JULY 20, 2015, VOLK FIELD, Wis. - The small town of New Richmond, Wisconsin, was devastated June 12, 1899. A category F5 tornado ripped through the hamlet on the same day as the Gollmar Brothers Circus visited. The twister resulted in 117 deaths, 125 injuries, and over $300,000 in damage ($3,904,000 in today’s terms). Natural disasters are nearly impossible to predict … [Read more...]

JULY 15, 2015, CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - More than 3,900 solar panels nestled on the hillside south of Camp Williams were the backdrop for the Utah National Guard’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for its largest solar array project Tuesday at Camp Williams. The four completed solar projects at Camp Williams are expected to generate 1.8 - 2 million kWh annually, generating a power … [Read more...]

JULY 13, 2015, CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Department of Defenseon on Thursday announced its plan to convert the Washington National Guard’s 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team, which currently operates M1A1 Abrams Tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, into a Stryker Brigade Combat Team. “This is a huge win for Washington state,” said Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the … [Read more...]

JULY 8, 2015, SAVANNAH, Ga. - JSTARS cops from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing were guests at Joint Base Savannah, completing 15 days of law enforcement and flightline security training during their annual tour in June. “Our training scenarios have been designed to get our Airmen out of the mentality of being overseas in places like Iraq … [Read more...]

JULY 7, 2015, CASPER, Wyo. - Tears flowed freely as the words echoed in the vastness that was the Casper Events Center. Welcome home. Seven hundred veterans sat, listening, taking the words in, letting them settle in their ears and hearts. Repeatedly, that phrase was said during the four-day Wyoming Vietnam Veterans Reunion in Casper, Wyoming. It was a well-attended event, … [Read more...]