California Army National Guard Soldiers from 340th
California Army National Guard Soldiers from 340th Brigade Support Battalion, based in Seaside, and the 224th Sustainment Brigade, based in Long Beach, participate in a training event with California Department... More
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1t Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, touches down at a landing zone at the Lodge Fire near Laytonville, Calif., Aug. 9, 2014. California G... More
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, cuts roots from a redwood tree to help extinguish a small fire Aug. 9 near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California. Task Force A... More
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, cuts roots from a redwood tree to help extinguish a small fire Aug. 9 near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the H... More
Capt. Josiah Faber, company commander of Task Force
Capt. Josiah Faber, company commander of Task Force Charlie, California Army National Guard, in the Jerusalem Fire in Lake County, Calif., watches a Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) aircraf... More
Spc. Destiny Terry, an Apple Valley, Calif., resident,
Spc. Destiny Terry, an Apple Valley, Calif., resident, with the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Charlie, checks her Pulaski prior to a mop up mission at the Jerusalem Fire in Northern California. Th... More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Craig Hannon, pilot commander,
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Craig Hannon, pilot commander, checks his CH-47 Chinook prior to an Aug. 18 mission at the Redding Airport in Redding, Calif. Hannon, of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment in Stockto... More
First Lt. Keith J. Frederickson, center, executive
First Lt. Keith J. Frederickson, center, executive officer of the 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force), California Army National Guard, coordinates with Sgt. Joh... More
Royce Tibbetts, of Kelseyville, Calif., works regularly
Royce Tibbetts, of Kelseyville, Calif., works regularly in areas previously burned by the Valley Fire in Northern California. He spent part of his late September helping the California Army National Guard's 870... More
Signs throughout California communities and small cities
Signs throughout California communities and small cities abound thanking California Army National Guardsmen and other fire-fighting organizations continuously battling Northern California wildfires. (U.S. Army ... More
170408-Z-WM549-016 R. Scott Watson, a retired California
170408-Z-WM549-016 R. Scott Watson, a retired California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) battalion chief, briefs California National Guardsmen April 8 during the 2017 Wildland Firefighting... More
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs
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 ... More
Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black
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 o... More
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 270th
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 270th and 870th Military Police Companies confer with Petaluma Police Officer Dario Giomi Oct. 13 during the recent Northern California fires in Sonoma County, Ca... More
Napa County residents express their thankfulness to
Napa County residents express their thankfulness to California Army National Guardsmen for their involvement in the Northern California wildfires following a special Catholic mass Oct. 15 at Saint John the Bapt... More
Private businesses join volunteers and other organizations
Private businesses join volunteers and other organizations in providing meals to California Army National Guardsmen who are activated for the 2017 Northern California wildfires. More than a dozen fires are scor... More
California Army National Guardsmen from the 185th Military
California Army National Guardsmen from the 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, salute as a vehicle carrying a deceased volunteer firefighter rolls into the Napa County Sheriff’s Depa... More
Spc. Gloria Macias, in black, of Headquarters Supply
Spc. Gloria Macias, in black, of Headquarters Supply Company, 340th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, California Army National Guard, is a Spanish-speaking Soldier helping a fire victim apply for federal disaster ... More
Senior Airman Martin Baglien, 349th Civil Engineer
Senior Airman Martin Baglien, 349th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, surveys the remains of his family’s home after the California wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2017. The recent wildfires cons... More
First Sgt. Antonio M. Delgadillo, first sergeant for
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 C... More
Businessman William “Willie” Ghilotti displays an Army
Businessman William “Willie” Ghilotti displays an Army uniform presented in thankfulness to the incredible support he gave to the California Army National Guard and the 49th Military Police Brigade units in Oct... More
Airman 1st Class Danelle Perey of the 146th Security
Airman 1st Class Danelle Perey of the 146th Security Forces Squadron, 146th Airlift Wing (Channel Islands), California Air National Guard, controls a traffic point in Santa Rosa, California, as a resident enter... More
U.S. Army engineers Sgt. Ellie Ogsbury, Spc. Bryce
U.S. Army engineers Sgt. Ellie Ogsbury, Spc. Bryce F. Jones and Spc. Aaron W. Parker of the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigad... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew LeMaire and Staff
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew LeMaire and Staff Sgt. Marlon Ramos of the California Air National Guard’s 195th Air Base Wing provide intelligence information July 28 to the California Department of Forestry ... More
California Army National Guardsmen from Bravo Company,
California Army National Guardsmen from Bravo Company, 126th Aviation Battalion, work with Warren Giacomni of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to secure a 2,000-gallon water ... More
Military police from the California Army National Guard
Military police from the California Army National Guard supported law enforcement late July in Redding, California, after the Carr Fire erupted and destroyed 700 structures and torched nearly 110,000 acres in j... More
U.S. Army Sgts. Nicole Coyle and Rudy Aguilar of the
U.S. Army Sgts. Nicole Coyle and Rudy Aguilar of the 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, use a staging map to coordinate troop movemen... More
On Aug. 8, 2018, the Holy Fire rages over Southern
On Aug. 8, 2018, the Holy Fire rages over Southern California neighborhoods as residents are ordered to evacuate. The Holy Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Cleveland National Forest in Orange and Riversid... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong of the California Army
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong of the California Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1106th Theatre Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) and crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk, checks his 600-gallon wat... More
Battling the Mendocino Complex Fires
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong of the California Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1106th Theatre Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) and crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk, reaches underneath his he... More
A Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft, contracted by the
A Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft, contracted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, releases white smoke, signaling a trailing California Air National Guard C-130 aircraft where to drop water a... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stands ready for the
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stands ready for the next mission on a flight line, Aug. 22, 2020 in Middletown, California. The 2 helicopters are from 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, b... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jaime Martinez Jr., a crew chief with
U.S. Army Sgt. Jaime Martinez Jr., a crew chief with California National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches as he releases water from the Bambi Torrentula water bucket, A... More
U.S. Army Spcs. Henry Villareal and Ryan Dunken of
U.S. Army Spcs. Henry Villareal and Ryan Dunken of the California National Guard’s 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, remove obstacles from the Cache Creek River in Yolo County, California, Aug. 23, 2020, prior t... More
Bravo team from the California Army National Guard’s
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 L... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the California Army National
U.S. Army Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s Redding-based Task Force Rattlesnake move to a position Sept. 1, 2020, near Scott’s Valley, California, during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Sant... More
Cal Guard rescues its own family from Creek Fire
Andrew Marquez, a former California Army National Guard helicopter mechanic, sits inside a UH-60 Black Hawk at the Cal Guard Aviation Facility in Fresno, California. Marquez and his 9-member team were among ne... More
Cal Guard rescues its own family from Creek Fire
Chris McCraw relaxes at the 1106th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) maintenance hangar where he works as a helicopter inspector. McCraw was a key part of a California Army National Guard rescu... More
Cal Guard rescues its own family from Creek Fire
Andrew Marquez, a former California Army National Guard helicopter mechanic, sits inside a UH-60 Black Hawk at the Cal Guard Aviation Facility in Fresno, California. Marquez and his 9-member team were among ne... More
40th CAB quickly reacts to Fresno residents stranded by Creek Fire
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Ge Xiong of the California Army National Guard, crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk, adjusts his night vision goggles (NVG) prior to a Sept. 8, 2020, rescue mission in the Sie... More
40th CAB quickly reacts to Fresno residents stranded by Creek Fire
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Irvin Hernandez of the California Army National Guard, a pilot on a UH-60 Black Hawk, adjusts his night vision goggles (NVG) prior to a Sept. 8, 2020, rescue mission in the Sie... More
40th CAB quickly reacts to Fresno residents stranded by Creek Fire
Nearly 400 residents of Fresno County, California, disembark a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at the Cal Guard Fresno Aviation Base. Four Cal... More
Cal Guard rescues its own family from Creek Fire
A team of nine hikers exits a California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at Muir Trail Ranch in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California.... More
40th CAB quickly reacts to Fresno residents stranded by Creek Fire
Residents of Fresno County, California, disembark a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at the Cal Guard Fresno Aviation Base. Close to 400 people... More
40th CAB quickly reacts to Fresno residents stranded by Creek Fire
A mother and two children of Fresno County, California, disembark a California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at the Cal Guard Fresno Aviation Base. ... More
Cal Guard rescues its own family from Creek Fire
A team of nine hikers exits a California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at Muir Trail Ranch in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California.... More
40th CAB quickly reacts to Fresno residents stranded by Creek Fire
Residents and animals of Fresno County, California, disembark a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook after being rescued from the Creek Fire Sept. 8, 2020, at the Cal Guard Fresno Aviation Base. Close t... More
The story behind The Story, Air National Guard
The team of a California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk just outside of their helicopter at the Cal Guard Aviation Facility in Fresno, California. A few days earlier the threesome helped rescue hundreds o... More
The story behind The Story, Air National Guard
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Rosamond reflects on a Sept. 5, 2020, rescue mission in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California. He was pilot-in-command of his CH-47 Chinook when he flew ... More
The story behind The Story, Air National Guard
The team of a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook just outside of their helicopter at the Cal Guard Aviation Facility in Fresno, California. A few days earlier the foursome helped rescue hundreds of tr... More
The story behind The Story, Air National Guard
Veteran aviators of the California Army National Guard’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade — Chief Warrant Officers 5 Kipp Goding and Joseph Rosamond — respond to questions during a Sept. 7, 2020 media round table a... More
The story behind The Story, Air National Guard
California Army National Guard aviators sit patiently in a room at the Cal Guard Aviation Facility in Fresno, California, awaiting a barrage of questions during a media round table organized by the National Gua... More
The story behind The Story, Air National Guard
The Mammoth Pool Campground in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California, is surrounded by fire and blistering smoke as a California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk approaches a designated zone... More
California Army National Guard aviators from the 40th
California Army National Guard aviators from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade get assistance from Eric Maguire of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) as they lift a 500-pound fi... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Hoy, flight crew member of the
U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Hoy, flight crew member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command, is seen through the bottom of his UH-60M Black Hawk he... More
California Army National Guard Spc. Ian Perez, a water
California Army National Guard Spc. Ian Perez, a water treatment specialist from 1040th Quartermaster Company, participates in a training event with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Aug.... More
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1t Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, touches down at a landing zone at the Lodge Fire near Laytonville, Calif., Aug. 9, 2014. California G... More
As smoke rises from the ground, Soldiers from Task
As smoke rises from the ground, Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, scan an area to extinguish fires Aug. 9 near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during t... More
Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National
Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, remove a burnt tree stump to extinguish a fire Aug. 9 near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the Humboldt Lightn... More
A Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
A Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) aircraft drop fire retardant Aug. 12 on a hilltop east of Clearlake, California, during the Jerusalem Fire in Lake County, California. (U.S. Army National... More
Soldiers with Task Force Charlie, California Army National
Soldiers with Task Force Charlie, California Army National Guard, use Pulaskis to mop up an area previously burned in the Jerusalem Fire. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to the Nevada National Guard
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to the Nevada National Guard leaves the Alden Gulch dip site in Shasta County, Calif., to drop water in Northern California’s wildfires Aug. 18. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff S... More
Royce Tibbetts, of Kelseyville, Calif., works regularly
Royce Tibbetts, of Kelseyville, Calif., works regularly in areas previously burned by the Valley Fire in Northern California. He spent part of his late September helping the California Army National Guard's 870... More
First Lt. Keith J. Frederickson, center, executive
First Lt. Keith J. Frederickson, center, executive officer of the 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force), California Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Troy J. Me... More
Signs throughout California communities and small cities
Signs throughout California communities and small cities abound thanking California Army National Guardsmen and other fire-fighting organizations continuously battling Northern California wildfires. (U.S. Army ... More
Lt. Col. Daniel Anderson, battalion commander of the
Lt. Col. Daniel Anderson, battalion commander of the California Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, updates aerial crew members April 8 during Wildland Firefighting Training at Allen R... More
A civilian-contracted helicopter departs the Coalinga
A civilian-contracted helicopter departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport in Fresno County, California, July 13 as three UH-60 Black Hawks from the California Army National Guard stand ready to fight the Garza Fi... More
As a wildfire burns on a hill and California Department
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 Thea... More
Sgt. Keave C. Sham, Spc. Jasmine Tirado, Spc. Joseph
Sgt. Keave C. Sham, Spc. Jasmine Tirado, Spc. Joseph Zabala and Pfc. Jennifer Preciado, members of the 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, relax with Mar... More
A special Catholic mass was held in honor of the California
A special Catholic mass was held in honor of the California Army National Guard Oct. 15 at Saint John the Baptist Church in Napa, California, with Bishop Robert F. Vasa, Diocese of Santa Rosa leader, presiding.... More
California Army National Guardsmen line a street with
California Army National Guardsmen line a street with members of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and await the arrival of a volunteer firefighter, who was killed recently du... More
Members of American Canyon Troop Support (ACTS) host
Members of American Canyon Troop Support (ACTS) host a meal for California Army National Guardsmen operating out of the Napa County Airport in Napa, California, during the 2017 Northern California wildfires. Si... More
Senior Airman Martin Baglien, 349th Civil Engineer
Senior Airman Martin Baglien, 349th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, inspects the damage to his family’s home that was descimated by the California wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2017. The rece... More
California National Guard representatives meet with
California National Guard representatives meet with a private security sentry Nov. 1 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California, one of a few remaining evacuation sites used for homeless victims... More
Businessman William “Willie” Ghilotti displays an Army
Businessman William “Willie” Ghilotti displays an Army uniform presented in thankfulness to the incredible support he gave to the California Army National Guard and the 49th Military Police Brigade units in Oct... More
Airman 1st Class Danelle Perey of the 146th Security
Airman 1st Class Danelle Perey of the 146th Security Forces Squadron, 146th Airlift Wing (Channel Islands), California Air National Guard, checks identification of a Santa Rosa, California, resident prior to en... More
U.S. Army engineers from the 132nd Multirole Bridge
U.S. Army engineers from the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, work together to reposition a ramp July 14 while disma... More
U.S. Army Spc. Sage Manson of the 649th Engineer Company,
U.S. Army Spc. Sage Manson of the 649th Engineer Company, 578th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, uses a forklift to move a pallet full of supplies to a loading a... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Edwards, an intelligence
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Edwards, an intelligence analyst manager with the California Air National Guard’s 195th Air Base Wing, updates leaders from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, left, adjutant
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, left, adjutant general of the California National Guard, meets Spc. Jesse Hernandez of the 270th Military Police Company, 85th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Poli... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, left, adjutant
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, left, adjutant general of the California National Guard, arrives with his entourage at the Shasta District Fairgrounds July 30 in Anderson, California, and is escorted by C... More
On Aug. 8, 2018, the Holy Fire rages over Southern
On Aug. 8, 2018, the Holy Fire rages over Southern California neighborhoods as residents are ordered to evacuate. The Holy Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Cleveland National Forest in Orange and Riversid... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong of the California Army
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong of the California Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1106th Theatre Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) and crew chief aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk, checks his 600-gallon wat... More
Children line up for a bounce house obstacle course
Children line up for a bounce house obstacle course at the fire department at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2018. The Travis Air Force Base fire department held a parade and open house as part of F... More
About 150 feet above vegetation, a California Air National
About 150 feet above vegetation, a California Air National Guard C-130 aircraft releases 3,000 gallons of water, covering nearly a quarter mile, during aerial wild land firefighting training June 15-19, 2020, a... More
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly out to the LNU
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly out to the LNU Lightning Complex fire, Aug. 22, 2020 in Middletown, California. The two helicopters are from 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, based... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stands by for the next
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stands by for the next mission on a flight line, Aug. 23, 2020 at Mather Airfield, California. The helicopter belongs to 1st Assault Helicopter battalion,140th Aviation Regiment, b... More
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 132nd
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, unload a floating platform Aug. 23, 2020, at Cache Creek Canyon Low Water Bridge, Capay Valley, California. The Low Water Bridge ... More
Hard-working members of the California Army National
Hard-working members of the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake (Redding, California) carry tools and equipment Sept. 1, 2020, at Bonny Doon during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cr... More
Bravo team from the California Army National Guard’s
Bravo team from the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake out of Redding, California, creates a fire line Sept. 1, 2020, at Bonny Doon, Santa Cruz County, California, during the CZU Lightning ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Abraham Jimenez, crew chief from the
U.S. Army Sgt. Abraham Jimenez, crew chief from the California Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, and crew mates load a 2,000 gallon firef... More
Members of 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation
Members of 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command, Wisconsin Army National Guard, are shown at the Exeter helicopter bases Sept. 30, 2020 during the SQF Complex Fire in Tulare Coun... More
California Army National Guard Soldiers from 340th
California Army National Guard Soldiers from 340th Brigade Support Battalion, based in Seaside, and the 224th Sustainment Brigade, based in Long Beach, participate in a training event with California Department... More
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1t Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, touches down at a landing zone at the Lodge Fire near Laytonville, Calif., Aug. 9, 2014. California G... More
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, mops up an area near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the Humboldt Lightning Fore Aug. 9. In just over 10 days, t... More
A hand crew from Task Force Alpha, California Army
A hand crew from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, leaves the Eel River Conservation Camp en route to the Humboldt mountains in Northern California for mop up duties. “This is the best motivated... More
A Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
A Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) aircraft flies through thick smoke to drop fire retardant Aug. 12 as a CAL FIRE-contracted water tanker stands by on a hilltop east of Clearlake, Californ... More
Soldiers with Task Force Charlie, California Army National
Soldiers with Task Force Charlie, California Army National Guard, use Pulaskis to mop up an area previously burned in the Jerusalem Fire. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
A Bambi bucket, attached to a California Army National
A Bambi bucket, attached to a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment out of Stockton, Calif., flies over redwood trees en route to a wildfire in Shasta County, ... More
Members of the 870th Military Police Company, 49th
Members of the 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force), California Army National Guard, monitor vehicles entering Northern California cities of Cobb and Loch Lomond... More