AUGUST 9, 2021 – The Idaho National Guard made organizational history by sending wildland Firefighter Type 2 Red Card-certified Soldiers and Airmen to northern Idaho to fight fires for the first time. The newly assigned crewmembers of Task Force Timber Shield left Boise Aug. 4 to help the Idaho Department of Lands contain more than 15 significant wildland fires burning in … [Read more...]
Ammo Rodeo on Target With Creative, Mission-Focused Training
AUGUST 6, 2021 – About 50 Air National Guard and Reserve munitions specialists from across the nation saddled up at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in July to see which team could best assemble an Air Force bomb during the annual Ammo Rodeo competition. Volk Field’s two-week Ammo Rodeo trains Air Force personnel to assemble bomb components into a … [Read more...]
National Guard Makes Historic Highway Landing
AUGUST 6, 2021 - Members of the Michigan National Guard’s 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, made history today when they successfully landed modern military aircraft, then turned around and took off again from an American highway for the first time. Two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots of the 127th Wing, two A-10 pilots of the 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, … [Read more...]
Guard to Recoup Funding For Training, Readiness
AUGUST 5, 2021 - Lawmakers recently approved a $521 million National Guard reimbursement plan to help the military bureau recoup funds it used to secure the National Capital Region in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. National Guard training and readiness opportunities were at risk if Congress did not approve the $2.1 billion total spending plan that … [Read more...]
Soldiers Test New M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle
AUGUST 3, 2021 – Virginia and Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team trained on and fielded new M110A1 squad designated marksman rifles July 12-15 at Fort Pickett. The new weapon is a 7.62 mm rifle, which gives Soldiers greater range and accuracy than the standard M4 rifle. It makes use of an advanced targeting system and … [Read more...]