[content id=”79272″] Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, including multiple squadrons throughout Alaska, has embarked on an important program to ready the state for Disaster Response with a significant training event this August. The Twenty Seconds More exercise grew from the real-life need to execute a large-scale re-enactment of the […]
CHUGIAK, Alaska — In a small general aviation airport located on the east shore of the Knik Arm, the Birchwood Composite Squadron became a hub of activity as Civil Air Patrol members converged for a three-day training exercise that took flight Nov. 3 at the Birchwood Airport. The training, a pivotal part of the CAP […]
FORT RILEY, Kan. — More than 40 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group (RSG) are participating in Pershing Strike 23 and its associated Mobilization Exercise (MOBEX) Level II at Fort Riley, Kansas, July 7 – Aug. 4, 2023. In the event of large-scale war, the United States requires multiple installations […]
NOME, Alaska – About 530 miles northwest of Anchorage, two survey team members from the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team monitor handheld detectors scanning for radiation and nerve, blister and blood agents as they prepare to enter a notional biological weapons lab at the Nome Fire Training Center as […]