AUGUST 20, 2021 – Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and civilians from California and six other states are actively fighting wildfires burning throughout the state. Nearly 1,000 Cal Guard service members are currently activated for fire missions in the air and on the ground, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, Cal Guard’s adjutant general, said during a press conference Wednesday … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico National Guard Supports Humanitarian Mission in Haiti
AUGUST 19, 2021 - Puerto Rico National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and helicopters deployed to Haiti Tuesday night as part of U.S. relief efforts at the request of USAID, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated the southwest area of the country, causing more than 1,940 deaths and leaving at least 10,000 people injured as well as the collapse of vital infrastructure, according to … [Read more...]
Army Reserve Makes a Splash With Bridge Creation
AUGUST 12, 2021 – The 361st and 310th Multi-Role Bridge Companies (MRBC) under the 926th Engineer Brigade joined the South Carolina National Guard’s 125th MRBC at Fort Stewart last month in a breathtaking display of bridge creation so large military vehicles can cross a lake. Army engineers call the operation a Wet Gap Crossing. Engineer Soldiers secure and control an area … [Read more...]
Guard Sends Wildland Firefighting Crew to Northern Idaho
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...]