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  • Airmen work with local agencies to be prepared for emergencies

    ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. -- Missouri Airmen and civilian emergency response agencies from St. Joseph and the surrounding area gather together at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base to practice a major accident response.Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard,

  • Innovation funds help Nebraska National Guard firefighters

    LINCOLN, Neb. – Improving readiness just got a whole lot easier for the Nebraska Air National Guard Fire Department. Using U.S. Air Force innovation funds, the department recently bought a new pump operation simulator that allows firefighters to better prepare for emergencies while saving water.

  • NY Guard's 109th firefighters ready for fast-water rescues

    SCOTIA, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard firefighters assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing are ready at a moment’s notice to respond to an aircraft incident or help out a local fire department. But the 109th firefighters now also include three Airmen specially trained to save lives when floodwaters

  • Idaho National Guard firefighters train for real emergencies

    Firefighters from the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a series of live-burn, vehicle extrication and classroom exercises in Boise June 6-7.Senior Master Sgt. Josh Zimmerly, Gowen Field Fire Department’s acting military fire chief, said extrication training using the Jaws of Life, spreaders,