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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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UNITAS 2021: Marine Aircraft Aid in Beach Assault and CASEVAC Drill

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

Oct. 2, 2021 | 4:06

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS conduct airborne insert and simulated casualty evacuation drills with UH-1Y Venom helicopters during UNITAS LXII in Salinas, Peru, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2021. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during Pacific, amphibious, and amazon operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility.

This B-Roll package contains footage of the following:
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS Servicemembers coordinating with Members of the Fuerzas Armadas del Peru (Peruvian Armed Forces)
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS Servicemembers and Members of the Fuerzas Armadas del Peru (Peruvian Armed Forces) entering a UH-1Y Venom helicopter
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS Servicemembers and Members of the Fuerzas Armadas del Peru (Peruvian Armed Forces) landing and taking off in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26)
Members of the Fuerzas Armadas del Peru (Peruvian Armed Forces) exiting a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during an airborne insert
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – UNITAS Servicemembers transporting a simulated casualty onto a UH-1Y Venom helicopter and treating the simulated casualty’s injuries mid-flight
Corpsman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – UNITAS transporting a simulated casualty aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and treating the simulated casualty’s injuries

Crew Chiefs and Pilots with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS operating and maintaining a UH-1Y Venom helicopter

(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)