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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.
Army surgeon general: Nothing to hide at WTUs
April 28, 2010
Alaska hosts Vigilant Guard exercise this week
April 27, 2010
A member of the 103rd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), left, decontaminates a local first responder after responding to a simulated chemical spill as part of the training scenario of exercise Vigilant Guard in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, April 26, 2010. 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.
New York aviators practice survival skills
April 27, 2010
Staff Sgt. Stephen Tschiderer, a flight medic with the New York Army National Guard's 249th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), adds fuel to a Dakota stove during survival training near the Mount Morris Dam April 22, 2010. Since it gives off less light than an ordinary fire, the stove is used for cooking and warmth in situations where soldiers are trying to evade the enemy.
Alaska Guard CST Responds to Massive Simulated Earthquake
April 27, 2010
VA urges Gulf War vets to seek VA care
April 27, 2010
Air Force officials have opened access to Internet-based social media sites via the Air Force Network for official use and limited personal use. All Airmen must use due diligence when posting information online and must always follow Joint Ethics regulations, operations security and pubished rules of engagement.