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  • West Virginia Guard members serve in their local hospitals

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “Always ready, Always there” is proving to be the undeniable truth, not just a motto, for West Virginia Army National Guard members serving on the COVID-19 response mission in their hometown hospitals.“Seeing the difference it makes for nurses in my hometown - who I have known my

  • Latvia-Michigan SPP partnership on display at Winter Strike

    GRAYLING, Mich. – As ice, snow and wind blow across the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in northern Michigan, hundreds of military personnel from across the Department of Defense and allied nations are practicing tactics, training and procedures in extreme cold Jan. 21-30.Among the

  • Operation SPACECAT focuses on electromagnetic warfare

    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. - Near the end of 2021, members of the Florida Air National Guard’s 114th Space Control Squadron hosted the U.S. Navy’s Electronic Attack Squadron 139 (VAQ-139) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.“The purpose of this operation was to bring two

  • GFLR 22-03 paves way for tomorrow’s fight

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- The 34th Combat Training Squadron recently hosted Green Flag Little Rock 22-03, which afforded a unique opportunity to expand and strengthen our network of like-minded allies and partners, with integration across the Mobility Air Forces, the U.S. Army, and the

  • Vermont Guard to help hospitals facing COVID surge

    COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont National Guard members will support hospitals struggling to handle a surge of patients sick with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Vermont Department of Health has asked the Vermont National Guard to shift support from vaccination clinics to local hospitals.Health

  • Connecticut Air Guard fire department trains with partners

    EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The Connecticut Air National Guard Fire Department is collaborating with mutual aid partners to conduct familiarization training exercises at Bradley Air National Guard Base.The goal is to incorporate resources from various fire departments into the Connecticut Air Guard’s

  • New York National Guard Soldiers, Airmen train as EMTs

    FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – It’s Jan. 18, and 37 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are at Long Island’s Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center going through the steps for checking a patient’s airways and blood pressure.None of the 25 Soldiers and 12 Airmen are military medics; they’re volunteers

  • Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 kicks off with allied forces

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. Aimed at providing realistic training and increasing combat effectiveness, the exercise will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.“Red

  • PLT Airmen Support ADAB Community, Bolster Violence Prevention

    AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates -- A team of volunteer Airmen at Al Dhafra Air Base are working to ensure their fellow Airmen have the tools they need to maintain a positive environment during their deployment.“I know the stressors I have and I want to help ensure that people have the tools

  • Father, Son Deploy Together at ADAB

     AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates -- A father-son team from the Maine Air National Guard are serving side-by-side at Al Dhafra Air Base, deployed together as firefighters with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.Master Sgt. Eric Campbell and his son, Senior Airman Noah Campbell, are both Airmen