The Forest Service is taking a back-to-basics approach focusing on the fundamental work that matters most to the American people. This priority recognizes the work we are doing alongside state, tribal and local governments to manage the national forest more effectively. Shared stewardship and local collaboration are essential to improving forest health, wildfire resilience, recreation access...
Patriot 26, sponsored by the National Guard Bureau (NGB) and accredited by the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) Program, is a domestic operations exercise that joins National Guard troops with federal, state, and local emergency agencies to train in high-stress, simulated disaster scenarios. By training in realistic, high-pressure scenarios, participants build critical partnerships...
From August 10-15, Air National Guard Civil Engineer (CE) squadrons from across New England (Region 1) will converge at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts, for PATRIOT FORGE II. This rigorous, field-level Field Training Exercise (FTX) is designed to immerse Airmen in a simulated deployed environment against a peer or near-peer adversary.
Patriot Medic 24 is an annual exercise, providing an opportunity for Citizen Airmen to train with joint partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. This exercise is conducted to challenge and assess Citizen Airmen on their ability to manage administrative, medical and patient transport tasks according to their specific mission requirements while operating in a simulated...
Patriot Medic 2025 is an annual exercise, providing an opportunity for U.S. Air Force Reservists to train with joint partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. This exercise is conducted to challenge and assess Reserve Airmen on their ability to manage administrative, and medical and patient transport tasks according to their specific mission requirements while operating...
Patriot Medic 2026 is an annual exercise, providing an opportunity for U.S. Air Force Reservists to train with joint partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. This exercise is conducted to challenge and assess Reserve Airmen on their ability to manage administrative, and medical and patient transport tasks according to their specific mission requirements while operating...
The PATRIOT exercise will test the National Guard’s abilities to support response operations during natural disasters utilizing simulated emergency scenarios: strong storms bringing high winds, storm surges creating a collapsed building, mass casualties, and the need for Search and Rescue along with evacuations of injured. The National Guard, Emergency Management Agency and Office of...
Patriot North 16 is a Domestic Operations training exercise sponsored by the National Guard Bureau and accredited by the Joint National Training Capability Program. This annual event focuses on increasing the understanding of coordination, policies, and procedures required in conducting a Joint Inter-Agency domestic response. It also provides a forum for coordination with local, State and...
