PORT HUENEME, Calif. (5/7/13) - California National Guard assets that had been fighting raging wildfires in Ventura County have been deactivated, officials said early Tuesday. At the height of the operation, 26 Guard members on state active duty status supported the fire suppression efforts. According to The Los Angeles Times, the fire at its peak threatened about 4,000 … [Read more...]
May is National Military Appreciation Month
SAN ANTONIO (May 3, 2013) -- The President of the United States has proclaimed May as National Military Appreciation Month to remind Americans of the importance of the U.S. Armed Forces in history. It is a symbol of unity, honoring today's military men and women, veterans and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of freedom. The U.S. Army Installation … [Read more...]
California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing Battling Raging Wildfires
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (5/6/13) - Following a request for support from California emergency agencies, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. directed the adjutant general of the California National Guard, Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, to provide two specialized firefighting C-130J aircraft and crews from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing to assist with wildfires raging … [Read more...]
Going Green: Corps Builds Largest Induction Solar Wall in the Country
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HARRISBURG, PA -- As the sun beats down on one of the biggest buildings in the country, solar thermal collectors go to work providing enough heat for a 1.7 million square foot warehouse. Spread across more than 40 acres, the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Eastern Distribution Center in New Cumberland, Pa., provides critical supplies for the military stationed overseas. DLA … [Read more...]
NC Adjutant General Briefs NC Guard Association, Force on Staying Relevant Under Fiscal Challenges
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - More than 200 North Carolina National Guard Association members and its executive committee listened to Maj. Gen. Lusk, adjutant general of North Carolina speak at their business session here today. The key topic of his speech was the strong partnership between the NCNGA and the North Carolina National Guard and how to remain a relevant organization at … [Read more...]