U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Herman, a structural specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Massachusetts Air National Guard, receives construction materials during renovation work at Centro de Entrenamiento Conjunto de Operaciones de Paz (CECOPAZ), the Joint Peace Operations Training Center, in Asunción, Paraguay, July 16, 2026. Massachusetts National Guard engineers worked alongside Paraguayan military counterparts to repair and upgrade key infrastructure in preparation for Fuerzas Comando 2026, supporting the State Partnership Program between Massachusetts and Paraguay. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Gadiel Concepcion Adorno)