Members of the Connecticut National Guard and the Connecticut State Police will join security efforts for the U.S. Presidential Inauguration in Washington Monday.

The Idaho National Guard deployed 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 80 soldiers to Ft. Belvoir, Va., on Jan. 10 and 11 in support of the Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan mission.

A monthslong wait for needed repairs that saw six Air National Guard attack jets stuck at a Navy base in Sicily should come to an end this week.

The force will support federal and local firefighting crews, military police and eight C-130 aircraft equipped with modular airborne firefighting systems, or MAFFs.

The South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing based at Joe Foss Field recently agreed to exchange F-16 aircrafts with the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing based in Fort Wayne, creating an opportunity for both units to work on teamwork, mission readiness and capabilities.

The 60th presidential inauguration is just more than a week away, and U.S. service members are preparing to play their roles.

The Defense Department is sending 10 Navy helicopters to help fight wildfires in California, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The request for 7,800 troops is expected to be approved by the Pentagon in the coming days. The Secret Service is the lead agency for the inauguration.

Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers will deploy for a year to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led military mission set up a decade ago to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

New York Army National Guard soldiers are preparing for a 10-month deployment to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. They will train at Fort Bliss, Texas for four weeks before deploying to Africa.