U.S. Wildfire prep 2021: Oregon mobilizes for Red Card!

Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel. Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel, 24JUN2021.

From 21 through 25 June, 2021, the Oregon National Guard conducted federal level Red Card (Incident Qualification Card) wildfire training for more than 110 militia […] Continue Reading…

Typhoon 2021: TCCOR prep

“Everyone should have their emergency supplies on hand already. Don’t wait until the last minute to go to the store to buy food. Purchase your supplies, get your free sandbags and you’ll be properly prepared.”-Master Sergeant Randy Golleher, U.S. Air Force, Okinawa, Japan

Kadena Air Base, Japan, 10JUN2021. U.S. Air Force […] Continue Reading…

U.S. Army spends your money building fire stations for Armenia!

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been busy building new fire/emergency response buildings, not in the United States, in the European(?) country of Armenia.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo.

U.S. taxpayers are unknowingly funding (through the United States European Command) the construction of three fire and rescue station projects […] Continue Reading…

Hurricane 2021: U.S. military; major hurricanes can develop rapidly with little or no warning!

This U.S. Marine Corps graphic was designed by Lance Corporal Devin Darden, and displayed in the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

U.S. Air Force hurricane explainer video (by Staff Sergeant Heather Fejerang) issued by MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.  It’s a little boring, but with good advice:

Hurricane 2021: […] Continue Reading…

Hurricane 2021: WC-130J WX hunters deploy

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen Pittman.

On 17JUN2021, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (U.S. Air Force Reserve) began launching their WC-130J hurricane hunters from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season.

Planning an ‘LLI’ mission. USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen […] Continue Reading…

Hurricane 2021: U.S. Army deploys emergency communication vehicles!

On 21JUN2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) deployed a Engineer Command and Control Vehicle-7 (ECCV-7) to Puerto Rico, for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season.

USACE photo by Mark Rankin.

It is also called Deployable Tactical Operating System (DTOS).  It allows USACE personnel to integrate with local, federal and state authorities.  […] Continue Reading…

Hurricane 2021: USMC preps for Destructive WX Event!

USMC photo by Corporal Karina Lopezmata.

On 16JUN2021, the United State Marine Corps (USMC) began preparing for what it calls DWX (Destructive Weather), for the 2021 hurricane season (officially June 1st thru November 30th).

Tarawa Terrace Elementary School, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. USMC photo by Corporal Karina Lopezmata.

On […] Continue Reading…

Biden’s War: Tennessee to spend your taxes in Africa

Tennessee National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Timothy Cordeiro.

C-12 Huron pilots with Tennessee Army National Guard’s Detachment 6, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment, held a deployment ceremony on 12JUN2021.  They will be spending nine months in Africa, after deployment training on Fort Bliss, Texas.

Then, on 22JUN2021, five militiamen […] Continue Reading…

Biden’s War: New York deploys to The Middle East

On 10JUN2021, New York Army National Guard’s 501st Ordnance Battalion, 53rd Troop Command, held a deployment ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Glenville.

New York Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Sebastian Rothwyn.

The 23 personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) support headquarters company are, apparently, deploying to Kuwait.  […] Continue Reading…

Solar flares to sink U.S. Navy?

“I study solar flares and I spent my career modeling them. We generally think of flares in terms of their size or their brightness, but we often ignore the part about their duration.”-Jeff Reep, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

On 15JUN2021, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory published a story concerning the expected increase in duration of […] Continue Reading…

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