National Guard Soldiers and Airmen support National Boy Scout Jamboree
Sr. Airman Brian Morris of the Virginia National Guard’s 200th Weather Flight takes a reading from the Kestral Pocket Weather Tracker Aug. 2 at Fort A.P. Hill. Airmen from the flight are providing critical weather information to help maintain a safe environment for Scouts attending the National Jamboree. Kestral is a native of Virginia Beach. Approximately 600 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 15 states are working as part of Joint Task Force – National Scout Jamboree providing a variety of support including weather forecasting, military police assistance patrols and traffic control as well as working as merit badge counselors and providing musical entertainment for the Scouts at Fort A.P. Hill from July 26 to Aug. 3. The JTF is responsible for emergency services including medical support, air and ground medical evacuation and a 60-bed expeditionary hospital. Volunteer merit badge counselors from Department of the Defense agencies are staffing 26 of the 124 Merit Badge Midway stations at the Jamboree. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)
National Guard Soldiers and Airmen support National Boy Scout Jamboree
Sr. Airman Brian Morris of the Virginia National Guard’s 200th Weather Flight takes a reading from the Kestral Pocket Weather Tracker Aug. 2 at Fort A.P. Hill. Airmen from the flight are providing critical weather information to help maintain a safe environment for Scouts attending the National Jamboree. Kestral is a native of Virginia Beach. Approximately 600 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 15 states are working as part of Joint Task Force – National Scout Jamboree providing a variety of support including weather forecasting, military police assistance patrols and traffic control as well as working as merit badge counselors and providing musical entertainment for the Scouts at Fort A.P. Hill from July 26 to Aug. 3. The JTF is responsible for emergency services including medical support, air and ground medical evacuation and a 60-bed expeditionary hospital. Volunteer merit badge counselors from Department of the Defense agencies are staffing 26 of the 124 Merit Badge Midway stations at the Jamboree. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)