Story by T.T. Parish, Operational Medical Systems Five miles out to sea in Chiniak Bay, Alaska, the bright winter sun reflects off the uncommonly calm, blue-gray water. Aboard the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson (R-224), the…
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Abigayle Lutz KODIAK, Alaska (February 27, 2026) – U.S. Navy expeditionary medical teams and Coast Guard crews trained in the harsh Alaskan environment as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2026…
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard achieved a major milestone this week in drug interdiction with more than 36 tons, since January 21, being smuggled by drug cartels in an attempt to reach the United States.…
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely, National Guard Bureau Cannel Islands Air National Guard Station, California. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency firefighting response to the historic wildfires across the Los…
Story by Joseph Coslett, 153rd Airlift Wing CHEYENNE, Wyoming. – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel were activated…
MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, California. — Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground firefighting efforts as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. More than…
Story by Sgt. Abbey Rieves, 355th Wing MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tennessee — Two U.S. Air Force (USAF) HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters mobilized as the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and 563d Personnel…
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG (Alaska Army National Guard) members with two UH-72A Lakota helicopters assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months…