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U.S. Disaster 2021: Arizona Militia responds to flooding on top of Pandemic

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After more than a year and a half of pandemic-panic-attack operations, the Arizona Army National Guard (AZNG) is also dealing with flooding in Coconino County.

AZNG photo by Staff Sergeant Adrian Borunda.

AZNG video by Staff Sergeant Adrian Borunda, road repair in Coconino County, 22JUL2021:

AZNG photo by Staff Sergeant Elizabeth Smith.

AZNG video interviews by Staff Sergeant Elizabeth Smith, 24JUL2021:

U.S. Food Crisis, June 2021: Arizona National Guard continues pandemic-panic-attack food operations due to private sector logistics failure

U.S. Food Crisis, March 2021: National Guard pandemic food operations proves the private sector market system has failed

Operation CoViD-19:  Arizona National Guard using taxpayer funded trucks to transport produce to civilian owned grocery stores, April 2020

Food Crisis Hurricane Irma: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, MINNESOTA MILITIAS DELIVER SUSTENANCE!

Hurricane Harvey: ARIZONA MILITIA DEPLOYED

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Hurricane prep 2021: ‘Near Shore Experiment’ proves scientists still don’t have a clue!

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“To better protect our coastal communities we need to better model, understand and predict the complex and dynamic nearshore environment.”-Brittany Bruder, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Duck, North Carolina, where a major weather research project has been ongoing since 2019.

It has been more than 130 years since modern weather science started, yet even after decades of collecting hurricane data within the United States, scientists still don’t understand the weather!

An ancient U.S. Army Corps of Engineers LARC-V is used to carry a remote control boat (oceanographic research drone) for the DuNEx.

An attempt to rectify that will officially begin in Autumn 2021, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is called the During Nearshore Event Experiment (DuNEx), or DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX), being conducted by the U.S. Coastal Research Program.  It would’ve happened sooner but there was a “…delay in their planning and preparation for the upcoming… …DUNEX field experiment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo.

Preparations for DuNEx 2021 have been ongoing since 2019, and the whole thing is not expected to conclude until Winter 2022!  The goal is to be better able to predict what a storm will do, and to advise coastal communities on short-term and long-term plans of action.

June 2021: SPCMSC scientists travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to conduct DUNEX

Hurricane prep 2021: GEORGIA MILITIA WARMS-UP THE D-R-M-K-T

September 2020: ERDC researchers participate in the DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment 

LARC-V:  U.S. NAVY KEEPS OLD U.S. ARMY BOAT-TRUCK AFLOAT

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Typhoon prep 2021: U.S. forces scramble on Guam!

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U.S. Army photo by Specialist Richard Carlisi.

On 20-21 July 2021, U.S. Army soldiers taking part in wargame Forager 2021 on Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, scrambled but not for a possible enemy attack, for a possible typhoon/cyclone.

USA photo by Specialist Richard Carlisi.

Turned out it was just a ‘typhoon mitigation rehearsal’.  Basically the soldiers just grabbed their shit and ran for the nearest secure shelter.

WFO Guam’s Tropical Cyclone Area of Responsibility

Typhoon 2021: Southern Japan was hit by Typhoon In-Fa, in Philippines is was called Typhoon Fabian, whatever you call it the U.S. Marines say ‘Secure your trash’!

Hi-Tech Fail: CLIMATE CHANGE is BIGGEST THREAT TO BILLION DOLLAR WEAPON SYSTEMS!

Hurricane Dorian: HOW TO EVACUATE THOUSANDS OF U.S. MARINES

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Cascadia Rising: Operation Black Wind, Bremerton hit by massive quake & contamination?

“To our knowledge, this is the first time, at least at Navy Medicine commands, to have a fire engine pump hundreds of gallons of water to a DECON team to use in helping decontaminate patients.”-Terry Lerma, Naval Hospital Bremerton emergency manager

Preparations for the overdue Cascadia Event continues, this time striking the U.S. Navy’s hospital on Bremerton, Washington.

During the second week of July 2021, Naval Hospital Bremerton conducted Operation Black Wind (in conjunction with Citadel Rumble) to assess how to respond to a catastrophic natural disaster.

U.S. Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, 15JUL2021.

Operation Black Wind’s scenario is set immediately after ‘a sudden and significant seismic event’ that lasted for at least one minute.  It also involved military personnel becoming sick due to a haz-mat truck overturning as a result of the quake.  The scenario of massive amounts of hazardous materials being released and affecting the local population has only recently been added to the U.S. Department of Defense/FEMA’s disaster response training.

Citadel Rumble is a yearly large scale U.S. Navy ‘all hazard exercise’ held across the West Coast of the United States: “This exercise readies our personnel for response and recovery before, during and after a natural disaster or other all-hazard events. Installations in our West Coast regions face risk of damaging earthquakes and wildfire encroachment, so this training is vital to expedite recovery and maintain mission readiness should such events occur.”– Mark Sinder, Director of Operations for Commander, Navy Installations Command

Cascadia Rising:

PREP FOR 2022, “…EXTRAORDINARY LEVELS OF MASS CASUALTIES…”!

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U.S. Medical Disaster: For 1st time Military Medics operate on City Streets!

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“A lot of the medics had never been in the back of an ambulance….  …They are able to learn the new equipment, different ways of using it and get out on the streets to use it on actual patients in the field.”-Master Sergeant Gregg Hecathorn, 150th Special Operations Wing

New Mexico Air National Guard photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

For the first time, Air National Guard (ANG) medics from Maine, and New Mexico, conducted real-life operations on city streets, riding along civilian counterparts in the city of Greenville, Mississippi, during the first two weeks of July 2021.

New Mexico ANG photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

“At first, it was a little intimidating because we are not really used to doing civilian EMS of any kind….  My favorite part of today was being able to calm patients down and seeing their relief when I was talking to them. It was really nice to see someone in crisis and be able to help take away the panic.”-Technical Sergeant Cailee Salerno, 101st Air Refueling Wing

It was an part of operation Delta Wellness Mission 2021, which is presented as an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) event for disaster response, however the ‘training’ involves dealing with real medical situations, and is an excuse to help out communities that are suffering economically.  

“I came from a reservation and small town; being in Mississippi, getting to help a new community on an ambulance is surreal.”-Master Sergeant Shannon Myhre, 150th Special Operations Wing

New Mexico ANG photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

Delta Wellness isn’t just about training-up the military, for some reason civilian operated Pafford Emergency Medical Services employees went through military combat medical training: “A partnership between IRT and Pafford was established to expose military personnel to real world emergency response and further their readiness to support domestic and overseas missions. This is the first time in IRT’s history with such collaboration, which was also of benefit to Pafford as their personnel attended a couple of military organized trainings to include Tactical Combat Casualty Care, K9 First Aid, Land Navigation, and Combatives.”-Captain Adrian Mateos, 150th Special Operations Wing

Captain Adrian Mateos conducted the ‘combatives’ training part of Delta Wellness 2021, in July. New Mexico ANG photo by Airman Tyler Catanach.

Why would silly-vilian Emergency Medical Technicians require ‘combative’ training?

Biden’s War: VERMONT MILITIA’S MEDICAL & ECONOMIC MISSIONS IN FOREIGN LANDS

Disaster prep 2021: ALASKA GETS NEW D-R-M-K-T

Title 5: FOR FIRST TIME, AIR NATIONAL GUARD HIRES CIVILIAN COPS! COVERT OP TO EXPAND FEDERAL POLICE FORCE?

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Title 5: For first time, Air National Guard hires civilian cops! Covert op to expand federal police force?

“We hope to blaze a trail to help other programs in the future successfully convert to Title 5 positions. We are making sure we build a premier organization that’s a benchmark for the Air National Guard to replicate.”-Chief Master Sergeant Mark Kaufmann, 131st Bomb Wing Security Forces

It has been revealed that back in December 2020, Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station, in Missouri, became the first to directly hire (as opposed to a third party contractor) civilians as base police.  By July 2021, almost 35 security jobs have been filled by civilians.

“Having civilian positions opened the doors to a diverse pool of applicants. I’ve received feedback from our state human resources office that this was one of the largest applicant pools they had seen. We had applicants who were SWAT Leads, Secret Service, FBI Forensic Analysts and veterans from all military services, except the Space Force.”-Captain Greg Myers, 131st Bomb Wing Security Forces

The new hires undergo more than 10 weeks of training at the Department of the Air Force Law Enforcement Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.  They then get to wear the federal police uniform of black and blue.

The Air National Guard says they need to be able to hire civilians as federal police because Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station has rapidly expanded, and there aren’t enough military cops available.  Also, in 2013 the Air National Guard disbanded their 131st Bomb Wing Security Forces Squadron and contracted out security operations.  The contracted security units apparently couldn’t handle the recent rapid growth of Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station (now hosting Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Defense Intelligence Agency, Navy Reserve and Army Audit Agency).

Military positions can be reclassified under Title 5 United States Code, which allows silly-vilians (many are veterans) to be hired for those positions.  In the United States there are approximately 65 different federal police agencies.

Operation CoViD-19: TITLE 42 USC 265, THE RAPTURE

Afghanistan, December 2013: SECURITY DEAL PART OF TITLE 10!

 

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Biden’s War: Vermont Militia’s medical & economic missions in foreign lands

According to the Vermont National Guard Public Affairs, 18 medical professionals with the Air Force and Army National Guard are spending two weeks in the West African country of Senegal.

“Participating in partnership exercises like this benefit the Vermont National Guard by placing them in a forward environment. It also provides staff members the opportunity to work in more austere conditions, to push them outside of their comfort zone, and to build relationships with their Senegalese health care partners.”-Lieutenant Colonel Chris Gookin, Vermont National Guard

The U.S. state of Vermont has been sending state militia personnel to Senegal since 2008.  In May, 2021, Vermont sent militia personnel to the European country of Macedonia, to promote economic development at taxpayer expense.  Vermont has been sending National Guard units to Macedonia since 1993-94.

Vermont Business Magazine, 09JUL2021: Soldiers from Senegal and North Macedonia to train in Vermont

Biden’s War: VIRGINIA DEPLOYS TO KUWAIT, AGAIN

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Disaster prep 2021: Alaska gets new D-R-M-K-T

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Alaska is known for Ring of Fire earthquakes and volcanoes, so far this year lots of quakes, and the United States Geological Survey/Alaska Volcano Observatory lists five volcanoes as “restless” and even raised alert levels for some.

Alaska Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

On 09JUL2021, the Alaska Air National Guard tried a new-to-them piece of disaster response equipment; the Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer (DRMKT).

Alaska ANG photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

The 168th Wing Services trained-up on the DRMKT by preparing lunch for fellow Guard personnel.

Alaska ANG photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

It’s all part of efforts to prepare for natural disasters in the Arctic-Pacific region.

Alaska ANG photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

“The DRMKT provides us with the remote capabilities we need to include generator and water sources. We are always training, and with this new DRMKT, we are even more prepared to respond when called upon.”-Technical Sergeant JeanPaul Williams, 168th Services Superintendent

The company that makes the DRMKT, Babington Technologies, retails the disaster response kitchen for $750-thousand.

Hurricane prep 2021: GEORGIA MILITIA WARMS-UP THE D-R-M-K-T

U.S. Wildfire prep 2021: ALASKA AIRBORNE RED CARD

Pacific Ring of Fire, May 2021: WARNINGS FOR ALASKA, HAWAII & WASHINGTON

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Biden’s War: Virginia deploys to Kuwait, again

In the middle of June 2021, Virginia Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division (ID) completed Operation Spartan Shield training on North Fort Hood, Texas.

Virginia Army National Guard Army photo by Staff Sergeant Marc Heaton.

They will be deploying to Kuwait as part of Task Force Spartan, it is not their first time: “The 29th ID is very familiar with the role they’re about to assume, having mobilized for the same mission a few years ago. More importantly, they’re building on the efforts of the two previous Army National Guard headquarters, who served as Task Force Spartan; the 42nd Infantry Division from the great State of New York, and the 36th ID from the great State of Texas.”-Colonel Jakob B. Larkowich, 188th Infantry Brigade Division East, Chief of Training for the 29th ID Culminating Training Exercise

Biden’s War: ALASKA HURONS FLY TO KUWAIT

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Biden’s War: Alaska Hurons fly to Kuwait

On 09JUL2021, five Alaska Army National Guard personnel from the 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment, said good bye as they headed for deployment training in Texas.  Their final destination is in Kuwait, as part of Task Force Spartan.

Tennessee National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Timothy Cordeiro.

They will join other C-12 Huron crews with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s Detachment 6, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment, in flying cargo and personnel transport missions.

Biden’s War: TENNESSEE TO SPEND YOUR TAXES IN AFRICA

Biden’s War: ALASKA BLACKHAWKS DEPLOY TO MIDDLE EAST! RETURNING GUARDSMEN NOW IN QUARANTINE!