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Washington National Guard members begin training for wildfire season
Two hundred members of the Washington National Guard are getting training to work the front lines of wildfires this season. Author: Drew Mikkelsen Updated: 5:43 PM PDT May 25, 2021
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. Pandemic deployments for the Washington National Guard have placed members at food banks, COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics, and on guard at the state and U.S. Capitols.
Their next potential mission: fighting wildfires.
Normando Maldonado, 18, learned how to operate a pump, hose and flares during a one-day training session at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Tuesday.
“This will get me ready,” said Maldonado, who wants to go to college in the fall to become an EMT/paramedic.
A Detroit man is the fourth individual to plead guilty in connection with hacking human resources databases at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and
Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces
Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces
A view from the cockpit of the U-2 Dragon Lady as it flies over the USS Roosevelt during Northern Edge 21. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Beale AFB)
The high-end realistic scenario of Northern Edge 21 allowed testers to assess the behaviour of new systems and upgrades before their fielding to frontline units.
Northern Edge 21, the premier bi-annual joint exercise of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, took place this year through May 3 to May 14 in locations in and around Alaska. The exercise, which involved Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy, recreated high-end realistic warfighter training to practice tactics, techniques and procedures and to improve command, control and communication relationships, improving the joint interoperability and enhancing the combat readiness in a large force employ