U.S. Army North Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan speaks to Soldiers from Task Force Rugged August 25 in Ukiah, California. Buchanan was in Ukiah visiting the Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McCho More
181110-N-UM706-0073 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2018) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Courtney Altman, a native of Hendersonville, N.C., assigned to Naval Base Ventura County-Point Mugu, communicates w More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the California Army National Guard taxis on the ramp at Sacramento Mather Airport in Mather, California, Nov. 11, 2018. The aircraft traveled from Joint Forc More
181112-N-DS741-0030 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY-POINT MUGU, Calif. (Nov 12, 2018) Capt. Jeff Chism, commanding officer of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), welcomes residents and military personnel assigned to NB More
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Orduno, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief with Bravo Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, watches as the helicopter' More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Vincent Sherrill, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the California Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, conducts a preflight inspection of t More
A Soldier with the 649th Engineer Company clears a house as part of the Search and Extraction teams November 16 in Paradise, CA.
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Smith, a horizontal construction engineer with the California Army National Guard's 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, evacuated from the More
Thank you notes hang outside the Incident Command Post check in at Chico, California, Nov. 18, 2018. Local school children wrote hundreds of letters to offer support and gratitude to the firefighters and state More
Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s 2632nd Transportation Company load hay into their trucks at a warehouse in Oroville, California, Nov. 26, 2018. The Transportation Company was brought in to ca More
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Nevarez, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer with the California Army National Guard's Detachment 3, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, catches a tie down rope More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Mather Army Aviation Support Facili More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Los Alamitos drops off firefighters, Sept. 11, 2019, at a helibase in Red Bluff, Califo More
Firefighters carry tools after getting off a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flown by the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Sept. 12, 2019, in Red Bluff, California, aft More
Fresno-based California National Guardsmen hike through the woods to clear thick foliage near Friant, Oct. 22, 2019. CAL FIRE and Joint Task Force Rattlesnake are actively clearing potential flammable materials More
Fresno-based California National Guard service members conduct physical conditioning as part of Bravo team for Joint Task Force Rattlesnake, Oct. 23, 2019. CAL FIRE completed basic wildland firefighting trainin More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Paoletti, commander of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, briefs Cal Guard’s leadership on the current operations of the brigade and subordinate units in res More
Redding-based California National Guardsmen line up in preparation for a hike to maintain physical conditioning as part of Joint Task Force Rattlesnake near the town of Shasta, Oct. 30, 2019. Cal Guard service More
CAL FIRE Capt. Cody McNamara instructs California National Guard service members supporting Joint Task Force Rattlesnake in chainsaw operations at Project Area Highway 44 near Shingletown, Oct. 31, 2019. The Re More
A map of the Camp Fire area at the Debris Removal Operation Center (DROC) in Chico, Nov. 4, 2019, highlights impacted areas. Over 18,000 commercial and residential properties were destroyed by the fire in Butte More
A map of Carmel Valley and key areas being tackled by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection designates the location California National Guard’s Monterey-based Joint Task Force Rattlesnake hand c More
Lancer Brigade Commander, Col. Jay Miseli, talks with Task Force Rugged Soldiers, August 24, 2018, who have been working for two weeks to help contain the wildland fire in Mendocino National Forest, Calif. The More
U.S. Army North Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (right) receives hat from U.S. Forest Service military liaison Frank Guzman August 25 in Ukiah, California. Buchanan was in Ukiah as part of a vi More
181110-N-UM706-0138 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2018) Residents living on Naval Base Ventura County-Point Mugu return to their homes temporarily to retrieve personal items during the evacuation More
U.S. Army Sgt. Greg Fernandez, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, works outside of the helicopter after landing, Nov. 11, 2018, at Sacramento Mather Airport in Mather, California. The helicopter is one More
181112-N-DS741-0015 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY-POINT MUGU, Calif. (Nov 12, 2018) Capt. Jeff Chism, commanding officer of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), welcomes residents and military personnel assigned to NB More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas Martine, a helicopter pilot with Bravo Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, flies the first fire mission More
Soldiers with the 649th Engineer Company clears houses as part of the Search and Extraction teams November 16 in Paradise, CA.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Vincent Sherrill, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the California Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, right, walks to a morning briefing w More
Warehouse manager Willmer Dyslin reviews details for an outgoing shipment at a warehouse in Oroville, California, Nov. 26, 2018. Dyslin was helping to coordinate a large, cross-functional operation providing cr More
U.S. Army Sgt. Salih Abdul-Rashid, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter avionics technician with the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #2 in Stockton, looks out from the helicopter while wip More
U.S. Army Sgt. George Esquivel, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flight engineer from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, looks out from the aircraft while land More
U.S. Army Sgt. Greg Fernandez, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief with the California Army National Guard's Alpha Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, looks out as the heli More
CAL FIRE Capt. James Rauch briefs Fresno-based California National Guardsmen on safety considerations and areas to focus on before tackling acres of land targeted for fire fuels and debris clean up as part of J More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey D. Smiley, California National Guard joint staff director, speaks with leadership of the 49th Military Police Brigade at the Santa Rosa armory, Oct. 28, 2019, before visiting traffi More
Redding-based California National Guardsmen hike up a rocky mountain side trail to maintain physical conditioning as part of Joint Task Force Rattlesnake near the town of Shasta, Oct. 30, 2019. CAL FIRE complet More
A Redding-based California National Guard service member cuts and clears landscape between trees reducing potential fire “fuels” in the Project Area Highway 44 near Shingletown, Oct. 31, 2019 as part of Joint T More
The Debris Removal Operation Center (DROC) is a team headed by California Office of Emergency Services partnered with Cal Recycle, California National Guard, California State Guard and the Federal Emergency Man More
CAL FIRE Capt. Kaj Johnson, center, who manages the California National Guard’s Joint Task Force Rattlesnake Monterey-based hand crew, briefs the crew on safety, COVID-19 precautions, the day’s mission and fire More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the California Army National Guard flies near Bakersfield, California, Nov. 11, 2018, on the way from Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, in Southern C More
Staff Sgt. Larae Vandewarker, a carpenter/mason with the 649th Engineer Company, clears a house as part of the Search and Extraction teams November 16 in Paradise, CA.
Notes kept on masking tape by Tim Rodriguez, a military helicopter manager with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE), denote the 20 water drops made by a UH-60M Black Hawk helico More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter co-piloted by 1st Lt. Vincent Sherrill of the California Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, flies through the Feather River More
A sign at the Camelot Equestrian Park offers support and supplies to anyone impacted by the Camp Fire, in Oroville, California, Nov. 26, 2018. The center was housing over 25 rescued horses and serving as a dona More
U.S. Army Spc. Skylar Stephenson, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer with the California Army National Guard's Company D, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, checks radio cables inside the aircraft's forwa More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Mather Army Aviation Support Facility lands at Redding Municipal Airport, Sept. 8, 2019, in Redding, California, while supporting the Red Bank Fire burning in Te More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Fresno Army Aviation Flight Activity takes off from a helibase, Sept. 12, 2019, in Red Bluff, California, while taking firefigh More
California Army National 2nd Lt. Eduardo Cruz, officer in charge of Fresno-based Bravo team discusses the team’s progress of acres treated over the past several months to California Air National Guard Chief Mas More
U.S. Army Spc. Maria Medina and Spc. Damion Moline, soldiers with Pittsburg-based 870th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, block traffic from entering the town of Healdsburg, California, O More
A Redding-based California National Guard service member hydrates while studying the area he is clearing of potential fire “fuels” in the Project Area Highway 44 near Shingletown, Oct. 31, 2019 as part of Joint More
A stack of charred tree logs are piled on a property awaiting transport to a designated dump site in Paradise, Nov. 4, 2019. The Debris Removal Operation Center (DROC) cleared more than 11,000 properties to ass More
CAL FIRE Capt. Kaj Johnson, second from the left, who manages Cal Guard’s Joint Task Force Rattlesnake Monterey-based hand crew, briefs the team on safety, COVID-19 precautions, the day’s mission and fire condi More
A fire crew from Task Force Rugged poses for a photo, August 24, 2018, with their crew bosses and 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Commander, Col. Jay Miseli, in Mendocino National Forest, More
Tim Rodriguez, a military helicopter manager from the California Department of Fire and Forestry (CAL FIRE), looks out the window of a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter over Bakersfield, California, Nov. 11, 2018, w More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, drops water on the northeastern edge of the Camp Fire in Butte More
Derek Milsaps, USDA Assistant Director for Northern California, and Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s 2632nd Transportation Company unload donated supplies at the Camelot Equestrian Park in Oro More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, is inspected after landing at Redding Municipal Airport, Sept. 8, 2019, in R More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Michael Gamino rotates the blades on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, after it landed at Redding Mun More
A Fresno-based California National Guard service member cuts and clears landscape between trees reducing potential fire “fuels” with a Pulaski axe near Friant, Oct. 22, 2019. Cal Guard service members were trai More
U.S. Army Spc. Maria Medina, a California Army National Guard soldier with Pittsburg-based 870th Military Police Company, blocks traffic from entering the town of Healdsburg, California, Oct. 28, 2019, after an More
A Redding-based California National Guard service member chainsaws tree limbs and foliage debris to clear potential fire “fuels” in the Project Area Highway 44 near Shingletown, Oct. 31, 2019 as part of Joint T More
A contractor in protective gear walks across a lot being cleared of hazardous soil in Paradise, Nov. 4, 2019. This is the last step in ensuring a safe environment is ready for the property owner to rebuild or s More
California National Guard’s Monterey-based Joint Task Force Rattlesnake hand crew hikes to the perimeter of the Carmel Fire to construct a hand line to while assisting CAL FIRE near Monterey, California, Aug. 2 More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jaime Aguirre, Jr., preflights a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the California Army National Guard as the sun rises at Sacramento Mather Airport in Mather, California, Nov. More
Smoke billows into the sky as the Camp Fire burns in the Feather River Canyon in Butte County, California, Nov. 16, 2018, as a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Batta More
Soldiers with the 649th Engineer Company clears houses as part of the Search and Extraction teams November 15 in Paradise, CA.
Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s 2632nd Transportation Company unload donated supplies at a cache point in Oroville, California, Nov. 26, 2018. The 2632nd transported critical supplies across More
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Nevarez, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer with the California Army National Guard's Detachment 3, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, puts an engine cover on More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, lands at Redding Municipal Airport, Sept. 8, 2019, in Redding, California, a More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, returns firefighters to a helibase, Sept. 12, 2019, in Red Bluff, California More
California Army National Guard Cpt. David Lee(center), officer in charge of Fresno-based Alpha team discusses priority areas of focus for clearing dead trees and dry vegetation near Friant, Oct. 22, 2019. CAL F More
U.S. Army Spc. Maria Medina, a California Army National Guard soldier with Pittsburg-based 870th Military Police Company, blocks traffic from entering the town of Healdsburg, California, Oct. 28, 2019 after an More
Redding-based California National Guardsmen huddle together atop a hill for a group photo after conducting a physical conditioning hike up steep and rocky mountain side terrain as part of Joint Task Force Rattl More
Redding-based California National Guardsmen feed fire fuels into a chipper as part of Joint Task Force Rattlesnake, in the Project Area Highway 44 near Shingletown, Oct. 31, 2019. This team has treated 444 acre More
A contractor in protective gear studies one of the last remaining lots being cleared of hazardous soil in Paradise, Nov. 4, 2019. This is the last step in ensuring a safe environment is ready for the property o More
California National Guard’s Monterey-based Joint Task Force Rattlesnake hand crew hikes to the perimeter of the Carmel Fire to construct a hand line near Monterey, California, Aug. 24, 2020. Cal Guard is curren More
Flames from the Camp Fire burns work their way up a tree trunk in the Feather River Canyon in Butte County, California, Nov. 16, 2018, as a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Hel More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cameron Powell, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flight engineer from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, walks behind the aircraft after landing More
U.S. Army Sgt. Salih Abdul-Rashid, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter avionics technician with the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #2 in Stockton, conducts a daily inspection of the airc More
A pair of U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, pick up and drop off firefighters at a helibase, Sept. 12, 2019, in More
A Fresno-based California National Guard service member chainsaws a tree to reduce thick foliage near Friant, Oct. 22, 2019. Cal Guard service members were trained by CAL FIRE to create fire breaks, learn the m More
California Army National Guard soldiers from the 49th Military Police Brigade operate a traffic control point along Highway 101 in Healdsburg, California, while assisting local law enforcement in evacuated area More
A contractor in protective gear pulls a water hose on one of the last remaining lots being cleared of hazardous soil in Paradise, Nov. 4, 2019. Water must be sprayed on the topsoil as it is removed to ensure po More