APRIL 29, 2022 – After more than three months, Wisconsin National Guard members’ mission to help as nursing assistants at state health care facilities is winding down. Senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders and officials from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services traveled to several health care facilities to express their appreciation for the partnership and the … [Read more...]

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules MAFFS (Modular Airborne Firefighting System) aircraft assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing sits on the flight line in front of the newly constructed MAFFS pits at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California April 21, 2022. The new fire-retardant ground tanks have increased the storage capability five-fold from a … [Read more...]

APRIL 25, 2022 - Soldiers within various units of the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade (TAB) attended the Shallow Water Egress Trainer course at Fort Campbell, Ky., April 6-7, 2022. The course put Soldiers in a chamber resembling the troop area of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter that submerged and flipped over in an indoor pool. The training given allowed the Soldiers to develop … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]