Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | New York National Guard | 07.25.2020
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Christopher Clay, a firefighter assigned to 106th Rescue Wing, based at Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, N.Y., conducts rope rescue training as part of Northern Strike 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, July 25, 2020. While there, Clay was part of a Rapid Intervention Team with three other 106th members......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | 110th Wing | 07.27.2020
Master Sgt. Mickey Shaffer (left) and Tech Sgt. John Shrift, both radio frequency transmission specialists with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, manually adjust a satellite system attached to a small-scale communications suite, in order to provide the strongest possible signal at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, July 27, 2020. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | 110th Wing | 07.27.2020
Master Sgt. Mickey Shaffer, a radio frequency transmission specialist with the 271st Combat Communications Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, manually adjust a satellite system attached to a small-scale communications suite, in order to provide the strongest possible signal at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, July 27, 2020, during exercise Northern Strike 20. (U.S. Air......
Story by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | 110th Wing | 07.27.2020
Having first trained in Michigan in 2019, the 271st Combat Communications Squadron returned this year for Northern Strike 20, the annual, two-week readiness event that brings together reserve units from around the globe, providing a fertile training ground to test emerging technologies....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | 110th Wing | 07.25.2020
Senior Airman Andrew Pisaneschi, a firefighter from New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, conducts a rope rescue drill as part of Northern Strike 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 25, 2020. Geared to build readiness and maintain proficiency in air, sea, and ground maneuvers, Northern Strike is an annual, National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | 110th Wing | 07.25.2020
Staff Sgt. Hugo Rojas, a firefighter from New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, conducts rope rescue training as part of Northern Strike 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 25, 2020. Geared to build readiness and maintain proficiency in air, sea, and ground maneuvers, Northern Strike is an annual, National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise that draws......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | 110th Wing | 07.25.2020
Senior Airman Andrew Pisaneschi, a firefighter from New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, successfully completes an inversion during rope rescue training as part of Northern Strike 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 25, 2020. Geared to build readiness and maintain proficiency in air, sea, and ground maneuvers, Northern Strike is an annual, National......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jarvis | 110th Wing | 07.25.2020
Staff Sgt. Christopher Clay, a firefighter from New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, conducts rope rescue training as part of Northern Strike 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 25, 2020. Geared to build readiness and maintain proficiency in air, sea, and ground maneuvers, Northern Strike is an annual, National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise that......