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Face of Defense: Brothers Serve Together in Iraq
July 14, 2008
Army Sgt. Maj. Jim Snow and his younger brother, Army 1st Sgt. Joe Snow, are serving their second deployment together in Iraq.
Guard units receive more high-tech Lakota helicopters
July 14, 2008
The Louisiana National Guards two new UH-72 Lakotas touch down for the first time at Esler Field in Pineville, La.
Ohio, Serbia continue cooperation, training
July 14, 2008
A Soldier of 63rd Parachutist Battalion, Special Forces Brigade fires a 240 B squad operating weapon June 12 on a Camp Grayling, Mich. range. The Soldiers were participating in the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP) between Ohio and the Republic of Serbia. The Serbian soldiers will train with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group for two weeks on mission planning, weapons systems and demoing among other tasks and skills. This training is the second half of the State Partnership Plan developed in fall of 2006. In September of 2007, U.S. Special Forces traveled to Serbia to familiarize with Serbian military operations.
Louisiana National Guard takes flight to fight; 10 Soldiers leave for California
July 14, 2008
Sgt. Dewayne Phelps, left and Sgt. 1st. Class Mike Gunnels (right), both of Alexandria, stand as safety during pre-flight checks July 13 at Esler Airfield in Pineville. Two Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, 10 personnel (two crews and a maintenance team), prepare to leave from Esler Airfield in Pineville for California to support the California National Guard with fire fighting efforts.
Mechanics maintain engines for America's air power
July 11, 2008
Tech. Sgt. Juan Ramon, a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic assigned to the Tiger Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspects the inlet fan blades of an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine for nicks and scratches here July 7. Foreign object debris damage prevention is critical to maintaining the jets' engines. One small rock a piece of trash could cause thousands of dollars in damage to an engine.
National Guard Youth Foundation Teams Up With Wal-Mart to Promote Vocational Education
July 11, 2008
California Air Guard unit hosts second fire retardant reloading station
July 11, 2008
Captain Amy Horton, 302nd Airlift Wing maintenace group executive officer, based out of Colorado Springs, Co. rinses the AF Reserve's C-130H of the sticky retardant following a 3,000 gallon drop over the West Basin Fire. Every C-130 equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) in the military's arsenal has been activated to assist in Northern California's firefighting efforts.
302nd AEG operations: keeping tracking of everything MAFFS
July 11, 2008
Master Sgt. Jamie Conrad with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, updates Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission flight data at the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group operations trailer, McClellan Airfield, Sacramento, July 9. The 302nd AEG is made up of eight U.S. Air Force MAFFS-capable C-130 aircraft operating out of McClellan Airfield, Calif. and Navy Reserve and Marine Corps helicopters operating out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. The 302nd AEG aircraft units include three Air National Guard units, 145th Airlift Wing from Charlotte, N.C., the 146th Airlift Wing from Channel Islands, Calif., and the 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, Wyo., and one Air Force Reserve unit -- the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 302nd AEG provides unique capabilities and is part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and the National Interagency Fire Center. USNORTHCOM continues to closely monitor the California wildfires to anticipate additional requests for Department of Defense assistance to local, federal, and state civil authorities.
California governor calls 2,000 Guard troops for fire duty
July 11, 2008
Sgt. Mark Walch from Company A, 297th Support Battalion, one of the initial 295 Soldiers mobilized to fight the wildfires burning in California, uses an ax to cut down trees to form a fire break preventing burning material from crossing lines and spreading to unburned areas. Walch, a high school teacher from Chico, Calif., volunteered immediately to be part of the first Soldiers to fight fires on the ground in California in 30 years.
MAFFS 'safety man' keeps people, environment safe
July 10, 2008
Senior Master Sgt. Aaron "Stoney" Smith, assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard, watches for safety issues as an Airman washes fire retardant off the cargo doors of a C-130 Hercules equipped with the modular airborne fire fighting system at McClellan Airfield July 8. Smith's job is to ensure Airmen and equipment are safe during the high tempo of fire fighting operations. The 153rd AW is conducting firefighting operations as part of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group. The 302nd AEG, comprised of aircraft from the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy Reserve and Marine Corps, provides unique capabilities and is part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the National Interagency Fire Center. USNORTHCOM continues to closely monitor the California wildfires to anticipate additional requests for Department of Defense assistance to local, federal, and state civil authorities.