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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.
Hoax phone calls no laughing matter to Vermont Guard
April 28, 2010
U.S. and Afghan soldiers watch as the CH-47 Chinook helicopter that brought them to the village of Mengal Kheyl in the Zormat district of Afghanistan's Paktya province, lands after completing an air assault mission, April 22, 2010. The soldiers, who captured the district's largest weapons cache in three years are assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Vermont National Guard.
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
Ohio holds family readiness conference
April 27, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann, Ohio National Guard historian, teaches children of military members the history of the War of 1812 dressed as a Soldier from the era April 9, 2010, during the Family Readiness Conference at the Columbus Marriott Northwest Hotel in Dublin, Ohio.
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.
Mongolian emergency managers observe Vigilant Guard exercise
April 27, 2010
Amgalan Jambalsuren, captain of the Mongolia Metropolitan Police Department, learns about plans management from George Mayberry, a plans management intelligence specialist for Alaska Department Homeland Security and Emergency Management, during the Vigilant Guard exercise. Vigilant Guard is a premiere joint training exercise designed to increase interoperability between federal, state and local volunteer agencies in case of a disaster.
Utah Guard special forces soldiers learn mountain rescue in Morocco
April 27, 2010
A Morroccan Soldier watches as Utah National Guard members from the 19th Special Forces Group train with the 1st Ski Battalion of the Royal Morroccan Armed Forces in March. At 10,000 feet, the altitude of the training location, the focus of the exercise was on disaster preparedness, snow movement and mountain-rescue techniques.
DOD announces replacement unit for Iraq rotation
April 27, 2010
Department of Defense Seal
Air Guard to get social media access May 6
April 27, 2010
Air Force announces candidate list for several aircraft
April 26, 2010