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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: Ghana Armed Forces rehearse for African Land Forces Summit 2025 opening ceremony

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

April 4, 2025 | 1:15

Ghana Armed Forces soldiers assigned to the President's Own Guard Regiment rehearse marching movements ahead of the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) 2025 in Accra, Ghana, April 4, 2025. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff and co-hosted by the 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 in Accra, Ghana, to solidify relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges. This year’s theme is “Optimizing land forces for the emerging security environment. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Gabriel Held)

Shot List
(00:00:00) WIDE SHOT: GAF Soldiers at parade rest
(00:02:15) CLOSE SHOT: GAF Soldiers go to attention
(00:05:23) MEDIUM SHOT: GAF Soldiers perform left face
(00:09:05) MEDIUM SHOT: Saluting guide-on bearer
(00:15:22) LONG SHOT: Guide-on bearer hands off flag
(00:22:09) MEDIUM SHOT: New guide-on bearer salutes the regiment
(00:28:27) LONG SHOT: Regiment marching back to start
(00:33:28) LONG SHOT: Regiment leader giving command to attention
(00:41:14) MEDIUM-CLOSE SHOT: Guide-on goes to present arms
(00:49:15) WIDE SHOT: Guide on presents arms
(00:53:17) MEDIUM-CLOSE SHOT: Guide on presents arms
(00:59:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Guide on returns to attention
(01:02:22) CLOSE SHOT: Regiment leader speaks to “President”
(01:08:19) WIDE SHOT: Regiment goes to at ease