OCTOBER 29, 2021 – Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy is reaching beyond academics and offering its cadets vocational job skills and certifications that can help put them on the path to a bright future. "For nearly 30 years, LCA has helped develop young men and women to be a better version of themselves with a focus on education and discipline," said LCA Director Michael Haerr of … [Read more...]
National Guard Veteran Transitions to Owning Franchise
OCTOBER 26, 2021 – Darin Overstreet, co-owner of the Minuteman Press franchise located at 14190 E. Jewell Ave., Suite 1, has retired from the Colorado National Guard where he served as Chief Public Affairs Officer for the Joint Task Force - Centennial. Today, Darin, who also served in the U.S. Air Force, runs Minuteman Press in Aurora along with his wife Anne. Together, Darin … [Read more...]
Guard Hosts Advanced Trauma Life Support Course
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. Sammar Atassi, an internal medicine physician assigned to the 130th Medical Group headquartered at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, in Charleston, West Virginia, intubates an infant training mannequin during the Advanced Trauma Life Support course at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28, 2021. Sixteen service members … [Read more...]
DoD Begins Fielding 5G to California First Responders
OCTOBER 22, 2021 - First responders often face communications challenges that hinder collaboration and real-time situational updates, especially in remote areas while responding to natural disasters such as fires, storms, earthquakes and flooding. To alleviate this problem, the Defense Innovation Unit today announced a year-long prototyping project involving a private … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Fight Fires From the Sky
OCTOBER 21, 2021 - As wildfire threats continue to get worse, the need for people to help fight them grows. In recent years, state governments have asked the National Guard to assist with wildfires when primary responders' resources are stretched thin. As always, the National Guard is more than ready to step up to the plate. So far this year, the National Interagency Fire … [Read more...]