AUGUST 22, 2016, WASHINGTON - By presidential proclamation, this week is National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. The proclamation signed Aug. 19 by President Barack Obama calls on all Americans to join him in expressing thanks to the members of the National Guard and Reserve and their civilian employers. Obama also called on state and local officials, … [Read more...]
Growing Pains
AUGUST 19, 2016, - Samuel L. Posey is no stranger to trouble, much to the dismay of his mother Pamela. He recalls a time in the seventh grade when he was hanging out at Quail Pointe apartments in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a place his mother had warned him not to be. “I ended up in the middle of a shootout,” said Posey, a 22-year-old with dark black hair and an easy-going … [Read more...]
Strong Guard 2016 Focuses on Interoperability Between International Forces
AUGUST 19, 2016, TUKUMS, TU, Lativa, - Soldiers of the 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan National Guard; Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines based out of Columbus, Ohio; the 1st Region, Zemessardzes (Latvian National Guard); and Lithuanian Land Forces participated in the closing ceremony of Strong Guard 2016 (Zobens 2016) near Tukums, Latvia, Aug. 14, 2016. More … [Read more...]
‘Neighborhood Watch’ Helps Navy Investigate Satellite Out of Target Orbit
AUGUST 19, 2016, SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) - Air Force Space Command’s “Neighborhood Watch” satellites, from the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, recently responded to the Navy’s request for help with a satellite out of target orbit of its own. The Joint Functional Component Command for Space officially tasked the 1st Space Operations Squadron … [Read more...]
Pacific Partnership 2016 and Malaysian Armed Forces Team Up for Search and Rescue Exercise
AUGUST 19, 2016, KUANTAN, Malaysia (NNS) - Pacific Partnership 2016 and Malaysian armed forces (MAF) personnel collaborated to execute a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) that ended with a casualty response drill aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Aug. 14. During the exercise, participants came together to plan and execute a coordinated response to a simulated … [Read more...]