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
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
A launch and retrieve team from the 132nd Multirole
A launch and retrieve team from the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, use a steel guide line to move a ramp and bay over Cache Creek River Aug. 7 at Cache Creek Regional Par... More
U.S. Army Spc. Ellie Ogsbury of the 132nd Multirole
U.S. Army Spc. Ellie Ogsbury of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, leads other engineers in securing a temporary f... More
Dust and dirt fly as U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hanley
Dust and dirt fly as U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Hanley Ramirez and Spc. Jeff Mann of the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, wo... More
Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Concha, left of the New Mexico
Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Concha, left of the New Mexico Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Brian Wood of the Hawaii Army National Guard sprint to the finish line of the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) Ma... More
The U.S. Army color guard team of the California Army
The U.S. Army color guard team of the California Army National Guard’s 340th Brigade Support Battalion stands ready March 17 during the 340th’s Change of Command where Lt. Col. Karstan L. Jack, front left, succ... More
Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor of the Guam Army National Guard
Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor of the Guam Army National Guard drags a 180-pound training prop 100 feet during the May 16 Mystery Event of the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San L... More
California Army National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons
California Army National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons carries two 40-pound kettlebells during the Army Combat Fitness Test’s Sprint-Drag-Carry event May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National... More
The leaders of the Noncommissioned Officer’s Appearance
The leaders of the Noncommissioned Officer’s Appearance Board stand prior to questioning a competitor in the 2017-18 California Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition Nov. 5 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif... More
U.S. Army engineers from the 32nd Multirole Bridge
U.S. Army engineers from the 32nd Multirole Bridge Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, dismantle a 100-foot temporary floating bridge July 14 that Ca... More
California Army National Guardsman Spc. Andrew Burns
California Army National Guardsman Spc. Andrew Burns carries a sandbag and steps on a stand May 23 in the Soldier Readiness Test (SRT) during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Best Warrior Competition May 2... More
Members of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe’s
Members of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe’s maintenance team react to an opposing force gunfire Jan. 24 in Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training ... More
The California Army National Guard’s Spc. Patrick Mayo
The California Army National Guard’s Spc. Patrick Mayo of the 118th Maintenance Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, carries a 35-pound pack and closes on the 11-mile Ruck Sack finish line during California’s 20... More
Members of the 270th and 649th Military Police Companies,
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
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. Brandi Covington, left, and Spc. Lance G. Howe
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
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
Sgt. Peter R. Wiedmeier, left, of the Utah Army National
Sgt. Peter R. Wiedmeier, left, of the Utah Army National Guard, leads Pfc. Jacob Dunlap of the New Mexico Army National Guard near the end of the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 Nati... More
Sgt. Brandon K. Braley of the Guam Army National Guard’s
Sgt. Brandon K. Braley of the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, runs to a safe zone during a simulated enemy attack during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) ... More
Michael Steineke, CAL FIRE’s military liaison to Task
Michael Steineke, CAL FIRE’s military liaison to Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, provides the morning brief Aug. 9 at Eel River Conservation Camp in Redway, California. More than 200 troops sp... More
A portion of Team Havoc, the maintenance-distribution
A portion of Team Havoc, the maintenance-distribution group of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, share a candid moment after a simulated chemical attack Jan. 24 in Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Join... More
Members of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe’s
Members of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe’s maintenance team begin loading a ‘dead’ Soldier into a tactical vehicle Jan. 24 in Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in... More
Spc. Emefa Freckleton prepares to throw a grenade simulator
Spc. Emefa Freckleton prepares to throw a grenade simulator Nov. 8 during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. This was one of the last test... More
California Army National Guardsman Sgt. James Peterson
California Army National Guardsman Sgt. James Peterson drags a 180-pound skid in the May 16 Obstacle Course during the 2017 Army National Guard Region 7 Best Warrior Competition May 15-19 at Camp San Luis Obisp... More
Attention is focused on Spc. Arun Pillai, front, of
Attention is focused on Spc. Arun Pillai, front, of the 330th Military Police Company during the July 19 soldier board for the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard. The 49th’s senior enl... 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
A UH-60 Black Hawk from the California Army National
A UH-60 Black Hawk from the California Army National Guard takes off from the Eel River Conservation Camp Helibase Aug. 11 during the Rocky Fire in Northern California. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt... More
Spc. Jaime Aguilar of the 330th Military Police Company,
Spc. Jaime Aguilar of the 330th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, controls an entry point at the Local Assistance Center in Napa, California, during October’s Northern California wildfire... More
Sgt. Michael S. Sloan of the Delta Company, 1st Battalion,
Sgt. Michael S. Sloan of the Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Battalion from Los Alamitos, Calif., repaints the electric salmon-colored portion of a California Army National Guard LUH-72 Lakota used... More
After 29 years of military service, 23 with the California
After 29 years of military service, 23 with the California Army National Guard, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Rodriguez retired Sept. 27, 2020 and now plans to spend more time with his wife, Marie, two ... More
Spc. Aaron Kelsey, 1072nd Transportation Company, drags
Spc. Aaron Kelsey, 1072nd Transportation Company, drags a mannequin simulating an injured Soldier to a safe zone during the Nov. 19 Urban Operations portion of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best War... More
Sgt. Natalie Aquino, 870th Military Police Company,
Sgt. Natalie Aquino, 870th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, carries a 35-pound pack and closes on the 11-mile Ruck Sack finish line during California’s 2017... More
Spc. Stephen Munoz of the Arizona Army National Guard
Spc. Stephen Munoz of the Arizona Army National Guard ldons a protective mask as simulated gas overcomes a room May 17 during the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region VII Best Warrior Competition’s Mystery Event a... 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
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
Master Sgt. Brandon S. Morey, right, assistant inspector
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
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
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 from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, finish cutting a cake June 14 to honor the United States Army’s 241st birthday. In traditional military custom, units call th... More
Staff Sgt. Miguel Ramirez II, Headquarters Detachment,
Staff Sgt. Miguel Ramirez II, Headquarters Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, pulls a mannequin simulating an injured Soldier to a safe zone during the Nov. 19 React to Contact portion of the California Arm... More
A young student flies off a platform and is caught
A young student flies off a platform and is caught by other candidates of the California Army National Guard’s Grizzly Academy July 19 at Camp San Luis Obispo during Day 2 of a two-week confidence building session.
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
Illuminating projectiles, each weighing close to 100
Illuminating projectiles, each weighing close to 100 pounds, are staged by Pfc. Juan Valenzuela and others from the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment July 21 at Nati... 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. More than 200 California Gu... More
Guam Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor
Guam Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor pushes to the finish line of the 2-mile Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) May 16 in the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region 7 Best Warrior Competition at San Lu... More
Sgt. Joshua Monday drags a 180-pound medical prop to
Sgt. Joshua Monday drags a 180-pound medical prop to the obstacle course finish line Nov. 7 during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Arm... More
Spc. Jeremy Granados, 100th Troop Command, right, is
Spc. Jeremy Granados, 100th Troop Command, right, is monitored by range cadre Staff Sgt. Eric Franco, holding a “shot clock,” during the Fight to Your Rifle portion of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 ... More
Task Force Alpha, comprised of 200-plus members of
Task Force Alpha, comprised of 200-plus members of the California Army National Guard, walk to a zone that needs tendering Aug. 9 near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California. Task Force Alp... More
Competitors move into the prone position of the M-9
Competitors move into the prone position of the M-9 pistol event of the 2017-18 California Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff S... More
The Best of the Best competitors in the California
The Best of the Best competitors in the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition unite before the popular, but always challenging, Obstacle Course event Nov. 7 at Camp San Luis Obispo, ... More
Sgt. Joshua Monday emerges from a low crawl obstacle
Sgt. Joshua Monday emerges from a low crawl obstacle Nov. 7 during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff ... More
Spc. Aurora Pass of the California Army National Guard’s
Spc. Aurora Pass of the California Army National Guard’s 49th Personnel Support Company, 115th Regional Support Group, breathes heavily and struggles to move a 180-pound training prop up a hill to a medical ski... 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
Sgt. 1st Class Ben Nievera, noncommissioned officer
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
The Grizzly Academy, a youth program under the California
The Grizzly Academy, a youth program under the California Army National Guard, encourages candidates to trust each other. Shown, a student dives off a platform and into the arms of fellow candidates July 19 at ... More
Fire support specialists Pfc. Ian P. Elago, left, and
Fire support specialists Pfc. Ian P. Elago, left, and forward observer Sgt. Alex C. Decipulo of 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Battalion Detachment II, Guam Army National Guard, sided with the 487th Field... More
A member of the California National Guard’s 132nd Multi-Role
A member of the California National Guard’s 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, braves cold water and strong current to secure a floating platform, Aug. 23, 2020, at Cache Creek Canyon Low Water Bridge, Capay Vall... More
Two M777A2 howitzers (155 mm) artillery pieces from
Two M777A2 howitzers (155 mm) artillery pieces from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Vampire Team take positions during react to contact training in Allied Spirit IV, a multinational exercise at the U... More
Utilizing firefighting hand tools, Bravo team from
Utilizing firefighting hand tools, Bravo team from the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake (Redding, California) create a fire line Sept. 1, 2020, at Bonny Doon, Santa Cruz County, Californi... More
A participant in the California Army National Guard’s
A participant in the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition runs alone through terrain at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Nov. 17 during the land navigation challenge. (U.... More
Students from Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah
Students from Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center share a photo moment while visiting the 270th and 649th Military Police Companies, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, pr... More
A launch and retrieve team from the California Army
A launch and retrieve team from the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC) from Redding, Calif., await the second of a four-part floating bridge Aug. 7 at Cache Creek Regional Pa... More
Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery,
Sgt. Paul South, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, secures a simulated injured Soldier onto a skid Nov. 19 during the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, ... More
U.S. Army squad members, on the order of the California
U.S. Army squad members, on the order of the California Army National Guard’s Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons, center, advance to a simulated enemy May 23 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Regio... 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 roll a 2,000 gallon firef... More
Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National
Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, conduct a morning brief Aug. 9 at Eel River Conservation Camp in Redway, California, prior to moving up the Humboldt mountains for mop up missions... More
Spc. Jason Lansdale of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company
Spc. Jason Lansdale of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), based in Redding, Calif., ties a rope to a Humvee Aug. 7 at Cache Creek Regional Park in Yolo County, California. (U.S. Army National Guard phot... More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns, left, and Staff Sgt. Kory
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns, left, and Staff Sgt. Kory Simmons of the California Army National Guard start the Army Combat Fitness Test’s Sprint-Drag-Carry event May 24 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Arm... More
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National
A member of Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, unearths dirt to help extinguish a small fire Aug. 9 near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the Humboldt Lightning... More
Alpha Company Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry
Alpha Company Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, move to a live fire location at Camp Roberts, California, June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capabil... More
The California Army National Guard’s Spc. Aurora Pass
The California Army National Guard’s Spc. Aurora Pass of the 49th Personnel Support Company, 115th Regional Support Group, assembles an M-4 rifle during the weapons event of California’s 2017 Best Warrior Compe... More
During Allied Spirit IV, a Soldier from the U.S. Army’s
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
Charlie Company Soldiers from the Guam Army National
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
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
Ammunition flies off an M-16 rifle as U.S. Army Spc.
Ammunition flies off an M-16 rifle as U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Burns of the California Army National Guard keeps a close eye on a target May 23 in Hawthorne, Nevada, during the 2019 Army National Guard Region 7 Be... 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
Pfc. John Aleschus, a fueler with the California Army
Pfc. John Aleschus, a fueler with the California Army National Guard, runs a hose to a CH-47 Chinook Aug. 18. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
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
An element from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s
An element from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command, has assisted battling California’s wildfires since arriving in early September 2020. In ... More
Firefighting crews from the California Department of
Firefighting crews from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) move into position to fight the Garza Fire at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California, as California Army National ... More
A member of the California Army National Guard’s Task
A member of the California Army National Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake from Redding, California, utilizes a chainsaw to cut a tree Sept. 1, 2020, at Bonny Doon, California, during the CZU Lightning Complex Fir... More
Pfc. David Chang of the California Army National Guard’s
Pfc. David Chang of the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters Support Company, 40th Infantry Division, reacts after clearing an obstacle course wall in California’s 2017 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 1-... More
Sgt. James W. Peterson, Intel & Sustainment Co, 40th
Sgt. James W. Peterson, Intel & Sustainment Co, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, struggles in The Weave, an obstacle course event that requires competitors to go over and under an overhea... More
Enlisted competitors in the California Army National
Enlisted competitors in the California Army National Guard 2017 Best Warrior Competition perform the interval aerobic run of Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT) event Nov. 3 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Sa... More
Spc. Daniel Geray, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion,
Spc. Daniel Geray, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, California Army National Guard, breathes heavily during the interval aerobic run of the Occupational Physical Assessment T... More
Sgt. Peter R. Wiedmeier of the Utah Army National Guard’s
Sgt. Peter R. Wiedmeier of the Utah Army National Guard’s 1st Detachment, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery maneuvers through the obstacle course event May 16 during the 2017 Army National Gua... More
Eric Heilman, science adviser for the 7th Army Joint
Eric Heilman, science adviser for the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC), U.S. Army Europe, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Troy C. Mueller, observer, coach and trainer (OCT) at the U.S. Army’s Joint... More
Members of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry
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
Spc. Deng A. Deng, Staff Sgt. Jared Jonasson and Pfc.
Spc. Deng A. Deng, Staff Sgt. Jared Jonasson and Pfc. Michael Usher plot their coordinates before heading out on a three-hour land navigation during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Com... More
Entrenched in a snow-covered hill, Gloria squeals to
Entrenched in a snow-covered hill, Gloria squeals to no one’s attention. So named by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), the pork prototype, used for the first time in Allied S... More
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 132nd
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 132nd MultI-Role Bridge Company, coordinate their plan of attack prior to erecting a temporary floating bridge, Aug. 23, 2020, at Cache Creek Canyon Low Water Bri... More
Sgt. George Ruiz exits a tunnel in the obstacle course
Sgt. George Ruiz exits a tunnel in the obstacle course of the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddi... More
Spc. Brandon Kim, right, and Pfc. Gilbert Pina of Task
Spc. Brandon Kim, right, and Pfc. Gilbert Pina of Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, load up food, supplies and firefighting equipment onto medium tactical vehicles Aug. 9 at Eel River Conservati... More
Staff Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, 1106th TASMG, left, prepares
Staff Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, 1106th TASMG, left, prepares to enter a building during Urban Operations testing Nov. 19 of the California Army National Guard’s 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo,... More
Spc. David Enriquez-Ortiz “releases” after exiting
Spc. David Enriquez-Ortiz “releases” after exiting a gas chamber Nov. 8 during the California Army National Guard's 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. This was one of the last... More
Bullet shells fly as Guam Army National Guardsman Sgt.
Bullet shells fly as Guam Army National Guardsman Sgt. Jacob T. Penaflor unleashes a flurry while firing an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during the 2017 National Guard Bureau Region VII Best Warrior Compe... More
Sgt. James Peterson, right, of the California Army
Sgt. James Peterson, right, of the California Army National Guard accepts his second place noncommissioned officer certificate from Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Menard, senior enlisted advisor, California Army Nati... More
Competitors in the California Army National Guard’s
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