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National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen

National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen

CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the weekend, Guard members took to the sky to help extinguish the flames.Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Army Senior Enlisted…

yesterday, January 14, 2025
California, Nevada, Wyoming Guard Join Firefighting Battle

California, Nevada, Wyoming Guard Join Firefighting Battle

MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground firefighting efforts as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California.As of Monday morning, more than 1,850 Guard members from California, Nevada and Wyoming were activated.Mutliple C-130 Hercules aircraft…

5 days ago, January 10, 2025
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Wyoming, Nevada Guard Aircrews Assist California Firefighters

Wyoming, Nevada Guard Aircrews Assist California Firefighters

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern Command to help fight Los Angeles area wildfires.The three C-130 aircraft were activated Jan. 9 and traveled to Channel Islands Air National Guard Base in…

2 days ago, January 13, 2025
Idaho National Guard Deploys Helicopter Company To DC Area

Idaho National Guard Deploys Helicopter Company To DC Area

BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho National Guard deployed 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 80 Soldiers to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Jan. 10-11 on a year-long mission to support the Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan in the National Capital Region. Soldiers from the Idaho National Guard’s Company B, 1-183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, bid farewell…

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Statement by Gen. Steve Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, on Wildfire Response Support

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Inside the cockpit of California National Guard's MAFFS 6 C-130J fighting Palisades Fire

A California Air National Guard Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing drops fire retardant on the Palisades Fire in the mountains above Pacific Palisades, California, Jan. 11, 2025. Video by Master Sgt. Nicholas Carzis.

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