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Kentucky Air Guard Civil Engineers Strengthen Operational Readiness in the Azores
August 18, 2025 — AZORES, Portugal - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron joined with the Portuguese military to strengthen operational readiness and assist with base repairs... MORE

Fire protection specialists from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron extinguish flames from a simulated engine burn during an exercise at Lajes Field, Azores, June 23, 2025. The exercise was staged by the Portuguese military to help prepare Guardsmen for fire crisis scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Angelee Barnett)

Illinois National Guard to Partner with Portugal in State Partnership Program
July 21, 2025 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The National Guard Bureau and the U.S. Department of Defense have announced the establishment of a State Partnership Program, or SPP, between the Illinois National Guard and the... MORE

188th Civil Engineers Set to Improve Strategic Base in Portugal
April 7, 2025 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Airmen from the 188th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) are preparing to go to Portugal for a two-week temporary duty (TDY) assignment aimed at enhancing operational... MORE

U.S. Air Force A1C Rafael Herrera, power production, cuts wood while working on the framing for the Tama Hills Restoration Project for Yokota Air Base Boy Scouts.

NY Guard Space ops Experts Mentor at Space Command Exercise
August 24, 2022 — VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Global Sentinel exercise, which began in 2014 with seven nations, allows U.S. allies to practice the skills to ensure that satellites used by their militaries... MORE

Air Force Capt. Leah Elsbeck, center, and Senior Airman Dhruva Poluru, members of the New York Air National Guard’s 222nd Command and Control Squadron, watch as members of the Brazilian military’s space control team solve a problem during the U.S. Space Command’s Global Sentinel exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base in July 2022. Elsbeck and Poluru, along with Capt. Victoria Whelan, served as mentors during the exercise.

National Guard Exceeds Fiscal Year 2025 Recruiting Goals

Mississippi, Louisiana Guard Members Unite for DC Task Force Mission

Annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Georgia Conference Fosters Support, Advocacy

Georgia Guard Replaces South Carolina Troops in DC Safe and Beautiful Mission

Pennsylvania Guard Hosts More Than 700 in March to Remember the Fallen