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  • State Partnership Program Links Global Partnership to Defense Priorities

    SAVANNAH, Ga. — Senior leaders and security cooperation personnel from across the Department of War gathered for the annual National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP) conference to align activities and engagements with National Defense Strategy Lines of Effort (LOE), Administration arms

  • West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Eleven members of the West Virginia Guard’s 130th Airlift Wing’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives, or CBRNE, Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERF-P, pushed their operational limits during an Aug. 18-21 training that strengthened their

  • Mass. Guard Wing Boosts Readiness to Respond to Battlefield Casualties

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. — The 104th Fighter Wing strengthened its ability to respond to battlefield casualties Aug. 18-23 by bringing Airmen from across the region together for its first simultaneous Tier 2 and Tier 3 Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training.Participants included

  • Ohio Guard Airmen Enhance Readiness in Portugal

    LAJES FIELD AIR BASE, Portugal – Airmen and firefighters from the Ohio National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing, the 65th Air Base Group and the Lajes Field Fire Department trained together in Portugal during a deployment for training, or DFT, Aug. 3–15, giving Airmen experience with operations,

  • Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska

    SEWARD, Alaska – Members of the Connecticut National Guard’s 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, or CES, conducted training in Alaska this summer as part of the National Guard Bureau’s Deployment for Training, or DFT, program, gaining hands-on experience while completing construction, electrical,

  • Air Guard Medics Train for Drone Threats at Northern Strike

    ALPENA, Mich. — More than 100 active-duty and Air National Guard medics from seven units trained to provide expeditionary medical care under the threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during Northern Strike 26-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.Approximately 60 Airmen participated in

  • Washington Guard Sustains Wildfire Response Across State

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — For more than a month, Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have supported wildfire response operations across the state, providing aviation, hand crew and community support as fire conditions and mission requirements continue to evolve.Since aviation operations began

  • Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Three After Cessna Crash

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued three victims of a Cessna 180 crash Aug. 18 near Bettles, about 200 miles northwest of Fairbanks.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER opened the mission after receiving a 406 MHz emergency

  • Indiana National Guard Answers Call for Storm Relief

    INDIANAPOLIS — More than 70 Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deployed across the state to conduct water rescues, clear debris and support communities after heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds struck Indiana.Hoosier Guardsmen supported the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and

  • Nevada Guard Wraps up Wildfire Response, Air Guard Joins Fight

    RENO, Nev. — More than 13,000 residents evacuated communities north of Reno as three wildfires threatened thousands of homes, prompting the Nevada National Guard to deploy helicopters, security forces and other resources to support firefighting and public safety operations.The Nevada National