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Aug. 5, 2016

U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss Recent North Korean Missile Launches

WASHINGTON — Representatives of the United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a senior-level videoconference to share information regarding two recent North Korean missile launches.

Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, provides an overview of 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Inf. Div., capabilities to the Fifth Army Inter-American Relations Program delegation July 21 at Fort Riley. “FIARP is an annual Headquarters, Department of the Army-funded weeklong program established after World War II. The goal of the program is to enhance Army-to-army relations, increase interoperability and exchange ideas.

Aug. 5, 2016

Inter-American relations program benefit Mexico, U.S. militaries

Lt. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins, commanding general of U.S. Army North and Fifth Army, hosted a U.S. Military and Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional delegation in Kansas City, Kansas, as part of the 70th Fifth Army Inter-American Relations Program July 18 to 22. The visit included a stop at Fort Riley to meet with 1st Infantry Division Soldiers.

Buckley Fire Department members demonstrate the process and importance of responding to hazardous material incidents Aug. 2, 2016 on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The Emergency Operations Center Director Course students were briefed on how damaging different hazardous materials can become if not addressed safely and appropriately. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Holden S. Faul/ Released)

Aug. 4, 2016

EOC Director Course comes to Buckley

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Buckley Air Force Base is hosting the Emergency Operations Center Director Course from August 2-5. Individuals attending the course are stationed at various locations throughout the Air Force, ranging from civilian to colonel.

Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, with the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, stands in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., which is equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, July 26, 2016. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando

Aug. 4, 2016

Reserve Airmen Stand Ready to Help Fight Wildfires

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson describes being at the controls of an aircraft carrying the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, during a firefighting operation.

Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Division rest on military cots during their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in June 2010. DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain provides military cots for warfighters and for disaster relief operations, and sent 400 to Alaska for use during a training exercise this summer.

Aug. 4, 2016

C&E provides cots for Alaska exercise, maintains stock for humanitarian relief

PHILADELPHIA — Unshouldering a heavy pack and stretching onto a military cot can be a small but welcome comfort for warfighters after traveling by air for hours. Hundreds of soldiers had that modest amenity available to them as they arrived for the Arctic Anvil exercise in Alaska this summer, thanks to Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support.

Federal employees need to be aware of legal restrictions on their political activity.

Aug. 4, 2016

Hatch Act outlines restrictions on political activity by federal employees

With the 2016 election season in full swing, people are getting involved in political activities and supporting their favorite party or candidate. However, federal employees need to be aware of legal restrictions on their political activity set forth in the Hatch Act.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter administers the oath of office to incoming National Guard Bureau chief Air National Guard Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Aug. 3, 2016, at the National Guard Bureau change of responsiblity ceremony at the Pentagon.

Aug. 3, 2016

Lengyel becomes 28th chief of National Guard Bureau

Citizen-warriors and the entire National Guard family are vital to the security of the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the National Guard Bureau change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Pentagon today.

NORAD Deputy Commander, Lt.-Gen Pierre St-Amand, speaks at the U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium panel July 27, 2016, in Omaha, NE. The symposium drew from academic, government, military and international experts to explore a broad range of deterrence issues and thinking during a single event.

Aug. 3, 2016

Deterrence Symposium

Peterson AFB, Colo. — NORAD Deputy Commander, Lt.-Gen Pierre St-Amand, speaks at the U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium panel July 27, 2016, in Omaha, NE.

A 302nd Airlift Wing Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130H departs Peterson Air Force Base early Aug. 3, 2016 enroute Boise Tanker Base, Idaho. MAFFS was activated to assist with U.S. Forest Service fire fighting efforts in the Western states. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Butterfield)

Aug. 3, 2016

MAFFS C-130s to assist firefighting efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Military C-130s equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S.

New York Army National Guard CH-47 F model left the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester, N.Y. for Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady, N.Y. on July 27, 2016, aviators and crew members from Detachment 1, Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation Regiment picked up service members from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) and landed at the Burlington Air National Guard Base in Vermont. The Battalion is part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

Aug. 3, 2016

New York Guard team catches unusual ride to work for Vigilant Guard exercise

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — A 5 a.m. commute in a 50,000 pound Army helicopter isn't a normal morning commute for most people, but for the National Guard members of the 2nd Civil Support Team—military personnel specially trained to find chemical, biological, and radiological weapons—it's just another day in the office.