for close studio miking.) This is a genius feature and I wish other companies would do it. It stays on securely, yet pulls off easily with the two attached pull tabs, (e.g. Grill cloth is mounted on a removable grill that's attached to the speaker baffle with velcro.(NOTE: Mine is open backed because some crazy dumbass sawed the back panel in half.) Speaker baffle is angled slightly upwards, which I like in a 2x12, but keep that in mind if you are thinking of standing it on its side to make it vertical. Black tolex, black nylon grill cloth, white piping, but it's available in a couple other cosmetic options as well.Mine is the Contemporary, but as far as I can tell the differences are largely cosmetic, so you can probably take this as a review of their 2x12 offerings in general. "Contemporary," which has an inch or so of overbuild around the front, like you would expect to see on a Marshall, Mesa, or other major brand cabinet."Vintage," which has a Marshall Bluesbreaker-like top front panel."Traditional," which is a generic-looking box.They are exact copies of the Avatar guitar cabs with the same style names: Seismic Audio makes three styles of guitar cab under their LUKE range, and makes a 1x12 and a 2x12 in each. (Note: as of the time of this review, this cab is $199 new and unloaded from Seismic Audio.)įeatures: Guitar speaker cabinet with two 12" speakers. The goal is to be as ready as possible to respond.Price paid: (USED) $200 loaded with Celestion G12-T75s. “The relationships we formed with our Army Guard friends will be vital if an earthquake of this magnitude does occur. “This is more than just an exercise,” said Griesbaum. NORTHCOM, Washington state National Guard emergency operations members, and key members of the Alaska National Guard in one location for the exercise,” said Sprague. “We gained a tremendous amount of insight by having U.S. “Arctic Eagle showed once again that the Alaska National Guard is always ready and able to help the nation and the state regardless of the situation.”ĭuring the exercise, Alaska Air and Army National Guard members worked together to coordinate the emergency response. “Arctic Eagle 23 brought a diverse group of Alaska National Guard members together, requiring them to form a team, assess the situation, and learn on the job,” said Kelsey. North American Aerospace Defense Command conducted academic training focusing on the Joint Operations Center to prepare for the emergency response tactical exercise. All 50 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia have EMAC agreements, enabling interstate aid in a disaster. Alaska has a mutual aid agreement with Washington for Emergency Management Assistance Compact capabilities. Joshua Sprague, 168th Wing.Įmergency managers from Washington state also participated in the exercise. “We want to be able to respond rapidly and efficiently, and training together allows us to move toward that goal,” said Lt. In this scenario, the earthquake disrupted public utilities and caused widespread infrastructure damage in southern Alaska. The exercise focused on the immediate response to a 9.2 magnitude earthquake, including emergency communications to respond to the seismic zone and coordinate with local, state and federal agencies. “The training we received ensures we will be able to effectively respond to help our fellow Alaskans in a crisis and to effectively interface with our local, state and federal interagency partners.” “This exercise was extremely important to help us develop and test a continuity of operations plan which will allow us to respond in the event of a significant event in the Anchorage area which reduces or disables the ability of our primary emergency operations command and control agencies to function,” said Col. The 168th Wing Joint Operations Center and Crisis Action Management Team worked alongside counterparts from the Army National Guard and members of the Joint Operations Center at Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. “Testing our emergency plans and training our service members is critical to ensuring we are prepared to serve our fellow Alaskans in their time of need.” Aaron Kelsey, Alaska National Guard deputy director of emergency operations. “The Arctic Eagle 23 exercise focused on testing our continuity of operations plan and training our service members north of the Alaskan Range,” said Col. The exercise scenario required members to respond to a large earthquake and multiple tsunamis striking southern Alaska and coastal communities. EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The 168th Wing and the Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters conducted an earthquake continuity of operations (COOP) exercise, moving the joint operations center from Anchorage to Fairbanks May 1-5.
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