Hurricane season doesn’t start until June 1st, but for responding agencies it’s never too early to get prepared. Over the weekend, members from the Mississippi National Guard participated in hurricane exercises at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport. The purpose…
Thirty-one federal and state agencies took part in the Mississippi National Guard Marlinspike II this afternoon. This exercise is designed to integrate, task and deploy composite interagency teams in response to weapons of mass destruction threats. Lt. Col. Anthony Smith…
Millions of dollars aim to improve the efficiency of aircraft mechanics in the Mississippi National Guard working here on the Coast. Construction crews are building a $40 million paint hangar for the Gulfport based 1108th Aviation Group which does maintenance…
Pine Belt residents and business owners picking up the pieces after a deadly tornado says it lifts their spirits to the see the Mississippi National Guard lending a hand. More than a dozen members of the 890th Engineer Battalion, which…
Mississippi National guardsmen are among those pitching in to provide relief for our Louisiana neighbors dealing with massive flooding. Soldiers from the 66th troop command, the 185th theater aviation brigade and the 1108th aviation group are building a levee outside…