185th FD facilitates fire truck pump testing

Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot June 02, 2023 at 01:10PM During the first week of June the 185th Air Refueling Wing Fire Department hosted area fire departments to have their fire truck water pumps tested at the base.

Michigan National Guard brings HIMARS capability, partnership to Swift Response 23

Story by Capt. Andrew Layton May 30, 2023 at 05:48PM CAMP ĀDAŽI, Latvia – The National Guard is an organization of citizen-soldiers. For most of the year, its members have civilian occupations – some are firefighters, police officers, teachers, mechanics and electricians – but when military duty calls, they drop everything to put on their uniforms and support U.S. national security interests.

Firefighters respond to unique call

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane May 26, 2023 at 02:57PM Firefighters at the Kentucky National Guard's Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center responded to a downed WWI aircraft on the training center on the evening of May 15, 2023.

Utah Airman keeps up with region’s top Soldiers at Best Warrior Competition

May 23, 2023 at 09:05AM Staff Sgt. Jordan Hack Senior Airman Kevin Buckner, a fire protection journeyman with the 151st Civil Engineering Squadron, winner of the Soldier of the Year category at this year’s Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition, impressed everyone with his superior physical performance and engaged attitude during the Region VII competition on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu, May 7-11, 2023.

Massachusetts Guard Delivers Firefighting Equipment to Paraguay

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Whitney Hughes May 22, 2023 at 04:46PM ASUNCION, Paraguay – A delegation led by Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, Massachusetts adjutant general, delivered critical firefighting gear to Paraguay, the Massachusetts National Guard’s partner in the State Partnership Program, on May 16. Massachusetts fire departments contributed 1,000 sets of firefighter personal protective equipment and two fully equipped fire trucks to aid Paraguay’s military firefighters. They made the first delivery of about 500 sets of PPE after Massachusetts’ 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade collected, organized and packaged the donations before shipping them to Paraguay aboard a Maine Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling Wing. The rest of the equipment, to include two fully equipped fire trucks, is scheduled for delivery later this year.