May 2, 2010 CE to travel to Hawaii for DFT Nearly 50 members of the 146th AW Civil Engineering Squadron are scheduled to leave for Hawaii June 1, 2010 as part of their annual deployment for training. The training, set to last until June 18, 2010, will send the engineers to the Pacific islands to work with the Navy Seals and Coast Guard on
May 2, 2010 Why The Inside Story Isn't Enough The American news media has made great use in recent years of a practice called embedding, in which journalists travel with the U.S. military to cover wars.I've taken advantage of this chance to see the military up close. I have traveled to war zones with Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint
May 1, 2010 Air National Guard units train to battle wildfires The big C-130s lumber into the skies over Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina, loaded with up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant or water.This week, crews of Air National Guard units -- including the 146th Airlift Wing from the Channel Islands Air National Guard base at Point Mugu --
May 1, 2010 MAFFS training successful in South Carolina The skies above the Nantahala Forest in South Carolina were filled last week with a special kind of air show as Air National Guard and U.S. Forest Service planes trained together to fight fires. It was a magnificent sight--the massive military C-130s dwarf the tiny King Air lead planes they follow,
May 1, 2010 Apply Now for 2010-2011 Educational Assistance Award Program New and renewal applications are now being accepted for the California National Guard Educational Assistance Award Program for the 2010 - 2011Academic Year. NEW APPLICANT PROCEDURESPlease ensure that new applicants understand that there are three components to their application for benefits under