life-sustaining medical care to injured

  • Montana Guard Modernizes With New Fuel Complex

    GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The Montana National Guard marked another step toward the 120th Airlift Wing’s transition to the C-130J Super Hercules Aug. 7 with the opening of a new petroleum, oil and lubricants, or POL, complex, improving fuel distribution, maintenance access and environmental protection

  • Washington Guard Continues Statewide Wildfire Support

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As wildfires burn across the state, the Washington National Guard continues to provide aviation, hand crew and security support to communities and firefighters working to contain the fires.Since the wildfire response began July 19, Washington National Guard aviation crews have

  • Hawaii Guard, Philippine Air Force Expand Aviation Partnership

    HILO, Hawaii - The Hawaii National Guard began an aviation engagement with its Philippine partners July 31 when a Hickam-based C-17 Globemaster III carrying a Black Hawk helicopter departed Hilo for Clark Air Base, Philippines, through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership

  • Oregon Guard Supports Grasshopper Wildfire Response

    TYGH VALLEY, Ore. – Oregon Air National Guard hand crews moved into their second day of wildland firefighting operations Aug. 9, shifting from structure protection to mop-up, monitoring and patrol of existing containment lines on the Grasshopper Fire.Chief Master Sgt. Brian Brown, 173rd Fighter