APRIL 22, 2022 – The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has been the U.S. Army's go-to aircraft since the beginning of NATO's mission in Kosovo in 1999. In addition to transporting personnel, the helicopter can move supplies throughout the area more rapidly than by ground. The Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System, or FRIES, on the helicopter allows Soldiers who have … [Read more...]
Airlift Wing Preps for Greenland Missions
An LC-130 assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. offloads cargo in Greenland on April 26, 2019.. Similar aircraft will be flying missions in Greenland at the end of April, 2022 to resupply National Science Foundation facilities on the Greenland Ice Cap. APRIL 20, 2022 – Three LC-130 … [Read more...]
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...]
Robot Dog Reports For Duty
APRIL 18, 2022 - In December 2021, the Portland Air National Guard Base (PANGB) became the first Air National Guard base to house the innovative technology developed by Ghost Robotics known as the Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle (QUGV). This four-legged droid is most commonly referred to as a robot dog. The new addition to the PANGB family has been under the care of the … [Read more...]
Army Guard Soldiers Compete to Be Best Warrior
Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers compete in the weapons zero and qualification portion of the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition April 11, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Soldiers competed in nine events designed to test their physical and mental endurance: night land navigation, a medical event, Army Combat Fitness Test, a written exam, a mystery event, … [Read more...]