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March 18, 2022

Range control personnel keep wildland fires in check with controlled burns

When the weather is hot and dry in Kansas, the potential for wildland fires increases. When the wind is brisk, as is often the case, such fires spread rapidly, destroying valuable farmland, homes, and infrastructure.

March 11, 2022

Course takes holistic approach to Soldier readiness

To keep Soldiers physically fit and deployable, the U.S. Army has moved to a more holistic and preventative approach to overall Soldier health.

March 4, 2022

Team keeps Kansas National Guard Black Hawks flying

The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is the workhorse aircraft of the Kansas Army National Guard, transporting personnel and equipment, assisting with firefighting and rescue operations and a host of other tasks. Keeping them flying safely takes a lot of maintenance on a regular basis.

Feb. 24, 2022

Warrant officer candidates complete 10K foot march

Warrant officer candidates from the 1st Battalion, 235th Regiment Officer and Warrant Officer Candidate School, completed a milestone during the February drill weekend by finishing a 10K (6.2 mile) foot march, which is no small task.

Feb. 18, 2022

35th ID Soldiers practice battlefield lifesaving skills at Fort Hood

Several Soldiers of the 35th Infantry Division completed a weeklong Combat Life Saver course for their mobilization training Feb. 7-11, 2022, at the Medical Simulation Training Center at Fort Hood, Texas.

Feb. 11, 2022

Guard engineers repairing fence line at Kansas Training Center

In early January, while most units were returning from the holidays, engineers at the Kansas Training Center in Salina were back on the job, repairing fences surrounding the complex. Repairing the fence line had been identified as a top physical security priority.

Feb. 4, 2022

Kansas Guardsmen share insight into Command Team concept with Armenian officers

Service members from the Kansas Army National Guard provided professional development to military students from Armenia’s National Defense Research University during a virtual exchange from Topeka to Armenia, Jan. 26-27, 2022.

Jan. 28, 2022

Kansas Civil Air Patrol Wing hosts annual cadet encampment

The Kansas Civil Air Patrol Wing Training Group held its 2021 Winter Encampment at the Kansas National Guard Regional Training Center, Salina, from Dec. 27, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022. The cadet encampment is a week-long immersive experience into the military lifestyle.

Jan. 21, 2022

STARBASE students learn the benefits of using geothermal energy

Students at the Lenexa armory STARBASE class learned a little about how geothermal energy can keep a building warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

Jan. 14, 2022

International chaplains discuss ways to reach their common goals

In November 2021, Chaplain (Col.) Terry Williams, state chaplain, and Sgt. Maj. David Mundy, chief religious affairs noncommissioned officer, were two of many representatives from 21 state National Guards and 23 partner nations attending a joint training event in Stuttgart, Germany. The goal of the event, hosted by Headquarters, U.S. European Command, was to introduce new ways to maximize common goals that increase Multinational Religious Support Interoperability.