Video by Spc. Stephen Wright | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.11.2018
Alabama National Guardsmen from the 1st battalion, 117th Field Artillery Regiment, deploy and fire their M777 Howitzers during maneuver training at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. The artillery battalion, headquartered in Andalusia, Alabama, is participating in a large scale training exercise named Operation Western Strike. The M777 is a portable cannon that can be frequently moved and redeployed......
Video by Spc. Stephen Wright | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.11.2018
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chad Henderson discusses his role and the actions taken in order to successfully move the 1st battalion 117th Field Artillery Regiment, Alabama National Guard, to Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, to participate in Operation Western Strike. The battalion was one of many field artillery units to fall under the command of the Arkansas National Guard for the brigade sized......
Video by Spc. Stephen Wright | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.11.2018
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chad Henderson discusses the role of the forward observer and the obstacles that his team has to undergo in order to successfully complete fires missions while at the major training exercise Operation Western Strike. The operation is a large scale field artillery brigade training exercise designed to increase combat effectiveness and cohesion amongst several National......
Video by Spc. Stephen Wright | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.10.2018
Brig. Gen. Kirk Van Pelt, Assistant Adjutant General - Operations, Arkansas National Guard, visits with Arkansas Guardsmen as they participate in a large scale training exercise known as Operation Western Strike at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. Van Pelt made stops at the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade's headquarters, and also went out to the field to meet with Soldiers and observe their training......
Video by Spc. Stephen Wright | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.09.2018
Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 1st battalion, 142 Field Artillery Brigade, fire their M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) during maneuver training at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. The artillery battalion, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, is participating in a large scale training exercise named Operation Western Strike. The MLRS is a highly mobile automatic system that fires......
Video by Spc. Stephen Wright | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.09.2018
Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 2nd battalion, 142 Field Artillery Brigade, fire their M109A6 Paladins during maneuver training at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. The artillery battalion, headquartered in Barling, Arkansas, is participating in a large scale training exercise named Operation Western Strike. The M109A6 is a self propelled 155-mm Howitzer cannon, capable of delivering accurate......
Video by 2nd Lt. Rachel Henson | 186th Air Refueling Wing | 06.08.2018
Mississippi National Guard LTCs thanking the Mississippi community.
Video by 2nd Lt. Rachel Henson | 186th Air Refueling Wing | 06.08.2018
Mississippi National Guard LTCs thanking the Mississippi community.
