“….I’ve seen lots of snowstorms, rainstorms, wind but I have never seen anything like this before. That kind of flooding, I didn’t think it was possible.”-Wayne Adams, rescued resident
According to local news reports more than 1-hundred people in the city of Quincy were rescued after becoming trapped in their homes by a nor’easter (north easter) storm.
Video of Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 125th Quartermaster Company assisting local emergency responders with flood rescue operations:
Possibly due to increasing radical weather patterns, the Arkansas National Guard’s 77th Combat Aviation Brigade decided it was time to train up local Boy Scouts in the art of survival:
During the last full week of February 2018, hundreds of National Guard personnel from Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, South Dakota, Utah and Washington deployed to Valdez, Alaska, in response to a major CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) event.
Two M1135 NBCRV—Strykers search for the fictional Russian satellite that has hit near Valdez. Colorado Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sergeant John Rohrer, 22FEB2018.
Operation Arctic Eagle 2018 was underway, a ‘Russian’ satellite had crashed to Earth contaminating the impact area with radiation. National Guard units, along with various federal agencies, had six hours to complete their mission: “The Homeland Response Force is a regionally aligned Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, high-yield Explosive asset established in response to natural, man-made, or terrorist initiated CBRNE disasters.”-First Sergeant Fausto Crespo, Washington National Guard
There are ten Homeland Response Force units across the United States, working in conjunction with FEMA’s ten regions. Region Ten includes Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Washington.
Don’t worry Arctic Eagle 2018 was a training event……or was it? Mulder, Scully?
During the training event an actual CBRN event took place, forcing the 103rd Civil Support Team of the Alaska National Guard, and the 10th Homeland Response Team of the Washington National Guard, to respond, 23FEB2018:
South Carolina’s 678th Air Defense Artillery will be in Germany for the next nine months, to provide a “visible symbol” against so called Russian aggression (stop denying the Nue Kalt Krieg).
“The threat environment has changed.”-Lieutenant Colonel James Bowling, explaining that the new ‘threat’ is not terrorists using guns or bombs, or even vehicles, but using drugs
South Carolina Army National Guard’s 43rd Civil Support Team took part in a ‘multi-agency’ drug lab training session. It also involved the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Lexington Fire Department, Cayce Department of Public Safety and the Pine Ridge Police Department.
South Carolina Army National Guard photo by Specialist Chelsea Baker, 22FEB2022.
“One of the biggest concerns we have right now is dealing with fentanyl exposure. Fentanyl is not just a police problem, or a CST problem. It’s everyone’s problem. We are seeing more and more fatalities from fentanyl exposure. The goal of this training is safety. We want to make sure that when these guys enter a situation and see evidence of fentanyl, they know what to do.”-Michael Cashman, retired DEA
Fentanyl can be ingested orally, inhaled through the nose or mouth, or absorbed through the skin or eyes, any substance suspected to contain fentanyl must be treated with extreme caution as exposure to even a small amount can lead to significant health-related complications, respiratory depression, or death.
Associated Press: “…some large law enforcement agencies have recently abandoned the routine tests out of concern that officers could be exposed to opioids that can be absorbed through the skin or inhaled. Even a minute amount of the most potent drugs, such as fentanyl, can cause violent illness or death.”
Iowa: Is the state Department of Human Services accusing parents of doing drugs in order to ‘legally kidnap’ children? In the latest case a woman who swears she’s never done illegal drugs, and also tested negative for illegal drugs, is still fighting to get her child back (and have her name removed from child abuse records) after a DHS employee burst into her home, without a warrant, and stole her child!
“…some of our wing’s personnel are deployed worldwide almost every day of the year, this is an especially busy time for us. Every two years, we enter a deployment cycle when we know the Air Force will ask more of us, and now is that time.”-Colonel David Mounkes, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard
Personnel of the 123rd Airlift Wing took a little trip onboard a C-130, on 23FEB2018, to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
The Kentucky Air National Guard already has more than 150 personnel deployed to Southwest Asia and Africa. Official military news reports say more deployments of Kentucky militia personnel will continue until Spring 2018.
“We are going to have to stop being the policemen of the world.”-Donald Trump, August 2015 interview with Hugh Hewitt
“Savers has made it quite clear to us that they do not want these items. So in the spirit of good gift giving and charity, please remove your drugs before donating your clothing.”-Crestwood Police Department
In Crestwood, Missouri, the for-profit Savers Donation Center got something it didn’t want (at least officially), a donation of illegal drugs!
“Since you obviously do not want your drugs anymore, we applaud that you have chosen to no longer be an illegal drug user. While we fully appreciate the spirit of giving, we kindly ask that you destroy your unused drugs instead of trying to give them away.”-Crestwood Police Department
Task Force Marauder, in Afghanistan, currently consists of National Guard units from Illinois, Iowa and South Carolina, operating AH-64 Apaches, UH-60 Black Hawks and CH-47 Chinooks.
Video of Task Force Marauder Army National Guard’s AH-64 Apache at FOB-Shorab in Afghanistan, 15FEB2018:
Fueling a National Guard CH-47 for a FOB (Forward Operating Base) resupply mission in Afghanistan, 15FEB2018
Illinois Guard sergeant stands under his home state’s flag inside a CH-47, 15FEB2018
Video of South Carolina Army National Guard’s 59th Aviation, Task Force Marauder FOB resupply mission via a Illinois National Guard 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion CH-47 Chinook, 15FEB2018:
“We are going to have to stop being the policemen of the world.”-Donald Trump, August 2015 interview with Hugh Hewitt
On 28FEB2018, personnel from the now stretched thin South Carolina Army National Guard landed in Ansbach, Deutschland.
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