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A Florida Army National Guard Soldier is exposed to oleoresin capsicum (OC) during a certification event at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., March 25, 2026. Soldiers with the 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment and 116th Field Artillery completed an obstacle course immediately following exposure. Participants navigated a course using physical defense and control techniques before apprehending a simulated subject. The event tested Soldiers’ ability to apply proper techniques while under the physical effects of OC. Photo by Staff Sgt. N.W. Huertas.
Florida Guardsmen Maintain Readiness Under Exposure, Stress
By Staff Sgt. Neysa Huertas Quinones, | March 27, 2026
CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla. – Soldiers and Airmen of the Florida National Guard conducted the first joint Oleoresin Capsicum, or OC, spray certification in decades to maintain readiness when exposed to...
U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Cybulski, an infectious disease physician with the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills Omaha, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, consults with Tanzania People’s Defence Force medical personnel during patient consultations as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 2026 at Msata Military Training Base in Msata, Tanzania, March 9, 2026. The first medical readiness exercise of its kind in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals to provide care outside traditional clinical settings and to improve interoperability with African partners. Justified Accord 2026, led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), is U.S. Africa Command’s largest exercise in East Africa. Photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase.
Nebraska Guard, Tanzania Test Medical Readiness During Justified Accord 2026
By 1st Lt. Tucker Chase, | March 27, 2026
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Nebraska Air National Guard personnel and U.S. Army military medical professionals tested the Medical Currency Application for Readiness Tracking 2.0, a digital, field-medicine tracker, for the first...
An Arizona Army National Guard UH60-M Blackhawk helicopter, assigned to the 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, sits on the flightline at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz., Mar. 26, 2026. The battalion executed a rapid-response rescue mission in support of mutual aid partners after their resources were exhausted, demonstrating its commitment to readiness and mission success. Photo by Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Beltran.
Arizona Guard Aircrew Strengthen Rescue Readiness
By Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Beltran, | March 27, 2026
COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz. – An Arizona Army National Guard helicopter crew rescued a stranded teenager from more than 12,000 feet on Humphreys Peak during the early hours of March 21, demonstrating the unit’s ability to execute...
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