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National Guard Members Continue LA Wildfire Response
January 21, 2025 — LOS ANGELES – U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Hernandez watched from a cross street as sporadic traffic... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Bryce Carter, an infantryman with C Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, sharpens the blade of a hoe to clear brush and other debris as part of remediation efforts along the Mulholland Trail near Tarzana, California, in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, Jan. 18, 2025. Carter and other members of his unit were assisting CALFIRE in mop-up efforts, which included clearing brush and backfilling firebreaks and other areas to prevent mudslides and reduce the impact of firefighting efforts.

California Guardsman Helps Battle Wildfires in His Community
January 16, 2025 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. - Amid the wildfire crisis in California, an Air... MORE

Master Sgt. Alan Franklin, a commander's support Airman with the 146th Airlift Wing, speaks to 1st Lt. Aiden Flores about the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission on the flightline at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, Jan. 13, 2025. MAFFS aircraft from the Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming, the 152nd Airlift Wing, Reno, Nevada, the 146th Airlift Wing, Port Hueneme, California, and Air Force Reserve Command’s 302 AW, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, are working together to combat fires in the Los Angeles area.

National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen
January 14, 2025 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency... MORE

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Army Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the CNGB, visit National Guard members supporting wildland firefighting in Southern California, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., Jan. 11, 2025. Thousands of National Guardsmen are involved in multiple air and ground firefighting in the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California.

Wyoming, Nevada Guard Aircrews Assist California Firefighters
January 13, 2025 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing load and install the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems onto a C-130H Hercules aircraft in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Jan. 10, 2025, in preparation to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area.

California, Nevada, Wyoming Guard Join Firefighting Battle
January 10, 2025 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, at Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., prepare an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to help battle the Palisades Fire Jan. 9, 2025.

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BROLL Interview: US Army Capt. Pino describes veterinary medical readiness exercise in Ghana

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

May 27, 2024 | 2:15

U.S. Army Cpt Javier Pino, a veterinarian attached to Veterinary Readiness Activity-Rheinland Pfalz, speaks about the importance of veterinary services during a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Accra, Ghana, May 27, 2024. MEDREX is a program held in Ghana in conjunction with African Lion 2024, planned and executed by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), that allows military health professionals from the U.S. and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between the partners. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Clara Soria-Hernandez)

Shot List:
(00:00:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Black Video
(00:07:02) DETAIL SHOT: medical patch
(00:08:17) DETAIL SHOT: Cpt. Pino in the car
(00:09:18) DETAIL SHOT: canine surgery
(00:10:28) LONG SHOT: Ghanaian training a dog
(00:12:07) MEDIUM SHOT: puppy inside of kennel
(00:13:11) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt. Pino interview
(00:25:27) LONG SHOT: Cpt Pino teaching TCCC to Ghanaian soldiers
(00:30:24) LONG SHOT: Cpt Pino and Sgt Blancarte teaching TCCC to Ghanaian soldiers
(00:40:02) MEDIUM SHOT: Ghanaian soldiers handling their dog
(00:43:20) MEDIUM SHOT: Sgt Blancarte getting TCCC supplies
(00:48:19) LONG SHOT: Sgt Blancarte teaching TCCC to Ghanaian soldiers
(00:53:03) MEDIUM SHOT: Sgt Blancarte teaching TCCC to Ghanaian soldiers
(00:59:08) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt Pino interview
(01:03:22) MEDIUM SHOT: Sgt Blancarte teaching TCCC to Ghanaian soldiers
(01:08:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Sgt Blancarte teaching how to handle their dog
(01:13:27) MEDIUM SHOT: Sgt Blancarte teaching TCCC to Ghanaian soldiers
(01:19:29) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt Pino and Sgt Blancarte operation room with Ghanaian soldiers
(01:24:02) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt Pino operation room with Ghanaian soldiers
(01:28:13) LONG SHOT: Cpt Pino and Sgt Blancarte operation room with Ghanaian soldiers
(01:32:04) DETAIL SHOT: CLEANING dog’s wounds
(01:35:25) CLOSE SHOT: Cpt Pino and Ghanaian soldier working in operation room
(01:39:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt Pino operation room with Ghanaian soldiers
(01:43:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt Pino and Sgt Blancarte operation room with Ghanaian soldiers
(01:46:20) CLOSE SHOT: hands with surgical gloves
(01:49:21) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt Pino operation room with Ghanaian soldiers
(01:53:21) MEDIUM SHOT: Cpt Pino interview
(01:56:18) MEDIUM SHOT: BLACK VIDEO