Courtesy Story | California Counterdrug Task Force | 03.21.2012
Niland, a community off the beaten path in a remote part of California, partnered with the California National Guard for “Kick Butts Day” March 21, 2012. The annual event was held by the Calipatria Unified School District and the Imperial County Public Health Department and was aimed at providing information for parents and children in a predominately Spanish-speaking community. The event......
Courtesy Story | California Counterdrug Task Force | 10.18.2011
Nine puzzled recruits stare at a series of ropes and wonder how they’re going to use a 2 1/2-foot plank to cross them. Their goal is to get themselves and a box of "serum" across the five rope hurdles and over a wall to fictional disaster victims without touching the ground beneath them. They begin to reach over a starting line to bridge the first two ropes with the plank but they can barely......
Courtesy Story | California Counterdrug Task Force | 10.08.2011
Students from 27 middle and high schools across Orange County participated in a Rugged Outdoors Physical Experience System (ROPES) course led by four members of the Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Team, Joint Task Force Domestic Support – Counterdrug, Southern Region Command, California Army National Guard as part of Red Ribbon Week Oct. 8, 2011, at California State University Fullerton....
