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Avatar project seeks to help military amputees
April 28, 2010
Guard Communicators Collaborate in Disaster Response Exercise
April 28, 2010
Greg Wilkinson, the Joint Information Center coordinator goes over a press release with Megan Peters. Both public information officers are participating in exercise Vigilant Guard in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, April 26, 2010. Their job is to help release information to the public that will ultimately save lives.Vigilant Guard is an annual, disaster-based training scenario that tests the coordination of National Guard units with local, state, regional, and national disaster preparedness organizations.
North Carolina National Guardsmen prepare for mission, explore Alaska
April 28, 2010
Army Col. R. Allen Boyette, Joint Task Force-Tarheel Executive Officer, and Army Capt. Patrick Brozowski, Joint Task Force -Tarheel Battle Captain, examine the cargo area of a charter bus prior to loading the bus with personal and unit equipment. JTF-Tarheel is composed of service members from the North Carolina National Guard. They are participating in the Alaska National Guard's Vigilant Guard exercise. During the Vigilant Guard exercise the state of Alaska will also be conducting the State of Alaska's Alaska Shield exercise and the Joint Task Force Alaska's Artic Edge exercise. All three of these exercises will be testing the capabilities of the local, state and federal authorities to handle a natural disaster, pending one occurred in the state of Alaska.
Spangdahlem F-16s headed for Minnesota
April 28, 2010
An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from the flightline here April 27, 2010. Six F-16's permanently departed Spangdahlem Air Base for the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., as part of the Combat Air Forces Restructuring plan. The six aircraft were the first of 21 to depart the base.
Air Guardsmen train for firefighting mission in South Carolina
April 28, 2010
An inflatable tub is filled with water that will be pumped into a C-130 Hercules equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS), South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center, Greenville, S.C., April 27, 2010. MAFFS deploys a fire retardant mixed with fertilizer and red dye, but water is used for training purposes.
North Dakota Airmen complete first humanitarian project in Ghana
April 28, 2010
Airmen with the North Dakota National Guard's 119th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron paint the trim on a building on Burma Camp near Accra, Ghana. The building will serve as classrooms to train members of the Ghanaian Armed Forces. The two-week mission for the North Dakota Airmen is providing valuable training on contingency skills while helping Ghana — North Dakota's pair in the State Partnership Program.
JISCC enables military, civilian communication during exercise
April 28, 2010
Army Sgt. First Class Ken Colvin, Joint Forces Headquarter - North Carolina computer specialist, hands a sandbag to Tech Sgt. Joseph Bishop, 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, assisting to stabilize a satellite on the roof of the Alaska National Guard armory in Kenai during the Alaska National Guard Vigilant Guard exercise April 25. Both Guardsmen are members of Joint Task Force Tarheel and are conducting training exercises for natural disaster relief during Alaska Shield 2010.
Joint Operations Center Gets Training on Military Coordination through Vigilant Guard
April 28, 2010
Alaska Army National Guard Soldier Spc. Kenneth Wilson, Joint Operations Center information knowledge manager explains the process of importing information into the Joint Information Exchange Environment to Capt. Michael Mussio, National Guard army domestic operations officer, by using the Joint Information Environment all states are able to input, view and coordinate information and respond to any real world or exercise scenario, such as Vigilant Guard 2010. Vigilant Guard 2010 is a premiere joint training exercise, designed to increase interoperability among federal, state and local volunteers in case of a disaster
Alaska Military Leaders Excited for Future Training Exercises
April 28, 2010
Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex (JPARC) lies among rivers, mountains, and forests stretching 67,000 miles across the sparsely-populated areas of the Alaska interior and stretches another 44,000 miles into the Gulf of Alaska.
Pace of changes clouds future, Mullen tells Colorado wing
April 28, 2010
Lt. Col. Timothy Conklin, commander of the 140th Operations Support Squadron of the Colorado Air National Guard, greets Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prior to the town hall meeting with members of the 140th Wing April 26, 2010. During the meeting, members posed questions concerning the future of the Guard.