Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing prepare to depart for the beginning of Operation Deep Freeze with LC-130 Hercules aircraft from Scotia, N.Y., October 17, 2024. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces-led joint interagency mission to provide logistical and transportation support to the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic Program. (U.S. Air … [Read more...]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
OCTOBER 21, 2024 – As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the D.C. National Guard is urging members to remain vigilant against online threats and practice strong cyber hygiene. U.S. Amy Staff Sgt. Francisco Fuentes, Cybersecurity Operations Branch Chief and Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM), stressed the importance of awareness, password security, and adhering to … [Read more...]
Guard Opens First Virtual Mental Fitness Gym
OCTOBER 21, 2024 - 141st Air Refueling Wing celebrated the grand opening of the first and only National Guard owned MindGym, a virtual mental fitness trainer, on October 18, 2024, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. How do we measure our ability to manage stress and how can we improve upon those skills? MindGym by Lumena is a sensory immersive cube that was created … [Read more...]
Guard Leaders See Guardsmen Answer the Call
Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Florida National Guard leaders and Guardsmen mobilized in Tampa, Florida, to help communities affected by Hurricane Milton, Oct. 16, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely) OCTOBER 21, 2024 – The National Guard’s top officer ceremoniously assumed his new role Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Guard Rehearses Air Medevac
U.S. Army Spc. Jazmyne Wanger, a combat medic specialist with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard, continues tending to a simulated wounded soldier while an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter draws near the pickup site during an air medevac exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Oct. 11, 2024. U.S. Army medics … [Read more...]