U.S. Marines on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, pile onto trucks for deployment to Haiti, 18AUG2021.
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) video by Petty Officer Third Class Erik Villa Rodriguez, 18AUG2021:
On 14AUG2021, Haiti suffered two quakes, one of which was more than […] Continue Reading…
“The fire was moving at 20-25 mph; the fire traveled a mile and a half in 20 minutes to jump into ‘our’ property. With the pasture field grass that we have out here, that’s how fast it can move. The fire was eating up ground, all we can do was carrel it and defend […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) could be taking part in a wargame called Dynamic Front 21, instead they have joined with USAID in helping the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı) fight fires in the […] Continue Reading…
On 16AUG2021, the Minnesota Army National Guard deployed two UH-60M Black Hawks to fight the fires spreading across The North Star State. Video by Staff Sergeant Sydney Mariette:
Photo by Senior Master Sergeant Ralph Kapustka.On 17AUG2021, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed a fuel truck to support Minnesota Department […] Continue Reading…
List of links to reports about the latest Idaho wildfire operations, as of 15AUG2021:
Idaho ranchers say ash from wildfires destroying already drought damaged food sources for cattle, must now kill-off cows!
Lawsuit alleges federal government fire prevention tactics, in the Pacific Northwest states, is harming wildlife.
Wildfire survival tips for animals in Idaho.
Idaho Department of Environmental […] Continue Reading…
On 12AUG2021, twenty three Wisconsin Army National Guard personnel took three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to California to help fight the fires, for the second year in a row.
Wisconsin ANG Black Hawk practices using the Bambi Bucket, 12AUG2021, prior to leaving for California. WANG photo by Greg Mason.WANG video by […] Continue Reading…
On 11AUG2021, the U.S. military handed Iraqi-Kurdish Peshmerga forces an additional 21 trucks, worth US$5.3 million. The ‘divestiture’ took place on Erbil Air Base.
USA photo by Sergeant First Class Ernest Henderson.On 08JUL2021, Peshmerga got $741-thousand-584 worth of weapons […] Continue Reading…
“This proves the capabilities of the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force to lethally target an aircraft outside of the traditional RADAR electromagnetic spectrum.”-Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Lindaman, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron
Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod IRST Block 1.5 targeting pod, 05AUG2021. U.S. Air Force photo by First Lieutenant […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Security Force (formerly Security Police or Air Police), on Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), have made a […] Continue Reading…
“Today marked yet another milestone in the proud history of the Idaho National Guard as wildland firefighter ground crews mobilized and deployed to support the growing wildland fire threats across our state.”-Brigadier General Russ Johnson, Idaho National Guard Joint Staff
Idaho Army National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Becky Vanshur.On 04AUG2021, […] Continue Reading…