Plains Guardian

By Tech. Sgt. Jake Meyer 190th Public Affairs A simple email can set you on an unexpected journey. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Kevin Hopkins, 190th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, received an email saying the Air Force was in need of a chaplain to deploy in support of Operation Deep Freeze in McMurdo, Antarctica. He responded and soon found himself traveling to …

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Click video title to view video Brig. Gen. Mohatt Introduction Brig. Gen. Anthony Mohatt, commander, Kansas Army National Guard, discusses the philosophy and process for the Officer and Warrant Officer Career Management Program. Officer Career Management Cycle Overview This video describes the Kansas Officer Career Management Cycle and gives an overview of the key annual boards and actions officers of …

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By Staff Sgt. George Davis, Ohio National Guard Spc. Blake Phelps, Indiana National Guard CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Our nation, states, communities, corporations and institutions are under attack every day; but instead of bombs and bullets, our adversaries are using binary ones and zeros. The Kansas National Guard is always there for its citizens, whether it’s feeding cattle from a …

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  By Steve Larson Public Affairs Office An accident in an isolated rural area leaves a victim with a broken leg and other unknown injuries. Local first responders stabilize the patient and determine the best way to get him to medical treatment is by air. The Kansas Army National Guard is called in to provide air support via a UH-60 …

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Retired Master Sgt. Markus Kalman Madacs, 52, passed away March 22, 2019. He was born March 18, 1967, in Landstuhl, Germany, to Kalman and Waltrud Madacs. He migrated to the United States at the age of 5. He graduated from Abilene High School in 1982 and enlisted in the Kansas Army National Guard. Madacs was the first sergeant in Battery C, …

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