Sept. 4, 2015, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued three people in Cook Inlet on Sept. 11. The three were stranded on a sandbar in the mud flats about six miles southeast of Fire Island. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a call from the Anchorage Fire Department at … [Read more...]
On 14th Anniversary of Terror Attacks, Soldiers and Airmen Remember Vividly
ARLINGTON, Va. – Will you ever forget where you were, or what you were doing on Sept. 11, 2001, when two hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center in New York, another crashed into the Pentagon, and yet another crashed in a field outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania? For most Guard members and future members who lived through that day, much like those before them when … [Read more...]
Col. Marta Carcana Confirmed as First Woman to Lead Puerto Rico National Guard
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - September 8, 2015 – The Puerto Rico Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Col. Marta Carcana as the territory’s adjutant general, making her the first woman to occupy that post. Carcana, who had been filling the position since October, 2014 on an interim basis was nominated by the governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, … [Read more...]
Oregon Guard Airmen and Soldiers Conducting Fire Cleanup as Blazes Burn in five Western States
SALEM, Ore. - Sept. 4, 2015 - Members of the Oregon National Guard are conducting wildfire cleanup operations in support of ongoing firefighting efforts throughout Oregon.; The Oregon Soldiers are among more than 2,060 personnel on orders in five Western states pitching in to fight the blazes that have made this fire season particularly stubborn. Gen. Frank Grass, chief of … [Read more...]
Maintaining Operational Security in a Social World
September 3, 2015, by D.M. McCauley - With network firewall breaches and cybercrime on the rise, maintaining Operational Security (OPSEC) is more important than ever for Soldiers and Sailors. Our lives and social media have become increasingly entwined, and it is easy to let slip sensitive information that could jeopardize the mission at hand. Private servers can be hacked and … [Read more...]