'Flights like these are a great way to showcase our mission. These community leaders learn more about what we do every day and can then share that information with those they interact with within the community.”

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Welcome home, Swamp Foxes! 🦊 These SC National Guard Airmen were greeted by family and loved after returning home from a six-month deployment to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. 🇺🇸

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First Sortie In The Bag ✔️

Indiana National Guard pilots assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing conducted the first official sortie in an F-16 Fighting Falcon since transitioning from the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

.126th Air Refueling Wing Airmen deployed to Poland in support of Operation Copper Arrow to provided much-needed nighttime aerial refueling training for the Polish Air Force, IL National Guard’s partner in the @usnationalguard Bureau State Partnership Program. 🇺🇸🤝🇵🇱 #SPP ang.af.mil/Media/Article-…

As part of the 104th Fighter Wing's conversion to the F-35A Lightning II, 21 Mass. National Guard Airmen were selected for a two-year core cadre program to become fully qualified F-35A maintainers for when the first aircraft arrive. 🔗ngpa.us/29258

After two weeks of flying, mission planning, community events and relationship building, #TotalForce Airmen with WA National Guard and PACAF concluded their support of Cope Tiger 2024 alongside counterparts from the Thailand and Singapore air forces. 🔗ngpa.us/29228

To modernize communication during natural disaster response, National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are strategically leveraging artificial intelligence to centralize video data and rapidly provide situational awareness to those responding on the ground. 🔗ngpa.us/29240

.Ohio National Guard Airmen with the 178th Wing reinforced their ability to fill different roles and respond to threats rapidly during the Agile Combat Employment exercise, Operation Guide Wire.
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Familiarization training across multiple airframes strengthens Guard Airmen's ability to conduct a wider range of military operations—ensuring readiness to deliver #AIRPOWER anytime, anywhere!

Learn more about Mission Ready Airmen and how they are preparing for Great Power Competition! #reoptimization

#DYK ? DoD Safe Helpline is the Department of Defense 🇺🇸's sole hotline for members of the DoD community affected by sexual assault. It's a completely anonymous, confidential, 24/7, specialized service—providing help and information anytime, anywhere. ngpa.us/29216 #SAAPM

Last month, Texas Military Dept. Airmen deployed a 147th Attack Wing MQ-9 Reaper to northern Texas to provide real-time intelligence to civilian agencies and local firefighters battling fires on the ground. 🔗ngpa.us/29226

Exercise Vulcan Guard Bolt 6, the sixth iteration of the National Guard-led series, underscored mission planning with the NATO partners as they develop their own space capabilities amid rising global threats in the domain. 🔗ngpa.us/29183

With the FBI and local law enforcement, the NJ National Guard, Delaware National Guard and Idaho National Guard participated in interagency #CBRNE training involving their simulated response to bomb threats impacting a gathering of more than 10,000 people in a stadium.
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As part of a State Partnership Program knowledge exchange, WisconsinGuard Airmen and Soldiers collaborated and trained with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.

Since 2020, Wisconsin has partnered with Papua New Guinea through #SPP . 🇺🇸🤝🇵🇬
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As part of the Silver Arrow program, 53 Airmen with 123rd Airlift Wing integrated with their European Allies in real-world missions validating readiness and C-13 capabilities, including the short-notice aeromedical evacuation of an injured U.S. Navy officer. 🔗ngpa.us/29180

Twenty-one Airmen and Soldiers with New York’s 2nd Civil Support Team tested their ability to detect weapons of mass destruction aboard a World War II destroyer docked in downtown Albany, N.Y.
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In the wake of an EF3 tornado that struck the region, Ohio National Guard Airmen with the 200th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron helped state and local authorities remove debris and restore access to public infrastructure. 🔗ngpa.us/29177

Welcome home, Airmen! 🙏🇺🇸

Total solar #eclipse safety tips 😎:

☀️Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses are NOT safe for looking at the sun
☀️Solar filters should have clearly marked ISO 12312-2 certification
☀️Do NOT use solar filters that are torn, scratched or wrinkled

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