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N.C. Army & Air National Guard Firefighters - Maintain Mission Readiness Despite Government Shutdown

U.S. Army Specialist Gindelsperger holding the suction, Staff Sgt. Tim Layton, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge with spanner wrench and Specialist Knight holding mallet, all from the North Carolina Army National Guard, 430th Engineer Fire-Fighting Team prepare to attach a hose to pump water into a US Army's Tactical Fire Fighting Truck during a training exercise held at the 145th Air National Guard Regional Training Site in New London, N.C., October 23, 2013. In the wake of the Federal Government shutdown many North Carolina State firefighters were furloughed and Army Guard Firefighters assigned to 430th and 677th Engineer Fire Fighting Teams were mobilized to assist in support of Fire Protection at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and Stanly County Airport. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran/ Released)
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National Disaster Medical System at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. Chief Master Sgt Jeff Cook answers questions asked by the local media before a National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) regional exercise begins at the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard. Chief Cook is the base fire chief, and is working hand in hand with the Charlotte city Fire Fighters. More than a two dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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National Disaster Medical System at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. Master Sgt Diego Santos, a medical flight technician assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air Guard, inventories several liters before a National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) regional exercise begins. Santos tends to the patients during flight. More than two dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen .
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National Disaster Medical System Regional Exercise at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. – Major Martha Alspaugh, a flight nurse assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, acts as the medical crew director, and directs litter bearers as they offload patients, inside a C-130H Hercules aircraft during a National Disaster Medical System regional exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base. Several dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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National Disaster Medical System Regional Exercise at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. – Major Martha Alspaugh, a flight nurse assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, acts as the medical crew director, and directs litter bearers as they offload patients, inside a C-130H Hercules aircraft during a National Disaster Medical System regional exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base. Several dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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National Disaster Medical System Regional Exercise at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. – Major Martha Alspaugh, a flight nurse assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, acts as the medical crew director, and directs litter bearers as they offload patients, inside a C-130H Hercules aircraft during a National Disaster Medical System regional exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base. Several dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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National Disaster Medical System Regional Exercise at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. Major Master Sgt. Diego Santos, assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air Guard, checks on a patient during a National Disaster Medical System regional exercise. More than two dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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National Disaster Medical System Regional Exercise at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. Major Master Sgt. Diego Santos, assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air Guard, checks on a patient during a National Disaster Medical System regional exercise. More than two dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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National Disaster Medical System Regional Exercise at the 145th Airlift Wing

Charlotte, N.C. Major Rachel Mallette (left) and Lt Col Susan Martello, both flight nurses assigned to the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air Guard, escort several dozen volunteers who will be patience during a National Disaster Medical System regional exercise. Both nurses will oversee patient care during flight, and direct the offloading process. More than two dozen city, state, and federal agencies worked together during the day long exercise at the Charlotte Air Guard base simulating over 100 evacuees arriving for medical care. NCANG Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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NC Air National Guard Continues to Lead and Support National Forest Fire Fighting Mission

Members of the 156th Airlift and 145th Maintenance Squadrons, insert the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, (MAFFS), a portable fire retardant delivery system, into the back of MAFFS 8 to convert the C-130 Hercules aircraft into an air tanker at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte-Douglas Intl. airport. Aircrews can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant from the MAFFS modules in less than five seconds and cover an area a quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Once the load is discharged, ground crews at a MAFFS tanker base can refill the modules in less than 12 minutes. NCANG is one of only four units nationwide that can support the Forest Service firefighting mission. (Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Airlift Wing Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Continues to Lead and Support National Forest Fire Fighting Mission

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Megan Delgado and Master Sgt. Scott Karrow, crew chiefs for the 145th Maintenance Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, inspects the connections of a vent duct on the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit onboard the 145th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, MAFFS 8 aircraft. This pre-flight checklist is part of the crew chiefs annual MAFFS training for certification. This year’s training will be hosted again by the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, held at the Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyo.,. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Continues to Lead and Support National Forest Fire Fighting Mission

U.S. Air Force Col. Marshall C. Collins, 145th Maintenance Group commander, talks with reporter Kate Gaier, during an interview held at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte Intl. airport, January 14, 2014. Collins described the rewards of supporting the 145th Operations Group and Charles D. Davis III who once again, will command the national military mission charged with combating wildland forest fires known as the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System. 145th MXS, behind-the-scene maintainers, prepare C-130 aircraft that carry MAFFS, to mission readiness. These aircrafts serve as aerial tankers to extinguish forest fires supporting the U.S. Forest Service during the firefighting season. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Airlift Wing Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Officer Leads National Forest Fire Fighting Mission

U.S. Air Force Col. Charles D. Davis III, 145th Airlift Wing, Operations Group commander, talks with Kate Gaier, a reporter from Time Warner Cable News, during an interview at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte Intl. airport, January 14, 2014. Davis, who assumed command of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) national military mission, will be responsible for leading three Air National Guard and one U.S. Air Force Reserve Command units which fly military C-130 aircraft equipped to carry MAFFS. The C-130 aircraft serve as aerial tankers to extinguish forest fires in support of the U.S. Forest Service. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Airlift Wing Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Officer Leads National Forest Fire Fighting Mission

A North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft and her six man crew drop water (simulating fire retardant) during firefighting training operations over a remote portion of the Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest. The aircraft is carrying the self-contained Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System owned by the Forest Service. As an interagency Defense Department and Forest Service program, MAFFS provides aerial firefighting resources when commercial and private air tankers are no longer able to meet the needs of the Forest Service. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Airlift Wing Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Officer Leads National Forest Fire Fighting Mission

U.S. Air Force Col. Charles D. Davis, III, Air Expeditionary Group commander, Brig. Gen. Todd Kelly, N.C. assistant adjutant general-Air and Col. Roger E. Williams, Jr., commander 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, listen to briefings May 6, 2013, during the start of the annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) training. This year’s MAFFS training will once again be hosted by the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, at the Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyo. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Plays Vital Role Providing Real-World Care Supporting Cajun Care 2014

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Amburn, 145th Base Contracting Officer, looks over Innovative Readiness Training financial reports with Commander, Lt. Col. Gregory Goforth, Capt. Jeanie Helms and Tech. Sgt. Joel Greene, 145th Comptroller Flight at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte Douglas Intl. airport, March 10, 2014. IRT is a Department of Defense program that provides U.S. military professionals’ invaluable training as well as provides support to underserved communities. In the past year, 145th CF, working with SMSgt Amburn has managed over $2.6 Million DoD funds for ANG, Air Force Reserve, Marines, Navy, and ARMY IRT missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Plays Vital Role Providing Real-World Care Supporting Cajun Care 2014

Members of the North Carolina Air National Guard plan for future Innovative Readiness Training missions at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte Douglas Intl. airport, March 6, 2014. Base Contracting Officer, Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Amburn, Maj Brandon Elliott, Supervisory Contracting Specialist, Master Sgt. Bryant Alexander and Tony Cherry, Procurement Technician, write and execute supply and service contracts for all services; ANG, Air Force Reserve, Marines, Navy, and ARMY Guard. 1st Lt. Rebecca Roodhouse-Hintz, 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, is the IRT Program Manager and Capt. Michael Cain, 145th Civil Engineer Squadron is the Project Manager for all ANG led IRT Engineering Missions. Other team members include Mark Costly and Chief Master Sgt. Penny Dyches, IRT Resource Advisors, and Tech. Sgt. Lafayette Horton and Staff Sgt. Joshua Farrar, 145th Small Air Terminal, who coordinate the transportation of IRT supplies via 145th Airlift Wing, C-130 aircraft. IRT is a Department of Defense Program providing U.S. military professionals’ invaluable training as well as provide support to underserved communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Plays Vital Role Providing Real-World Care Supporting Cajun Care 2014

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Jonathon Jones and Paul Talbot, Logistics Material Specialists from 145th Medical Group, and U.S. Navy Reservist, 2nd Class Petty Officer Joseph De Leonardo, a corpsman from Morrisville, PA, take end-of-day inventory of medical and dental supplies while participating in Cajun Care 2014, an Innovative Readiness Training mission. Jones and Talbot are part of a team that created the inventory list of medical and dental supplies necessary for others to follow to make future IRT missions successful. Cajun Care is part of a Department of Defense Program where Air National Guard and Navy Reserves worked as a team getting invaluable training as well as providing free medical, dental and optical services to underserved communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Plays Vital Role Providing Real-World Care Supporting Cajun Care 2014

Navy and Air National Guard medical personnel check vital signs on a patient during Cajun Care 2014, an Innovative Readiness Training mission held in Abbeville, La. U.S. Military medical professionals worked as a team getting invaluable training as well as providing health care to over 3,000 patients. Cajun Care 2014 is one of the largest IRT Department of Defense Programs providing free medical, dental and optical services to underserved communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Public Affairs/Released)
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NC Air National Guard Plays Vital Role Providing Real-World Care Supporting Cajun Care 2014

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Franklin “Brad” Meyers, Flight Surgeon assigned to the 115th Medical Group, Wisconsin Air National Guard, informs patients about nutrition and basic health care during Cajun Care 2014, an Innovative Readiness Training mission held in Abbeville, LA. February 28, 2014. Meyers, along with 120 medical professionals from the Air National Guard and Navy Reserves worked as a team getting invaluable training as well as providing health care to over 3,000 patients. Cajun Care 2014 is one of the largest IRT Department of Defense Programs providing free medical, dental and optical services to underserved communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran, 145th Public Affairs/Released)
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