California Army National 2nd Lt. Eduardo Cruz, officer

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 Master Sgt. Thomas L. James, the Command Senior Enlisted Leader to the Adjutant General of the California National Guard near Friant, Oct. 22, 2019. More than 100 service members from the Cal Guard are now mobilized as part of Joint Task Force Rattlesnake for up to six months in support of Gov. Newsom’s executive order to prepare a plan that will have the greatest impact on preventing the effects of destructive, deadly fires. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda H. Johnson)