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Colorado National Guard powers up helicopters for Cabin Lake Fire
August 14, 2018
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews with aircraft, equipped with aerial water buckets, from the Chief Warrant Officer 5 David R. Carter Army Aviation Support Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, depart the Spring Fire helibase, in Fort Garland, Colo., to support fire suppression efforts July 3, 2018. The team arrived and began operations July 2. The CONG has supported the Spring Fire since July 1, 2018, providing capabilities to include: security personnel for traffic control points and roving patrols; two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews and aircraft each equipped with aerial water buckets; geological information system operators; as well as, refueling crews with Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical refueling trucks and firefighters with HEMTT firefighting vehicles. The CONG has been providing an aviation search and rescue standby capability in support of the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center since July 1. The High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site facility in Gypsum, Colorado, is supporting the mission which is rapid response to aviation search and rescue missions, primarily for firefighter safety, in support of multiple wildfire responses throughout Colorado. On order of the Governor, the standing Joint Task Force - Centennial commands and integrates CONG forces to support civil authorities in assisting Colorado, or supported states, during times of crisis and disaster, to save lives, prevent suffering, and mitigate great property damage. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares)
Maximum power, supreme skill
August 6, 2018
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews with aircraft, equipped with aerial water buckets, from the Chief Warrant Officer 5 David R. Carter Army Aviation Support Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, depart the Spring Fire helibase, in Fort Garland, Colo., to support fire suppression efforts July 6, 2018. The team arrived and began operations July 2. The CONG has supported the Spring Fire since July 1, 2018, providing capabilities to include: security personnel for traffic control points and roving patrols; two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews and aircraft each equipped with aerial water buckets; geological information system operators; as well as, refueling crews with Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical refueling trucks and firefighters with HEMTT firefighting vehicles. The CONG has been providing an aviation search and rescue standby capability in support of the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center since July 1. The High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site facility in Gypsum, Colorado, is supporting the mission which is rapid response to aviation search and rescue missions, primarily for firefighter safety, in support of multiple wildfire responses throughout Colorado. On order of the Governor, the standing Joint Task Force - Centennial commands and integrates CONG forces to support civil authorities in assisting Colorado, or supported states, during times of crisis and disaster, to save lives, prevent suffering, and mitigate great property damage. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares)
Colo. National Guard Soldier competes at Best Warrior
July 20, 2018
​U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Sheetz, Company A, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry (Mountain), Colorado Army National Guard is competing in the Army National Guard National Best Warrior Competition, July 23-27 2018 in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Sheetz serves as a fire team leader for the COARNG and a civilian law enforcement officer for the Adams County, Colorado Sheriff's Office. (Official Department of the Army photo,
140th Wing achieves firsts while supporting NATO exercise in Europe
June 5, 2018
Saber Strike 18 is a multinational, and a U.S. multi-service exercise that will be conducted June 3-15, 2018, at locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland, and this is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)
Colorado Air National Guard Airmen team up to save a life
May 17, 2018
​Seven members of the Colorado Air National Guard 140th Wing Explosives Ordnance Disposal Flight responded to a severe car accident May 9, 2017, outside of the Buckley Air Force Base perimeter in Aurora, Colo. The Airmen provided emergency care to an unconscious individual and directed traffic to facilitate access for Aurora Fire and Ambulatory services
Taking "Service Before Self" to a New Level, Soldier Donates Gift of Life
April 13, 2018
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Atosha McGregor, a training non-commissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters, Colorado Army National Guard, underwent a Peripheral Blood Stem Cell process, donating her bone marrow for a cancer patient as a part of the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program at Scripts Hospital, La Jolla California, July 2017.
Colo. Army National Guard space team deploys to Middle East
April 13, 2018
​Army Space Support Teams command center: ARSSTs provide space-based imagery, intelligence and information to assist combatant commanders in mission planning and decision-making. ARSST teams are highly specialized with many skillsets. They train specifically for space operations. (CONG archives)
Colo. National Guard Participates in Weather-Related Disaster Response Exercise
April 12, 2018
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Pantoja, a flight medic with Charlie Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, carries Mike Daniels, right, an evacuee, up a hoist onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a flood rescue and recovery operations in Boulder, Colo., Sept. 16, 2013. Colorado and Wyoming National Guard units were activated to provide assistance to people affected by massive flooding along Colorado's Front Range.
Biathlon, Colorado National Guard Style
April 12, 2018
Members of the 2017 Colorado National Guard Biathlon team pose for a photo during ski training at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, Colorado, Dec. 15, 2017.
Colorado National Guard Airmen, Soldiers compete to become Best Warrior
April 10, 2018
Colorado National Guard members compete in the 2017 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Carson, Colorado, April 6-9, 2017. The Best Warrior Competition is an intense, three-day test of top-performing service members from all units of the CONG. the competition typically includes a stressed live-fire exercise, a medical evacuation drill, a night land navigation course, and comprehensive military skills tests. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Ronald Bailey)
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