SPOKANE, Wash. August 17, 2015 -- As the season's worst fire conditions continue in eastern Washington and nine large fires burn uncontained across the state, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requested assistance from the Washington National Guard. Two National Guard Black Hawk helicopters arrived Friday and five 20-person hand crews arrived Sunday … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
RPAs Prove Vital in Fight Against ISIL
August 17, 2015 - CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- From August 2014 to August 2015, the 432nd Wing has directly supported Operation Inherent Resolve, a U.S. Central Command and partner nation's campaign to conduct targeted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria as part of the comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. "OIR has highlighted … [Read more...]
Wars Fought by Ground Troops, New Army Chief Says
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 17, 2015) -- Continued freedom in America requires a continued commitment to maintaining strong, equipped, well-led and well-trained ground forces, said the Army's 39th Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley. "There are many who think wars only can be won from great distances - from space, the air, the sea. Unfortunately, those views are very, … [Read more...]
Army Reserve Paratrooper Helps Raise Awareness of PTSD, Suicide
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Aug. 14, 2015) -- For one Army Reserve paratrooper, raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and suicides took to new heights recently at the Saint Mere Eglise drop zone, or DZ. Sgt. Kristen Bell, a communication specialist from Oxnard, California, had a small payload tucked in her pockets of her Army combat uniform during an airborne … [Read more...]
Alaska Air National Guard Launches Unprecedented Involvement in Multinational Training Exercise
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska. August 14, 2015 — The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing is playing its most extensive role ever in exercise Red Flag-Alaska, which started last Thursday and is scheduled to continue until Aug. 21. Conducted three to four times per year, Red Flag-Alaska provides U.S. and partner nation forces a comprehensive, simulated … [Read more...]