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Missouri Airmen Provide Airlift in Central American Exercise
June 30, 2025 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing completed its first-ever support of CENTAM GUARDIAN 2025, a multinational exercise hosted by U.S. Southern Command and the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense. The exercise, held May 12-23, focused on improving collective response capabilities to global security threats, natural... MORE

U.S. Air Force and Guatemalan Aircraft stage for a photo during CENTAM Guardian 25, May 20, 2025.

Missouri National Guard Shares Logistics Expertise in Panama Through State Partnership Exchange
June 27, 2025 — Four members of the Missouri National Guard traveled to Panama City, Panama, to participate in a three-day subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) in logistics as part of the State Partnership Program from June 23–27, 2025.The team shared best practices on standard operating procedures regarding logistics, possible solutions for budget constraints,... MORE

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Missouri Army National Guard participate in a subject matter expert exchange with Panamanian Public Forces in Panama City, Panama, June 24, 2025. The visit was part of the Missouri National Guard’s State Partnership Program and aimed to exchange and learn internal processes and standard operating procedures related to logistics and sustainment operations between both countries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Joshua Taylor)

Missouri Guard Airmen Play Critical Role in Iran Nuclear Strike Mission
June 27, 2025 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major display of strategic airpower, the Missouri National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing played a pivotal role in the U.S. military operation targeting three nuclear weapons development sites in Iran - Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. Operating alongside Air Force Global Strike Command, Guard Airmen demonstrated the lethal capability... MORE

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit is prepared for operations ahead of Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 2025.

Simulated Chaos, Real Reactions: ANG Airmen Tested in Real-Time
May 30, 2025 — A squad of security forces Defenders moved carefully through the rugged terrain, scanning their surroundings as they advanced on a suspected threat. Embedded with them were two critical teammates: a combat medic and an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician. The mission was to investigate and clear a possible improvised explosive device... MORE

Missouri Airmen Go Analog in Cyber Attack Simulation
May 16, 2025 — The Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Operations Group completed a four-day exercise from May 12-15, 2025 named Operations Goes Dark, designed to simulate the effects of a cyber attack... MORE

Missouri Guard Strengthens Ties with Panama Through Disaster Response Exchange
May 13, 2025 — PANAMA CITY - Six members of the Missouri National Guard and professionals from Panama shared expertise and best practices during a three-day expert exchange May 6-8.The Missouri National Guard's visit to Panama City, Panama, was part of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. This engagement focused on the... MORE

Master Sgt. Chris Wertz, Missouri National Guard State Partnership Program NCO, speaks to members of the Panamanian National Police as 2nd Lt. Minor Perez, a MONG chaplain candidate, translates in Panama City, Panama, May 8, 2025.

Missouri National Guard Water Purification Team Supports TRADEWINDS 25
May 1, 2025 — TETERON BAY, Trinidad – Few resources are more critical than clean water for sustaining troops in the field. From cooking meals to maintaining hygiene, a steady supply of safe water is essential to keeping Soldiers healthy, mission-focused and ready to train during multinational exercises like TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25).Behind the scenes, Soldiers from... MORE

Sgt. Jessica Shields, a water purification specialist with the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, checks the chlorine levels of the water meant for cooking and cleaning laundry during TRADEWINDS 25 exercise at Teteron Bay, Trinidad and Tobago, April 27, 2025.

AFRC, ANG Aircrews Plan 11-Aircraft Formation
March 20, 2025 — In a packed, medium-sized trailer, dozens of Air Force aviators in green flight suits sit shoulder to shoulder. At the front of the room, six Airmen sit at separate tables. Each takes a turn briefing the crowd on a flying mission they meticulously planned over the last 36 hours. These six—experienced instructor pilots and navigators—are students of the C-130H Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base. They are in the middle of a six-month-long, PhD level course that is part of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School... MORE

From Marine to Airman: A Service Member’s Journey in Vehicle Maintenance
March 6, 2025 — At first glance, Tech. Sgt. Mark Wilson, 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, looks like a seasoned mechanic—his uniform smudged with grease and his hands calloused from working beneath the hood of a truck in the motor pool. What sets him apart isn’t just his expertise in vehicle maintenance, it's his journey from Marine to Airman... MORE

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