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:
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…
Welcome to borderland hell under the new U.S. President, incomplete list of links to news/government agency reports as of 09 August 2021:
NATO member Turkey announced it will not cooperate with Biden’s new Afghan refuge policy. The Biden admin specifically told Afghans to travel to NATO member/partner countries, where the U.S. military would pick them up. […] Continue Reading…
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was the first aircraft carrier since 1987 to undergo Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) by the U.S. Navy (USN).
USN photo, 08AUG2021.The third and final FSST for CVN 78 […] Continue Reading…
“Our adversaries have advanced weapons systems and advanced technology that they can use against us, so we need to be able to operate efficiently in austere situations and gain proficiency in those operations.”-Lieutenant Colonel Brian Wyrzykowski, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard
Michigan Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant David […] Continue Reading…