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Holding down the fort: ANG civil engineers complete base defense training

Air National Guard civil engineers complete an integrated base defense course in Fort Devens, Massachusetts, to train combat skills during Patriot Forge II, Aug. 10-15, 2026. The Region 1 Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Working Group...

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Patriot Forge II prepares Air National...

08.14.2026 | Video by Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez

Patriot Forge II, held Aug. 10-15, brought together Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, or Prime BEEF, Airmen from the 101st, 102nd, 103rd and...

Mounted Operations drives combat...

08.14.2026 | Video by Master Sgt. Nicholas Perez

Mounted operations was one of four scenario-based training modules that were part of Patriot Forge II, a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force...

Boots on the Ground: Prime BEEF Airmen...

08.14.2026 | Video by Senior Airman Gadiel Concepcion Adorno

U.S. Air National Guard civil engineers from four New England states practiced procedures for moving on foot in hostile territory at Fort Devens...

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Patriot Forge II prepares Air National...

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Air National Guard civil engineers complete an integrated base defense course in Fort Devens, Massachusetts, to train combat skills during Patriot...

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