North Dakotans gathered at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery for the 2024 Memorial Day Ceremony, Mandan, N.D., May 27. U.S Army Capt. Thomas Hansen served as Master of Ceremonies and N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum and Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, N.D. National Guard adjutant general, rendered remarks during the ceremony.
This year's keynote speaker was U.S. Navy Adm. Stuart Munsch, a North Dakota native who currently serves as the commander of the Allied Joint Force Command in Naples, Italy. In this capacity, he directs a combined NATO staff responsible for planning, preparing, and conducting military operations throughout the Supreme Allied Commander Europe’s area of responsibility. He concurrently serves as commander of U.S. Naval Forces...
The competition encompassed a diverse range of challenges, including a physical fitness test – fashioned from 1947 standards - featuring pull-ups, squat jumps, sit-ups, push-ups, and a 300-yard run. This was just the beginning, as competitors then faced knowledge boards, uniform inspections, mock Public Affairs interviews, day and night land navigation, M4/M17 range exercises, stakes lanes (warrior tasks including medical, improvised...
Civil Engineer (CE) airmen learn Rapid Airfield Damage and Recovery at the 119th Wing Regional Training Site. RADR training teaches CE members how to recover a damage airfield at a deployed location. The training provides hands on learning, working with equipment and other airmen to become familiar with each members specific tasks. RADR also gives members a chance to observe other members roles to further the multi-purpose airmen concept.