RMM1AH8G–A UH-60 Black Hawk from the California Army National Guard lifts off as another awaits a mission during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 14. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to fight the fire and were situated at the Coalinga Municipal Airport in Fresno County, California. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2CG1CH8–Fresno, United States. 08th Sep, 2020. Dozens of evacuees are evacuated to safety on a California National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter on September 5, 2020, after the Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest in central California left them stranded. The rescues came as hundreds of wildfires across the state collectively burned more than 2 million acres in recent weeks. Photo by California National Guard/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RF2CH674N–U.S. Army Soldiers of the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake from Redding, California, utilizes a chainsaws to cut a tree Sept. 1, 2020, at Bonny Doon, California, during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Cal Guard’s specially-trained Rattlesnake teams are assisting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) contain the massive wildfire that scorched more than 85,000 acres since igniting Aug. 16. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH22–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RM2C7A3MW–California National Guard soldiers load boxes of food for to assist families in response to COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic at the Interfaith Food Bank June 26, 2020 in Jackson, California.
RMF6B04B–A California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to approach for a water drop during the Rocky Fire near Clearlake, Calif., Aug. 1. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/ Sgt. Jason Beal/ released)
RMPJC55J–U.S. Army Spc. Michael Fereira of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, checks the tension of a wire cable July 13 at Cache Creek Regional Park, California, where the 132nd constructed a temporary floating bridge to support the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) efforts to battle Northern California wildfires. This is the second time the CalGuard unit was summoned for a state mission to support CAL FIRE.
RMM1AH8D–Spc. Nichelle Navarro from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, pumps fuel into a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RF2CH67F1–Bravo team from the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake out of Redding, California, create a defensive fire line Sept. 1, 2020, at Bonny Doon, Santa Cruz County, California, during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties, California. Cal Guard’s specially-trained Rattlesnake teams are assisting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) contain the massive wildfire that scorched more than 85,000 acres since igniting Aug. 16. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH2H–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RM2C7A3PP–California National Guard soldiers load boxes of food for to assist families in response to COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic at the Stockton/San Joaquin Emergency Food Bank June 26, 2020 in Stockton, California.
RMPTCN02–Pfc. Vicente Garcia from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, pumps fuel into a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017.
RMM1AH7W–Pfc. Vicente Garcia from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, pumps fuel into a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RF2CH679F–U.S. Army Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake out of Redding, California, put out a fire Sept. 1, 2020, near Scott’s Valley, California, during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Cal Guard’s specially-trained Rattlesnake teams are assisting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) contain the massive wildfire that scorched more than 85,000 acres since igniting Aug. 16. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH25–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTCN03–Spc. Nichelle Navarro from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, pumps fuel into a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017.
RMM1AH91–Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches smoke and charred hills from the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California. Five CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawks responded to the wildfire that consumed more than 40,000 acres and still actively progressing as of July 14. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH4H–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTE86X–A UH-60 Black Hawk from the California Army National Guard lifts off as another awaits a mission during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 14. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to fight the fire and were situated at the Coalinga Municipal Airport in Fresno County, California.
RMM1AH8H–Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches smoke billowing from the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California. Five CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawks responded to the wildfire that consumed more than 40,000 acres and still actively progressing as of July 14. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH3A–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTE86Y–Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches smoke billowing from the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California. Five CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawks responded to the wildfire that consumed more than 40,000 acres and still actively progressing as of July 14.
RMM1AH7R–Spc. Ernan Ramirez from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, operates pumps that fuel a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH26–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTCN00–Pfc. Vicente Garcia from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, stretches a fuel pump to a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017.
RMM1AH7P–Pfc. Vicente Garcia from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, stretches a fuel pump to a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH34–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTE86T–Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches smoke and charred hills from the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California. Five CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawks responded to the wildfire that consumed more than 40,000 acres and still actively progressing as of July 14.
RMM1AH83–Capt. Bob Imnes, military helicopter manager of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), preps his flight suit as a CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawk returns from battling the Garza Fire July 13 at the Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California. Imnes and his CalGuard crew ran two missions, each about two hours, dropping water on the Kings County blaze. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH2D–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTCN01–Spc. Ernan Ramirez from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, operates pumps that fuel a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017.
RMM1AH7T–A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport July 13 to battle the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017. It had already consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH27–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTCN0B–Capt. Bob Imnes, military helicopter manager of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), preps his flight suit as a CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawk returns from battling the Garza Fire July 13 at the Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California. Imnes and his CalGuard crew ran two missions, each about two hours, dropping water on the Kings County blaze.
RMM1AH8N–Military helicopter manager Capt. Tim Rodriguez from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) communicates with ground forces as his California Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter prepares to drop nearly 3,000 gallons of water of a hot spot July 14 during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire and dropped approximately 100,000 gallons of water in the first three days of fighting, per CAL FIRE information. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH2C–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTE86M–A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport July 13 to battle the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017. It had already consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
RMM1AH8E–Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), California Army National Guard, watches a 2,600-gallon Bambi Bucket drop water on the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 13, as CalGuard air assets were called to action for another wildfire season. The Garza Fire was one of about two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017 according to CAL FIRE’s website information. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2JBJH21–U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and cont
RMPTCN06–A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport July 13 to battle the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017. It had already consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
RMM1AH8B–Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bruce Pulgencio, right, of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, California Army National Guard, performs a mission brief with Capt. John Farrell, military helicopter manager, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) after a two-hour water bucket mission July 13 in the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Pulgencio and Farrell’s crew was one of five CalGuard crews battling the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires burning California in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2A3YXK8–The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Jet Team demonstrate the capabilities of the F/A-18 Hornet while a F8F Bearcat sits on static display during the 2019 Capital Air Show at Mather Field, California Oct. 6, 2019. The 2019 Capital Air Show features the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, assets from four of the California Air National Guard Wings and various vintage aircraft from around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Christian Jadot)
RMPTE86P–Military helicopter manager Capt. Tim Rodriguez from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) communicates with ground forces as his California Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter prepares to drop nearly 3,000 gallons of water of a hot spot July 14 during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire and dropped approximately 100,000 gallons of water in the first three days of fighting, per CAL FIRE information.
RMM1AH8F–As a wildfire burns on a hill and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) vehicles and personnel stand by, Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), California Army National Guard, watches a 2,600-gallon Bambi Bucket submerge into a pond during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 13. The blaze consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained when this photo was taken. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of about two dozen torching Cali
RM2A3YXK2–A California Air National Guard HH-60G Pavehawk Rescue Helicopter from the 129th Rescue Wing demonstrates combat maneuvers across from the U.S. Navy Blue Angel's staging area during the 2019 Capital Air Show at Mather Field, California Oct. 6, 2019. Multiple airframes from the California Air National Guard are participating in the airshow and demonstrating the Air National Guard's unique support capabilities available for statewide emergencies and civil agencies in addition to putting on a great show for airshow attendees. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Christian Jadot)
RMPTCMYW–Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), California Army National Guard, watches a 2,600-gallon Bambi Bucket drop water on the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 13, as CalGuard air assets were called to action for another wildfire season. The Garza Fire was one of about two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017 according to CAL FIRE’s website information.
RMMM9PTC–CalGuard Soldiers from the 40th Infantry Division await the arrival of the official party during a Change of Command ceremony, Sept. 16 at the Joint Force Training Base in Los Alamitos. The ceremony included a performance by the 40th ID Band and an M119 Howitzer salute, and was part of the Division’s 100th anniversary celebrations.
RM2A3YXJD–A California Air National Guard C-130J Hercules, 146th Airlift Wing, demonstrates the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System during the 2019 Capital Air Show at Mather Field, California Oct. 6, 2019. The 2019 Capital Air Show give the California Air National Guard the ability to demonstrate their abilities to support emergency efforts of civil relief and recovery agencies during times of crisis. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Christian Jadot)
RMPTCN0P–Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bruce Pulgencio, right, of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, California Army National Guard, performs a mission brief with Capt. John Farrell, military helicopter manager, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) after a two-hour water bucket mission July 13 in the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Pulgencio and Farrell’s crew was one of five CalGuard crews battling the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires burning California in mid-July 2017.
RMMM9RH7–Friends and family stand to honor nearly 100 CalGuard Soldiers from the 40th Infantry Division during a deployment send off Sept. 18 at the Joint Force Training Base airfield in Los Alamitos, California. The Guardsmen were traveling to Fort Hood before heading to Afghanistan for their first combat deployment in in 60 years.
RM2A3YXJ9–The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Jet Team demonstrate the capabilities of the F/A-18 Hornet during the 2019 Capital Air Show at Mather Field, California Oct. 6, 2019. The 2019 Capital Air Show features the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, assets from four of the California Air National Guard Wings and various vintage aircraft from around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Christian Jadot)
RMPTCMYX–As a wildfire burns on a hill and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) vehicles and personnel stand by, Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), California Army National Guard, watches a 2,600-gallon Bambi Bucket submerge into a pond during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 13. The blaze consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained when this photo was taken. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of about two dozen torching Cali
RMMM9RGX–Brig. Gen. John W. Lathrop uses an intercom to share a motivational message with CalGuard Soldiers on a chartered plane at the Joint Force Training Base airfield in Los Alamitos, California, Sept. 18. Lathrop and nearly 100 Guardsmen from the 40th Infantry Division’s Headquarters were headed to Fort Hood, Texas for the first phase of a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.
RM2A3YXJC–A California Air National Guard HH-60G Pavehawk Rescue Helicopter from the 129th Rescue Wing demonstrates combat maneuvers across from the U.S. Navy Blue Angel's staging area during the 2019 Capital Air Show at Mather Field, California Oct. 6, 2019. Multiple airframes from the California Air National Guard are participating in the airshow and demonstrating the Air National Guard's unique support capabilities available for statewide emergencies and civil agencies in addition to putting on a great show for airshow attendees. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Christian Jadot)
RMPTCMYY–As a wildfire burns on a hill and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) vehicles and personnel stand by, Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), California Army National Guard, watches a 2,600-gallon Bambi Bucket submerge into a pond during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 13. The blaze consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained when this photo was taken. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of about two dozen torching Cali
RMMK40P9–First Sgt. Antonio M. Delgadillo, first sergeant for the 149th CBRN Company, California Army National Guard, maps out the operations plan for checkpoints and road closures Nov. 1 at Santa Rosa, California, as CalGuard continues recovery efforts following the devastating Northern California wildfires. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Eddie Siguenza)
RM2A3YXJF–California Air National Guard Pararescue members, 129th Rescue Wing, parachute out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules during a rehearsal for the 2019 Capital Air Show at Mather Field, California, Oct. 5, 2019. The 2019 Capital Air Show give the California Air National Guard the ability to demonstrate their abilities to support emergency efforts by civil relief and recovery agencies during times of crisis. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Christian Jadot)
RMKRJ96P–A U.S. Air National Guard C-130J Hercules aircraft equipped with the MAFFS 2 (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) drops a line of fire retardant on the Thomas Fire in the hills above the city of Santa Barbara, California, Dec. 13, 2017. The 146th Airlift Wing has been supporting CAL FIRE’s efforts to battle the Thomas Fire raging in Southern California. (U.S. Air National Guard
RMMRY8GT–Spc. Nichelle Navarro from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, pumps fuel into a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERDM–A U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the U
RMKRJ98X–A U.S. Air National Guard C-130J equipped with the MAFFS 2 (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) drops a line of Phos-Chek on the Thomas Fire in the hills above the city of Santa Barbara Dec. 13, 2017. The C-130J from the 146th Airlift Wing has been supporting CAL FIRE’s efforts to battle the Thomas Fire raging in Southern California. (U.S. Air National Guard
RMMRY8GR–Pfc. Vicente Garcia from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, pumps fuel into a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERAH–A U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the U
RMP70XM1–Master Sgt. Brandon S. Morey, right, assistant inspector general at the California National Guard’s Inspector General’s Office, is congratulated by Col. Robert J. Lehman, State Inspector General, May 12 after earning runner-up in the prestigious Dept. of the Army Inspector General Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition recently. Morey, of Dixon, California, took top honors in April’s National Guard Bureau Inspector General Soldier of the Year to earn the shot at the U.S. Army contest.
RMMRYG1F–A UH-60 Black Hawk from the California Army National Guard lifts off as another awaits a mission during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 14. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to fight the fire and were situated at the Coalinga Municipal Airport in Fresno County, California. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERF1–A U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the U
RMP70XMC–The hands of Master Sgt. Brandon S. Morey, assistant inspector general at the California National Guard’s Inspector General’s Office, display the coins earned during April’s National Guard Inspector General Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition, where he earned top honors.
RMMRY8GJ–Pfc. Vicente Garcia from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, stretches a fuel pump to a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERDX–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMPJC55P–A launch and retrieve team from the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, use a steel guide line to move a ramp and bay over Cache Creek River Aug. 7, 2015, at Cache Creek Regional Park in Yolo County, California. The platforms are part of a floating bridge the MRBC constructed to help CAL FIRE vehicles and equipment cross the river to battle the 2015 Rocky Fire and most recently the County Fire.
RMMRY8GM–Spc. Ernan Ramirez from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, operates pumps that fuel a UH-60 Black Hawk July 13 at Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California, as CalGuard air assets were called to battle the Garza Fire in mid-July 2017. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERDT–A U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the U
RMPJCKET–U.S. Army 1st Lt. Leslie R. Greenfield of the California Army National Guard, right, is congratulated after completing the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course (IBOLC) July 20 at Fort Benning, Georgia, becoming Cal Guard’s first female infantry officer.
RMMRYG1D–Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches smoke and charred hills from the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California. Five CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawks responded to the wildfire that consumed more than 40,000 acres and still actively progressing as of July 14. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1EREA–A U.S. Forest Service lead plane guides a MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing through aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Forest Service. The recertification training
RMPJC55T–California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) personnel assigned to the 2015 Rocky Fire in Northern California watch as the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, from Redding, California, place a “bay” into the Cache Creek River Aug. 7, 2015 at Cache Creek Regional Park in Yolo County, California. Representatives from CAL FIRE as well as other government agencies were on hand to watch the California National Guard unit perform its duty again in July 2018.
RMMRYG1H–Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches smoke billowing from the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California. Five CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawks responded to the wildfire that consumed more than 40,000 acres and still actively progressing as of July 14. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1EREG–A U.S. Forest Service lead plane guides a MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing through aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Forest Service. The recertification training
RMPJCKEW–U.S. Army 1st Lt. Leslie R. Greenfield, center, sits with graduation comrades July 20 after completing the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course (IBOLC), becoming the California Army National Guard’s first female infantry officer. Greenfield received her certification at Fort Benning, Georgia.
RMMRY8HG–Capt. Bob Imnes, military helicopter manager of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), preps his flight suit as a CalGuard UH-60 Black Hawk returns from battling the Garza Fire July 13 at the Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California. Imnes and his CalGuard crew ran two missions, each about two hours, dropping water on the Kings County blaze. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1EREM–A U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the U
RMPJCKEP–U.S. Army 1st Lt. Leslie R. Greenfield, right, receives a blue pin signifying completion of the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course (IBOLC) July 20 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and becoming the California Army National Guard’s first female infantry officer.
RMMMCY1R–Spc. Donald Logan, left, and Spc. Jesus Flores of the California Army National Guard bring the communion offering forward during an Oct. 15 special Catholic mass to honor CalGuard Soldiers who are helping law enforcement deal with the Northern California wildfires. Representatives from the 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, attended the service at Saint John the Baptist Church, Napa, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERE2–A U.S. Forest Service lead plane guides a MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing through aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Forest Service. The recertification training
RMPJC55R–Members of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, “buddy up” to secure a steel cable Aug. 7, 2015 at Cache Creek Regional Park in Yolo County, California. The Redding, California unit was called again (July 2018) to assist the ongoing wildfires in northern California by erecting a temporary floating bridge that will grant CAL FIRE easier access to battle the blazes.
RMMRY8H3–A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport July 13 to battle the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017. It had already consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1EREE–A U.S. Forest Service lead plane guides a MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing through aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Forest Service. The recertification training
RMPJBG44–U.S. Army Spc. Keevan Robinson of the California Army National Guard’s 144th Field Artillery Regiment, 100th Troop Command, 40th Infantry Division, inventories his firefighting kit July 12 at Camp Roberts, California, as more than 500 Guardsmen are preparing for ground missions during California’s wildfire season. Individual kits contain water containers, tools and personal protective gear such as Nome jackets, gloves and helmets.
RMMRYG15–A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport July 13 to battle the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017. It had already consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERE9–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMPJBG4E–BOOTS ON HOT GROUND — California Army National Guardsmen from the 144th Field Artillery Battalion, 100th Troop Command, 40th Infantry Division, are trading their regular combat boots for protective footwear issued by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) as more than 500 Guardsmen are training for ground wildfire operations. CAL FIRE distributes firefighting kits to each Soldier and the kits consist of basic protective gear. When the troops finally reach hot spots, they’ll be out of their normal Army uniforms and equipped with fire-preventive clothing.
RMPAENGJ–U.S. Army Spc. Michael Fereira of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, checks the tension of a wire cable July 13 at Cache Creek Regional Park, California, where the 132nd constructed a temporary floating bridge to support the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) efforts to battle Northern California wildfires. This is the second time the CalGuard unit was summoned for a state mission to support CAL FIRE. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERE3–A U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the U
RMPJBG47–U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, left, adjutant general of the California National Guard, confers with Lt. Col. Jeffrey Corella, commander, 144th Field Artillery Battalion, 100th Troop Command, 40th Infantry Division, and John Winder, military asset coordinator of California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) July 12 at Camp Roberts, California, where more than 500 Guardsmen are training for ground operations to battle wildfires in the next few days.
RMMRYG19–Military helicopter manager Capt. Tim Rodriguez from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) communicates with ground forces as his California Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter prepares to drop nearly 3,000 gallons of water of a hot spot July 14 during the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire and dropped approximately 100,000 gallons of water in the first three days of fighting, per CAL FIRE information. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERDR–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMPJC55K–U.S. Army Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, secure tension cables that hold a floating bridge together July 13 at Cache Creek Regional Park, California. The 132nd erected a 100-foot temporary bridge to support heavy trucks and emergency vehicles battling Northern California wildfires. Shown: U.S. Army Spcs. Christian Berg, Bryce F. Jones, Aaron W. Parker and Michael Fereira.
RMMRY8GD–Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), California Army National Guard, watches a 2,600-gallon Bambi Bucket drop water on the Garza Fire in Kings County, California, July 13, as CalGuard air assets were called to action for another wildfire season. The Garza Fire was one of about two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017 according to CAL FIRE’s website information. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
RM2R1ERE7–A U.S. Air National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the U
RMPJC55N–U.S. Army Spc. Christian Berg of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, tosses a floatation device to a teammate July 13 as members of the 132nd secure a temporary floating bridge at Cache Creek Regional Park, California. The Guardsmen built the bridge so California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) personnel and vehicles have quicker access to fighting wildfires.
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