Pfc. Oscar Gonzales, left, and Sgt. Michael S. Sloan of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, refuel and perform maintenance on a LUH-72 Lakota Aug. 1 at the Middletown Helibas More
Spc. Justin Castillo, an aircraft engineer with the California Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, observes a water pick-up during the Rocky Fire near Clearlake, Calif., More
California Army National Guardsmen from the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), based in Redding, Calif., work with CAL FIRE’s Jeremy Salizzoni, military liaison and fire captain, to pull a floating bay clos More
Members of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, watch as a crane positions itself to release a ramp at the Cache Creek River Aug. 7 in Yolo County, Calif. (U.S. Army Nation More
Soldiers from the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, maneuver a vehicle into the Cache Creek River Aug. 7 at the Cache Creek National Park in Yolo County, California. The veh More
Sgt. 1st Class Ben Nievera, noncommissioned officer in charge of 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, heads into the Cache Creek River Aug. 7 at Cache Creek National Park in Yo More
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
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
Staff Sgt. Rowena Becerra, of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, monitors equipment Aug. 11 at Eel River Conservation Camp during the Rocky Fire in Northern California. (U.S. Army National G More
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, 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, 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 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 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 abound thanking California Army National Guardsmen and other fire-fighting organizations continuously battling Northern California wildfires. (U.S. Army More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition stand ready for the Nov. 16-20 event at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Golden State’s best Soldiers went thro More
Sgt. Sheridan Low, 235th Engineer Company, nears the finish line of a grueling 10-mile ruck march in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, More
Spc. Jeremy Granados, 100th Troop Command, exits a Humvee simulator after a rollover exercise Nov. 19 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obis More
During Allied Spirit IV, a Soldier from the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, playing a forward observer, uses snow-covered brush for concealment while scanning a nearby road Jan. 22 at the U.S. More
Eric Heilman, science adviser for the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC), U.S. Army Europe, checks a specialized mechanical pig Jan. 22 that will be used as an indicator of a chemical, biologi More
Members of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Louisiana Army National Guard, play the role of an opposing force during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7t More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nathan Champion, left, of the California Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, was awarded the California Military Cross from Col. Robert A. Spano, More
From left: The Nevada Army National Guard’s flight team of Sgt. Andrew J. Lynch, crew chief; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Aaron Wallace, pilot; and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin Keeler, pilot, coordinate an April 1 More
A Guam flag drapes a platform while Sgt. Rick Mendiola, pointing, and Pfc. Stephen Tedtaotao of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, fire a M249 squad automatic weapo More
Capt. Gary Tani, field artillery officer for the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 299th Cavalry Regiment, informs his troops of possible enemy contact June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Traini More
Charlie Company Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, don camouflage and march to a training lane June 14 in the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) More
Lt. Col. Romeo Delfin, center, commander, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, acknowledges his troops June 14 during a break in their eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) m More
Twelve contestants vied for the Best of the Best honor Nov. 1-5, 2016, in the California Army National Guard’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California.Sitting: Spc. Pa More
California Army National Guardsmen from the 270th and 649th Military Police Companies, 49th Military Police Brigade, welcomed hundreds of students from Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center prior to More
Members of the 270th and 649th Military Police Companies, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, move into formation to respond to a civil disturbance Nov. 17 during Vigilant Guard 17 at More
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
Sixteen competitors complete the field in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition slated for May 15-19 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. The competitors vying for th More
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 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
Sgt. 1st Class Andres Contreras of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, California Army National Guard, inventories charge tubes July 20 at National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif More
Sgt. Franklin Villalta, gunner and first man, center, of the California Army National Guard’s Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, loads charges into the tube inside of an M-109A6 Pal More
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 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 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 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 Company, 340th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, California Army National Guard, is a Spanish-speaking Soldier helping a fire victim apply for federal disaster More
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 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 Forces Squadron, 146th Airlift Wing (Channel Islands), California Air National Guard, controls a traffic point in Santa Rosa, California, as a resident enter More
Staff Sgt. Salvador Gutierrez carries a 35-pound pack and keeps trucking along a 12-mile ruck sack march Nov. 6 during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obis More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Anderson, commander, 340th Aviation Battalion, California Army National Guard, conducts a briefing April 13, 2018, with Cal Guard aviators and California Department of Forestry and Fir More
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 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, 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 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 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, use a staging map to coordinate troop movemen More
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
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
U.S. Army Lt. Col. John T. Preston, outgoing commander of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, passes the unit guidon to Col. Jesse L. Miller, 115th More
Ammunition flies off an M-4 pistol as U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns of the California Army National Guard keeps a close eye on a target May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Be More
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)
Sgt. Michael S. Sloan of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, performs a 30-hour inspection of a LUH-72 Lakota helicopter after it landed from a Rocky Fire mission Aug. 1 in Y More
Spc. Crysti Gonzalez, left, and a team member of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, carry a wood tie to a Cache Creek River bridge Aug. 7 at Cache Creek National Park in More
Sgt. 1st Class Ben Nievera, noncommissioned officer in charge of 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, loops a rope around a boulder Aug. 7 at Cache Creek Regional Park in Yolo More
Sgt. 1st Class Ben Nievera, in water, noncommissioned officer in charge of 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, removes rocks and boulders as team members secure his safety lin More
Members of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, “buddy up” to secure a temporary floating bridge Aug. 7 at Cache Creek National Park in Yolo County, California. The Redding More
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 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
Sgt. Justin Mendosa, left, and Spc. Rhondon Pollard of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, adjust a fueling hose Aug. 11 at Eel River Conservation Camp during the Rocky Fire More
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 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 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
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
Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, reads a map and plots coordinates during the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 16-20 at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Ob More
Spc. Jeremy Granados, 100th Troop Command, runs to the finish line after finishing second in the 10-mile ruck march of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, More
Sgt. Sheridan Low, 235th Engineer Company, exits a Humvee simulator after a rollover exercise Nov. 19 in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obis More
Sgt. Jason Beal gets up close and personal with a robotic pig used for simulating chemical attacks during Allied Spirit IV in Hohenfels Training Area.
Eric Heilman, science adviser for the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC), U.S. Army Europe, John T. Richardson, computer scientist at U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (A More
A gunner aboard a U.S. Army humvee scans his sector Jan. 22 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area (JMRC HTA), Germany, in Allied Spirit IV. The event brings together More
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, playing the opposing force, secure a hill during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nathan Champion, second from left, of the California Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, displays the California Military Cross he received from More
From left: The Nevada Army National Guard’s flight team of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin Keeler, pilot; Sgt. Andrew J. Lynch, crew chief; and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Aaron Wallace, pilot, coordinate an April 1 More
A member of the Guam Army National Guard’s Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, familiarizes his M249 squad automatic weapon June 11 at Camp Roberts, California, during the Exportable Combat T More
Capt. Gary Tani, field artillery officer for the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 299th Cavalry Regiment, logs data June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Ca More
Members of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, listen to a video message from Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey, sergeant major of the U.S. Army, June 14 as the Guardsmen paus More
Sgt. Jesse R. Mantanona of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, leads four team members into the hills of Camp Roberts, California, June 14 during the 2016 eXportab More
Spc. Spc. Aurora Pass of the 49th Personnel Support Company, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, makes her way through an Obstacle Course tunnel during California’s 2017 Best Warrior C More
Spc. Brandi Covington, left, and Spc. Lance G. Howe of the 270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, ashield themselves and give orders to “Move Back!” Nov. 17 More
Sgt. Allan G. Torres, left, and Pfc. Roman O’Doherty of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, look through rubble for survivors Nov. 17 during Vigilant Guard 17, an exerci More
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
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 e More
Sgt. James Peterson of the California Army National Guard, right, and Sgt. Joseph Holliway of the Colorado Army National Guard perform sit ups May 16 during the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior More
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 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
Pvt. Andrew Martinez, cannoneer and “The Muscle” of a Charlie Battery gun crew, loads a 155-millimeter explosive into a firing tube July 20 during the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field More
Smoke fills the inside of an M-109A6 Paladin immediately after Pvt. Andrew Martinez, right, of the California Army National Guard’s Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, launched a 155 More
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 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
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
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
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