Eighth graders Haneefah Syed and Adam Abed work with sixth grader Regina Rodeghiero to prepare the Fire Boltz team rockets for their official launches March 28, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, makes its first flight from Joint Forces Training Base, Los Al More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, lifts off with civilian employers as passengers during a boss lift, Au More
California Department of Corrections parole agent A. Garcia takes a photo of U.S. Army Capt. Brian Quigley, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Glen Staine, right, both of the 9th Civil Support Team, California National G More
California State Military Reserve Brig. Gen. James Gabrielli, commander of the California Military Department's Youth and Community Programs Task Force, speaks during a ceremony, August 17, 2018, to celebrate s More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, is displayed Aug. 29, 2018, at March Air Reserve Base, California, be More
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, gets an aerial view of his district while flying over the Inland Empire in a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th A More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy's third platoon conducts an exhibition drill performance during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Lopez of the 126th Military Police Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, fires from 25 yards while competing in the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII National Excellence in Compe More
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Badham, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, closes the helicopter door, Sept. 18, 2 More
Firefighters from the Joint Forces Training Base Fire Department at Los Alamitos, right, train on F-16 emergency procedures and incident response with maintainers from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squad More
U.S. Army Sgt. Arnold Archibald, a petroleum supply specialist with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, refuels Thunderbird 8, an F-16 jet from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet from the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and a C-17 cargo aircraft from the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Ok More
Sixth grader Regina Rodeghiero and eighth grader Adam Abed load a team Fire Boltz rocket on a launch rail before an official launch, March 28, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, as p More
Chris Walsh, a senior operations manager for Target at a distribution facility in Rialto, California, rides in a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation R More
Cadet Master Sgt. Connor Lynch, 17, of the Southeast County Young Marines, drives an Army National Guard pedal car while wearing goggles that simulate intoxication, Aug. 7, 2018, during National Night Out in Se More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, California Military Department Adjutant General, left, and U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, get an aerial view of the congressman's district while flyi More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, Adjutant General of the California Military Department, speaks Aug. 29, 2018, during the department's UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter unveiling ceremony at March Air Reserve B More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy Cadet Dylan Oliver marches in formation during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. Sunburst is one o More
Competitors fire from 25 yards while competing in the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII National Excellence in Competition Pistol event at Camp San Luis Obispo, California, Sept. 18, 2018. The competitio More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, in Fresno, lands at Camp Roberts, California, More
Firefighter Cameron Peters, Fire Capt. William David, and firefighters Ryan Hammang and Tad Shimada, all of the Joint Forces Training Base Fire Department at Los Alamitos, stand with an F-16 jet from the U.S. A More
Petroleum supply specialists with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, refuel a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, during the a More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, taxis past U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters while carrying members of the Thunderbirds, the U.S. More
Fifth grade students attending the STARBASE Los Alamitos day-time program take a break from their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum to cheer for middle schoolers in the site's STARBASE More
Christopher Lees, director of security and loss prevention for Young's Market Company, left, and Daniel Arias, a banquet manager at Lido House Hotel, center, ride in a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter ass More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Young Lee, a section chief with the California Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Command, talks with various youth program cadets, Aug. 7, 2018, during National Night Out in S More
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, of California's 65th District, and other guests tour STARBASE Los Alamitos, August 17, 2018, following a ceremony to celebrate state funding for a new STARBASE classroom build More
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, speaks Aug. 29, 2018, during the California Military Department's UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter unveiling ceremony at March Air Reserve Base, California. The More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, California Military Department Adjutant General, left, and U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, fly over the Inland Empire in a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopte More
Members of Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy's Firehawks platoon march onto the drill pad for an exhibition drill performance for family and friends during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, More
Competitors wait on the range during a break during the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII National Excellence in Competition Pistol event at Camp San Luis Obispo, California, Sept. 18, 2018. The competit More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Gallegos, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to the 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, in More
Firefighters from the Joint Forces Training Base Fire Department at Los Alamitos and other local departments stand with an F-16 jet from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev More
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft from the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, lands at Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California More
Members of team Fire Boltz react with cheer after qualifying official Jann Koepke determines their payload of two boiled eggs returned safely to earth with no cracks and their first rocket launch was cleared fo More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Beatty, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief from the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, adjusts his helmet while looking out the wind More
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, of California's 65th District, celebrates with STARBASE Los Alamitos students from Frank Vessels Elementary School in Cypress, California, after they successfully protected th More
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, shakes hands with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, Adjutant General of the California Military Department, Aug. 29, 2018, during the department's UH-60 More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, California Military Department Adjutant General, left, U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, and Capt. Sean Summerall, fly over the Inland Empire in a UH-60 More
Friends and family members cheer for their Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy cadets during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. Sunburs More
Zachary Ota, field representative for Rep. Anna Eshoo of California’s 18th district, steps out of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to a California Army National Guard unit in Fresno, Sept. 18, 2 More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Geoffrey Applegate, center, and Warrant Officer 1 Justin Holmes, right, lead the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII National Excellence in Competition Pistol event from a range wa More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Allan Malapitan, a fuel distribution supervisor with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, looks at status information as his team refuels a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III tra More
Firefighter Ryan Hammang from the Joint Forces Training Base Fire Department at Los Alamitos looks inside a hatch that houses a manual canopy release while training on F-16 jet emergency procedures and incident More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, is parked in the background behind UH-60L and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the California More
Seventh grader Patrick Malies prepares to launch a rocket as O.C. to D.C. team member Madison Nash, an eighth grader, watches the launch pad, March 28, 2018, during the STARBASE Los Alamitos STARBASE 2.0 progra More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, prepares to make its first flight from Joint Forces Training B More
The owners of the Ramone's Mexican BBQ restaurant chain step out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, during a bos More
STARBASE Los Alamitos engineering laboratory teacher Briana Yancey launches a rocket model down a string and into a concrete block to test the safety of payload cushions developed by fifth graders from Frank Ve More
The burn path of a wildfire in the Inland Empire is seen from the window of a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, Aug More
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, Adjutant General of the California Military Department, cut a ribbon, Aug. 29, 2018, during the department's UH-60 More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy cadet Logomua Quiroga, of Firehawks platoon, leads the platoon in an exhibition drill performance during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at Joint Forces More
U.S. Army Sgt. Francisco Acosta of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Regiment, New Mexico Army National Guard, competes in the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII Nationa More
Miguel Guerrero, congressional aide for Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California’s 12th district, sizes an improved outer tactical vest at Camp Roberts, California, Sept. 18, 2018, during a Federal Legislative Field Day More
Fire Capt. William David and firefighter Ryan Hammang, both of the Joint Forces Training Base Fire Department at Los Alamitos, look inside the cockpit of an F-16 while training on the jet's emergency procedures More
Thunderbirds 5 and 6, a pair of U.S. Air Force F-16 jets from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, fly over Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint Forces Training Base, Los A More
U.S. Army Spc. Ernan Ramirez, a petroleum supply specialist with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, refuels a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lak More
Eighth grader Madison Nash, center, carries part of a rocket and walks through a field following a Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) qualifying launch attempt by STARBASE Los Alamitos team O.C. to D.C., Ma More
Civilian employers are led to a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, as another group returns from a flight d More
Wildfire damage and retardant lines from the Holy Fire are seen from the window of a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Gua More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy cadet Logomua Quiroga, of Firehawks platoon, calls commands while leading the platoon in an exhibition drill performance during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Obed Gutierrez of the 235th Engineer Company, California Army National Guard, competes in the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII National Excellence in Competition Pistol event from 50-yard More
Jonathan Clark, military affairs representative for Rep. Susan Davis of of California’s 53rd district, sizes a helmet at Camp Roberts, California, Sept. 18, 2018, during a Federal Legislative Field Day that too More
U.S. Army Spc. Ernan Ramirez, left, and Spc. Cynthia Barrios, right, both petroleum supply specialists with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, work to refuel a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Matt Kimmel flies Thunderbird 6, a U.S. Air Force F-16 jet from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, over Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint Forces Tr More
Seventh grader Franklin Nguyen crosses the fingers of his right hand while looking up to follow one of team Fire Boltz launches as part of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC), March 28, 2018, at Joint Fo More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tobin Goldsteinholm of the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, briefs civilian employers before their flight on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter du More
California State Military Reserve Brig. Gen. James Gabrielli, commander of the California Military Department's Youth and Community Programs Task Force, talks to young siblings of a cadet during the academy's C More
U.S. Army Col. Louis Millikan of the 223rd Regional Training Institute, California Army National Guard, left, and Sgt. Joseph Lopez of the 126th Military Police Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, right, c More
Congressional staff members tour the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility during a Federal Legislative Field Day at Camp Roberts, California, Sept. 18, 2018. The field day gave legislative staff members a More
The Thunderbirds diamond formation consisting of four U.S. Air Force F-16 jets from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, flies over Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint For More
U.S. Army Spc. Ernan Ramirez, a petroleum supply specialist with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, leans out of the window of a fuel tanker to talk with 1st Sgt. Allan Malapitan, fuel distributio More
A payload-carrying rocket blasts off the launch pad and zooms up a launch rail, March 28, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, during the STARBASE Los Alamitos STARBASE 2.0 program par More
U.S. Army Spc. Chris Bishop, a medic assigned to the 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, California Army National Guard, presents a certificate to his wife's employer, Matt Woods of More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy cadet Daisy Gurrola is lifted in the air with the Firehawks platoon guidon during an exhibition drill performance at the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at J More
U.S. Army Maj. Franklyn Pangelinan, a range management authority for Camp Roberts range operations, talks about sensor-triggered scenarios soldiers can work through at the Combined Arms Collective Training Faci More
Petroleum supply specialists with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility refuel an F-16 jet from the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during t More
Sixth grader Regina Rodeghiero throws her hands in the air in excitement while running to recover team Fire Boltz final rocket after a launch, March 29, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Califo More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy Cadet Hector Cruz presents the second platoon guidon during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. Sunb More
A competitor looks through binoculars at shots fired on a target from 50-yards away during the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII National Excellence in Competition Pistol event from 50-yards at Camp San More
Juan Hernandez, field representative for Rep. Scott Peters of California’s 52nd district, walks through a building at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility during a Federal Legislative Field Day at Cam More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Will Graeff lands Thunderbird 2, an F-16 jet from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint Forces Training Base, Lo More
Members of O.C. to D.C. listen to beeps from an altitude indicator inside their rocket to learn the rocket's launch apex, March 29, 2018, while competing for a slot in the Team America Rocketry Challenge nation More
Rep. Grace Napolitano of California's 32nd district, addresses cadets and their family members during Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, More
Jake Mizner, constituent services director for Rep. David Valadao of California’s 21st district, walks through a tunnel system that connects buildings at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility during a More
U.S. Army Sgt. Obed Gutierrez of the 235th Engineer Company, California Army National Guard, right, looks at the target through binoculars while competing in the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII Nationa More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramiro Valdovinos, a line leader with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, refuels Thunderbird 8, an F-16 jet from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Forc More
F-16 jets from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, park at Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, on Oct. 18, 2018, while arr More
U.S. Army Sgt. Obed Gutierrez of the 235th Engineer Company, California Army National Guard, waits between rounds while competing in the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VII National Excellence in Competiti More