Jan. 26, 2011 146th AW deploys to fight Israeli wildfires California Air National Guard fire-fighting assets from the 146th Airlift Wing were called upon in the first week of December to assist with a wildfire burning out of control in Israel. On Dec. 4 a C-130J equipped with MAFFS 2, (modular airborne fire fighting systems), one of the world's newest and
June 16, 2010 Blog from Hawaii with the 146th CE Squadron, day 4 It is day 10 of construction at Pearl City, concrete day. All the "dirt boys" as Lt. Barry so eloquently calls them are here and ready. I learned that the term "dirt boys" means all these Airmen are trained in concrete and pouring. In other words, the best of the best are here today. Everyone is
June 16, 2010 146AW CES members volunteer in the spirit of Aloha Members of the 146th AW Channel Islands Civil Engineering Squadron participated in a beach clean-up project at Laniakea Beach, located on Oahu's North Shore, June 11 and June 13, 2010, during their annual deployment for training. The Airmen worked with the local non-profit organization "Malama nu
June 14, 2010 146th AW CES Hawaii Blog, day 3 The last few days of construction for civil engineers of the 146th AW and the Barber's Point project has been long and tiresome, but their efforts have not gone unnoticed. The job site has been completely transformed since the first day of demolition. The walls are framed, ready and waiting for
June 8, 2010 Blog from Hawaii with the 146th CE Squadron, day 2 HAWAII BLOG DAY TWO--Sunday, June 6, 2010. It is day two of construction for the members of the 146th AW CE squadron at Pearl City. Today I observed at another work site where the Airmen were given the task of pouring over 30 cubic yards of concrete as the foundation for an indoor rifle range,