Soldiers with the Illinois Army National Guard’s B Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation, based out of Peoria, Illinois, hurry to make ready one of their helicopters, a CH-47 “Chinook,” for the long journey out to California. Today, Aug. 31, that helicopter arrived safely in Mather, California, about 18 miles east of Sacramento, to help with the largest wildfires in California’s history.
Members of the 103rd Civil Support Team, based in Anchorage, Alaska, and part of the Alaska National Guard, alongside local, state, and federal partners ranging from the local Fairbanks Fire Department to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, participated in a joint training exercise February 24th and 25th, 2020 as part of Arctic Eagle 20.
Members of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the Illinois National Guard, Illinois Department of Corrections, and others own forces to fight flooding in Southern Illinois.
The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Jordan Armed Forces practiced reinforcing and then evacuating civilian personnel from an “embassy” during Exercise Eager Lion 2018 today.
With the number of cyber attacks on the rise in private and public sectors around the world, U.S. and Jordan Armed Forces computer systems personnel discussed best practices during a 12-day exchange during Exercise Eager Lion 2018.
MARSEILLES, Illinois – Fair weather and a slight breeze ushered in a change in senior enlisted leadership in the Illinois Army National Guard, as Command Sgt. Maj. Mark W. Bowman of Plainfield, Illinois, transferred responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Sean P. Carney of Oak Park, Illinois, during a ceremony at Marseilles, Illinois, April 8.
