A C-130H aicraft from the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, practices landing and taking off on US Highway 87 near Great Falls, MT as part of the Vigilante Landing Zone training exercise.
Exercises like the Vigilante Landing Zone help prepare aircrews and aircraft for scenarios where an airfield may not be a viable landing zone, such as in emergency or crisis response, operating in remote locations, or in combat scenarios.
(Montana Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Scott, using clips recorded by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Scott, Master Sgt. Joseph Davis, and federal civilian employee Taylor Tucker)
The Montana Army National Guard held a ribbon-cutting event for a new Mobile Immediate Need Engineering Resource (MINER) at Fort Harrison.
The MINER is a mobile engineering lab that comes equipped with several of the latest tools in prototype engineering. This space which will enable Montana’s Soldiers to receiving engineering support and guidance as they turn their innovative ideas into prototype solutions and novel technologies that are...
ON THE WAY! B Co 1-163rd is slinging lead downrange with Bradley gunnery and dismount squad rifle training. With many experienced NCOs and new soldiers, this training is vital to bridge the experience gap at every level in the company, from diver to gunner, and rifleman to team leader.
