The Newtok to Mertarvik Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) relocation project involved service members building homes and establishing infrastructure in a new location for an Alaskan village affected by erosion.
This IRT consisted of service members from the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, Marine Forces Reserve, and the Army National Guard.
IRT provides Active, Guard, and Reserve military service members the opportunity to receive training in their career field and also benefit an American community.
(Air National Guard video by Technical Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez)
Col. Gary D. Jones, the former commander of the 147th Attack Wing, was honored at a retirement ceremony Dec. 1, 2018, at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
As Hurricane Harvey approached Houston, Texas, on August 23, 2017, the 147th Attack Wing, part of the Texas Air National Guard located at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base (JRB), Texas, activated personnel to mobilize the Crisis Action Team (CAT) and Emergency Operation Center (EOC).
