Guardsmen Train Alongside Three Rural Idaho Fire Departments

Story by Mike Freeman February 28, 2024 at 04:40PM The Idaho National Guard’s 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team trained alongside firefighters from Gooding, Bliss and Hagerman Feb. 2 in Gooding, Idaho. The training was designed to provide a better understanding of how first responders in these small rural Idaho towns can integrate the CST’s assets and expertise with their own to enhance effectiveness in emergency situations where hazardous materials or chemicals may be a key consideration.

City of Gatesville honors Soldiers at 16th Annual Military Appreciation Fish Fry

GATESVILLE, Texas – The City of Gatesville, Gatesville Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the Gatesville Volunteer Fire Department hosted the 16th annual Military Appreciation Fish Fry Feb. 23, at the Gatesville Civic Center.

The fish fry is an expression of thanks for the United States Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who complete pre-mobilization and de-mobilization training at North Fort Cavazos. The Gatesville community started it to show support following the November 2009 shooting tragedy that took place at Fort Hood (renamed Fort Cavazos on May 9, 2023).


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Services Prepare to Brief Secretary Austin on a Plan to Get Ospreys Flying Again

The U.S. fleet of about 400 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft has been grounded for 83 days following the crash of a U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B on Nov. 29 in Japan that killed eight service members.


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Firefighters Contain 1 of 3 Wildfires at Fort Carson, Air Force Academy

Fort Carson reported two wildfires on training ranges: one that started Sunday and burned about 700 acres and one that started Monday and has burned about 2,700 acres. The Air Force Academy reported the West Monument Creek fire that started Sunday on the south end of academy grounds and burned about 168 acres.


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National Guard Grounds All of Its Helicopters Following Apache Crash in Mississippi that Killed 2 Soldiers

The Army National Guard has temporarily grounded all of its helicopters after back-to-back AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes this month, one of which was fatal for the two pilots.


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