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  • Guardsmen ‘Restore Respect’ to veterans during cemetery project

    For the past year members of the Florida National Guard have volunteered their time and resources to clear brush, trim weeds, and remove trash from the San Sebastian Cemetery in West St. Augustine. The predominately African-American cemetery - along with the adjoining Pinehurst Cemetery - fell into

  • Dynamic Training In Alaska

    RF-A is a field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. Pilots conduct training missions on the expansive 67,000 square-mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC). Air operations are flown primarily out of Eielson Air Force Base and Joint

  • Active Shooter Exercise Targets Airmen's Real-World Readiness

    Gun shots rang out as Staff Sgt. Michael Klausing, a Security Forces (SF) member acting as an active shooter walked the halls of the 125th Fighter Wing (125FW) at Jacksonville Airport. This was the first of a series of active shooter scenarios that the 125FW plans on conducting to evaluate and

  • 125th Medical Technician is Going the Distance

    Senior Airman Jaymie Brooks, a Medical Technician at the 125th Fighter Wing, is preparing for this year's competition, being held at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California. Each year teams from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Canada come together to compete in a Triathlon

  • 125th Security Forces trains in close quarter combat

    Breaking in the state of the art facility, affectionately referred to as "The Shoot House", servicemembers exchanged fire in a room-to-room search during a highly tactical raid simulation. "Today was less about making loud noises and more about making good choices," said Burks. Capt. Derrik Burks

  • Good Food For A Good Cause

    The fundraiser was orchestrated entirely by volunteers who planned, baked and offered goods on base during a two-day exercise, here this weekend. Although the treats were not being sold, the spouses did accept donations."The whole goal was to provide something nice and then raise a few funds to help

  • "Mission Ready" Rating for Detachment 1

    Detachment 1, 125th Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., earned a "Mission Ready" rating when inspected by the Northern Air Defense inspection team in December.The inspection team report was laden with descriptions such as "pristine jets," "alert expertise evident," "maintainers take

  • Valiant Eagle is the Bird of Competition

    For three days, Guardsmen of all ranks battled to be the best in tactical training, physical challenges and trivia contests. The competition, dubbed Valiant Eagle, pitted teams of Airmen against one another as well as the official combat readiness regulations, effectively disguising training as

  • Tips to prevent holiday stress and depression

    1. Reach out. If you feel lonely or isolated, seek out community, religious or other social events. Volunteering your time to help others also is a good way to lift your spirits and broaden your friendships.2. Be realistic. The holidays don't have to be perfect. As families change and grow,