U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Knaack, a flight medic assigned to the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard, discusses his role in emergency readiness, at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Wisconsin, Aug. 27. 2026. Patriot 26, an Air National Guard-hosted exercise taking place at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, brings together approximately 1,000 Airmen and Soldiers from National Guard units across 35 states, along with federal, state and local agencies, to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination during large-scale emergencies. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Christa Ross)
MARIETTA, Ga. — For more than three decades, the National Guard State Partnership Program has paired U.S. states with partner nations to build military capability, improve interoperability and develop relationships that can endure changes in leadership, policy and regional priorities.
For the Georgia National Guard, those relationships stretch from the country of Georgia, a partnership established in 1994, to Argentina, which joined the State Partnership Program with Georgia in 2016.
Together, the two partnerships offer examples of the program at different stages of maturity. In the country of Georgia, years of cooperation have helped develop a noncommissioned officer professional development system that Georgian forces now operate...
Creative photo of M4 carbines stacked together at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, during a Georgia Air National Guard Enlisted Leadership Symposium held there from Sept. 13-17, 2026. The ELS focused on immersive field-based leadership development exercises designed to challenge Airmen outside of their normal duty environments while strengthening their leadership skills, teamwork, resilience, and readiness across the force. (U.S. Air National Guard
