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A New WSINT: Win any fight now Nevada National Guard stays in fight against COVID-19

by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka we will not be able to mitigate the exponential spread of Fire Department’s deputy incident commander. “We
by 2nd Lt. Nicolle E. Mathison The WSINT is a primary component of both the and Staff Sgt. Ryan Getsie the virus unless the public embraces all aspects of strict want to get as many people tested as possible – without
Nellis AFB, Nev. numbered Air Force it falls under as well as the strategic adherence to social distancing and protective measures.” an appointment and for free. We are all professionals
wing it belongs to. LAS VEGAS, Nev. — More than eight months into Nearly 400 Guard members — down from April’s with the same resolution — winning the battle against
While the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integra- WSINT is an educational event that exposes students the Nevada National Guard’s battle against COVID-19, high of 1,150 Soldiers and Airmen on duty — remained this coronavirus.”
tion at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., has not deviated to a series of practical examinations. All examinations the stubborn microscopic enemy shows no sign of sur- on health response duty through the autumn. They In November in rural Duckwater, eight members of
much from its original training model, today’s training must be completed with a passing grade. The exami- render as many of the state’s counties report record performed a familiar list of tasks, including staffing the Nevada Guard surge team helped the Shoshone Tribal
approach has taken a new form. nations test and refine each student’s ability to plan numbers of cases. community-based collection sites, warehouse support Health District test more than 70 of the 220 people in the
The focus has shifted from simulating conflict with simulated conflict scenarios that will then be executed Even though nearly 400 Nevada Guard Soldiers and and contact tracing. The COVID-19 health response remote Nye County village. Guard members had tested
fictitious countries to simulating conflict with Great and evaluated immediately upon its completion. Airmen were on duty daily in November supporting this past spring was the largest domestic activation in 80 percent of the Tribal elder community in July.
Power Competitors. “We’ve learned over time that our adversaries model the state’s effort to curb the pandemic, Clark County Nevada Guard history. “We are very grateful the Guard is here to help,” said
In the past, instructors took to leading student- their training after our own tactics as executed in the- reported on Nov. 19 that it had topped 100,000 cases, In late November, Task Force 422 in northern Nevada Brenda O’Neil, the health manager for the Duckwater
devised oppositional forces during warfare exercises. ater. So, if we are training to win, we must learn how the same day Washoe County reported its record high of had more than 130 Soldiers on 12 missions, including clinic. “I want to give them a huge thanks for their ongo-
Now from Nov. 19 to Dec. 9, 2020, students will go to defeat ourselves. We are our greatest competition,” active cases, 5,878. Washoe County reported four times assisting at the Northern Nevada Food Bank, helping ing support.”
head-to-head against one another simulating near- said Col. Jack Arthaud, USAF Weapons School com- the number of cases Nov. 19 than on Oct. 18 (1,432). with Washoe County Health District mapping and data The Nevada Guard also assisted the Reno-Sparks
peer adversaries such as Russia and China, imbedding mandant. Dozens of Airmen and Soldiers in the Nevada Guard input, and conducting community-based collections. Indian Colony with coronavirus testing at the nation’s
themselves in each other’s skirmishes. Instructors will Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young WSINT is not only the capstone event students must have also reported contracting the disease. The health response duty for all Nevada Guard Sol- Hungry Valley and downtown Reno locations. The ma-
rate and evaluate the engagements from the planning A U.S Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft takes- pass to complete the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Since the mission began in April, members of the diers and Airmen is scheduled to conclude by late De- jority of the members hail from the Paiute, Shoshone
phases all the way to execution. off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) Weapons Instructor Course, but it is perhaps the most Guard have distributed more than 2 million K/N95 cember. However, Compston said Gov. Steve Sisolak is and Washoe tribes.
“Weapons School Integration is the capstone event Integration exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. multi-faceted. WSINT generates capable leaders who masks, 3.5 million surgical masks, 8.3 million pairs of likely to request funding to continue the Guard’s support. Since April, the Nevada National Guard has assisted
for our Weapons School students before they graduate,” 19, 2020. The USAFWS teaches graduate-level instructor can not only plan, integrate and dominate in any tactical gloves and 1.1 million Tyvek shields. They also distrib- In November in Las Vegas, more than 50 Guard mem- at 10 tribal locations across Nevada, distributing food or
said Brig. Gen. Michael Drowley, 57th Wing com- courses that provide advanced training in weapons and setting but can also lead any spectrum of teams, who uted about 2.9 million meals and administered more bers teamed with the Clark County Fire Department’s providing medical and logistical support.
mander. “We still want to present to them challenging tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of are ready to deliver strategic transformational change. than 1.1 million coronavirus tests. mobile surge command to test people for the coronavirus. With the state’s largest domestic activation in his-
problem sets that force them to integrate, critically the combat air forces and mobility air forces. “Weapons School Integration prepares you for “The Nevada Guard has been an indispensable part More than 1,900 people were screened on the first day of tory about to conclude, Compston emphasized that all
think and lead, but now we are trying to create an even leadership and command in a number of ways,” said of the whole of community response to the COVID-19 operations at a new test site at the Texas Hotel and Casino. residents need to cooperate to eradicate the coronavirus.
stronger connection to the Great Power Competition, train tactical experts and leaders to control and exploit Drowley. “You’re presented with an incredibly chal- outbreak,” said Lt. Col. Brett Compston, director of the “This is a cooperative effort between University “Nevadans must work together to combat this fiend,”
so they are armed and ready for any potential conflict air, space and cyber on behalf of the joint force. The lenging problem set. The only way to be successful is Nevada Guard’s Joint and Domestic Operations section. Medical Center, the Southern Nevada Health District, Compston said. “It’s not about politics. It’s about doing
or adversary.” mission of the 57th Wing is to train, instruct and lead to harness the capabilities of your team and integrate “However, despite all efforts to increase testing, contact the Nevada National Guard and the Clark County Fire the right thing to help your neighbors and quicken our
The U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s mission is to the Air Force by ensuring it can win any conflict now. them successfully.” tracing and personal protective equipment distribution, Department,” said Noah Wheatley, the Clark County return to normalcy.”

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