U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Special Reaction Team (SRT), and the air station’s Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO) conduct a barricaded suspect exercise at the Iwakuni Naval Family Branch Clinic at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 8, 2022. SRT and PMO work side-by-side to conduct emergency drills in order to maintain their proficiencies and prepare for potential … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2022
Airmen Return to In-Person, Combined Training
APRIL 20, 2022 - An 11-person Fatality Search and Recovery Team from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Force Support Squadron trained in person this week in Las Vegas with other Air and Army National Guard units that make up the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 9 Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive - Enhanced Response Force … [Read more...]
U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine Provides What’s Needed
APRIL 20, 2022 - As the conflict in Ukraine changes, the types of security assistance the U.S. is sending changes as well, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. Last week, the U.S. announced another $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine. It's the seventh package of weapons, ammunition, vehicles and protective equipment the U.S. has provided to Ukraine since … [Read more...]
Ellsworth AFB Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Doolittle Raid
APRIL 20, 2022 - Ellsworth Air Force Base recognized the 80th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid through several events including a heritage flight, the dedication of a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile to a local museum, as well as a toast and tail flash unveiling. On April 18, 1942, 200 volunteers delivered the first long-range strike of World War II. Led by Lt. Col. … [Read more...]
ACC Fielding Tools to Protect Base EMS
APRIL 20, 2022 – Electromagnetic radiation is constantly traveling at the speed of light with most of it being invisible to the naked eye. Now, with the use of new spectrum monitoring tools, Air Combat Command can track EM radiation from sources like radio and aircraft communication. A spectrum monitoring system was installed and piloted here in 2021. This system provides … [Read more...]