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  • Nordhaus, Raines highlight global impact of State Partnership Program

    SAVANNAH, Ga. — Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, senior enlisted advisor to the chief, highlighted the State Partnership Program’s growing role in strengthening readiness, expanding interoperability and building enduring

  • Alabama Air Guard Tests Combat Readiness During Tuskegee Thunder

    DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. — Airmen assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing trained to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat airpower under pressure during Operation Tuskegee Thunder, Aug. 12-14.The exercise, conducted in conjunction with the wing’s Combat Readiness Inspection (CRI), placed the Red

  • 130th AW Medic Leads Guard Team to Victory in AFSOC Medic Rodeo

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The sun had barely peaked over the mountains surrounding Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, when the heat and chaos set in without warning. A team of military medics was ordered into their M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks and sent sprinting through the desert terrain.

  • 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