MAY 10, 2022 - Water stretches as far as the eye can see, and the air is chilled. The ocean’s surface is studded with memorial wreaths as the shadow of a fixed-wing plane passes just ahead. This is the sight of the famous sinking of the Royal Mail Ship Titanic. The ship met its tragic fate at the hands of an iceberg 110 years prior. When the seemingly unsinkable Titanic … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2022
Airmen Discuss Space Operations with Brazilian Counterparts
New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 222nd Command and Control Squadron, which augments the U.S. agency managing American surveillance satellites, pose with Brazilian officials at Brazil’s Space Operations Center in Brasilia, the country’s capital on April 19, 2022. The Guard Airmen were there as part of a State Partnership Program exchange. (Courtesy Capt. Leah … [Read more...]
Chances to Participate in Exercises Will Enhance National Guard
MAY 10, 2022 - If he had his way, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said there would be more resources available to allow Guard units involved in the State Partnership Program to participate in more of the exercises that build interoperability between the United States and foreign partner nations. "The one thing I would really focus on is ensuring that we resource more … [Read more...]
Training the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders
MAY 10, 2022 - “The Army is committed to investing in our nation’s youth, and the need for emerging technology talent continues to grow,” Maj. Gen. Johnny K. Davis, the commanding general of USACC, said. The Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (Army JROTC) will launch a new cyber pilot program, designed to provide Cadets an introduction to the critical field of … [Read more...]
Working to Master Nuclear Disaster
MAY 10, 2022 – What are your plans if a five-ton nuclear device detonates in your city? While unlikely, the U.S. Army trains to assist communities in these worst-case scenarios and enhance mission readiness during homeland emergency response exercises such as Guardian Response 22. During the exercise, multiple units, which fall within the Defense Chemical, Biological, … [Read more...]