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  • 124th Medical Group sharpens trauma skills during advanced training in Hawaii

    HONOLULU — Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho National Guard, joined Army, Air Force, and Navy service members for advanced trauma training in Hawaii, Aug. 22–27, 2026, designed to prepare military medical personnel to perform lifesaving procedures in real-world emergencies.The Armed Forces

  • Weather Watch: Forecasting for Mission Success

    VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. – Before aircrafts took to the skies during Patriot 26, weather professionals were already working to determine how conditions could affect flight operations. While the joint exercise, which ran from Aug. 24-28, 2026, brought together service members and

  • 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