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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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B-ROLL: Land Forces Summit 2025 hosts plenary on leveraging professional military education for future operations

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

April 10, 2025 | 1:47

U.S. Army Col. Sean McClure, associate dean and senior military advisor at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, moderates Plenary 4: Leveraging Professional Military Education for Future Operations during the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) 2025 in Accra, Ghana, April 8. Presenters for the plenary session included Kenya Defence Force Maj. Gen. William Shume, deputy vice chancellor for research, innovation and security studies at Kenya National Defense University, and Malawi Defence Force Brig. Gen. Luke Yetala, chief of training. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff and co-hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the Ghana Armed Forces, ALFS 2025 brings together senior leaders from across Africa and other partner nations, April 7-10, 2025, in Accra, Ghana, to address shared security challenges. (U.S Army video by Enoch Eshun)

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(00:00:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Lapel of plenary session
(00:04:00) MEDIUM SHOT: Cape Verdean Armed Forces Capt. Silvino Monteiro Chantre, National Guard, takes notes
(00:10:16) LONG SHOT: Kenya Defence Force Maj. Gen. William Shume speaks
(00:28:13) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF Maj. Gen. Lawrence Gbetanu listens to remarks
(00:35:10) MEDIUM SHOT: French Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Christope Baudouin
(00:40:11) CLOSE UP: Land force commander takes notes
(00:46:02) LONG SHOT: Land force commanders take notes
(00:53:11) CLOSE UP: Patch of Portugal
(00:57:18) WIDE SHOT: Land force commanders listening to Kenya Defence Force Maj. Gen. William Shume speaks
(01:08:05) MEDIUM SHOT: Brig. Gen. Luke Yetala speaks
(01:18:23) LONG SHOT: U.S. Army Col. Sean McClure speaks
(01:26:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Kenya Defence Force Lt. Gen. David Tarus
(01:36:10) MEDIUM SHOT: Moroccan Royal Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Abdelkrim Nejjar speaks