An illustrated image depicts an artist's rendering of the future building that will house a C-130J simulator at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California. (Photo illustration by courtesy submission) JANUARY 6, 2023 - After a decade of planning and unforeseen impediments, including a worldwide pandemic, the 146th Airlift Wing held a … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
Fire for Effect: Notes on the Forward Observer
JANUARY 6, 2023 – From under the cover of a camouflaged observation post, U.S. Army Spc. Chelsea Phillips, a joint fire support specialist assigned to 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment (6-9 CAV), 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, a unit operationally assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Europe, watches artillery rounds impact in the distance. Peering … [Read more...]
Space Delta Operations Superintendent Wins Award
JANUARY 6, 2023 – A Space Delta 5 (DEL 5) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division (ISRD) operations superintendent recently was notified of their accomplishment of winning the William O. Studeman award early this month. The winner, U.S. Space Force Master Sgt. Josef Margetiak, was selected for this award amongst early- and mid-career military members across … [Read more...]
Army Units Hone Skills at Nuclear Weapons School
JANUARY 6, 2023 – Units from the U.S. military’s premier all hazards command trained together during a radiological course at the Defense Nuclear Weapons School on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Soldiers from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command’s 1st Area Medical Laboratory and Nuclear Disablement Teams both participated in … [Read more...]
Dutch Aviators Receive New Helicopters at Fort Hood
JANUARY 6, 2023 - The 302nd Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force took delivery of two new AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters at Robert Gray Army Air Field here, Dec. 13. During a ceremony in the unit’s hangar, the two new AH-64E Apache Guardian’s logbooks were handed over to the unit commander. The new Apaches are the first two that will be operated by the … [Read more...]