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146th EAS continues to battle California fires
November 1, 2007
Tech. Sgt. Lamont Wood checks the positioning of the nozzles prior to deploying 3,000 gallons of fire retardant over the Poomacha Fire in north San Diego County. The C-130 and crew are assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The aircraft launched from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. The US Air Force Reserves is participating in the Southern California firefighting effort.
Army Guard controller recognized among industry's best
November 1, 2007
Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Leland Hughes (right) is awarded the General E. R. Quesada Memorial Award by Air Traffic Control Association Chairman Neil R. Planzer during an awards luncheon in Washington Oct. 29 for his ATC duties under war-time conditions in Iraq.
Football fans honor Guardmembers who stayed on duty despite wildfire losses
October 30, 2007
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger personally gives thanks to Pfc. Edgar Rivera, Pfc. Eliza Bealer, Sgt. Jerrod Dett, and Pfc Ryan Adams at the San Diego Chargers' Qualcomm Stadium Sunday, October 28, 2007.
Air Guard assaults Southern California wildfires
October 29, 2007
A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Air Wing taxies at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System and is being used to fight wildfires in Southern California.
C-130 Firefighters Face Special Challenges
October 29, 2007
Soldiers wrap up at Qualcomm Chargers Stadium
October 29, 2007
The 1-184th Infantry Battalion Charlie Company takes a well-deserved break Friday, October 26, 2007 after providing perimeter security and assisting volunteers and evacuees at the San Diego Chargers' Qualcom Stadium in California in support of Operation Fall Blaze.
Air Force, forest service team to fight California fires
October 29, 2007
Defense Official Calls Wildfire Response "Awe-Inspiring"
October 29, 2007
129th Rescue Wing tasked to support firefighting operations
October 26, 2007
National Guard support to Southern California's wildfires
October 26, 2007
Brigade leadership takes higher vantage point to complete mission
October 26, 2007
Lt. Col. Keith Lochner, in the middle, the deputy commander for the Task Force San Diego and the 40th Infantry Brigade Combat Team executive officer, reviewed the flight plan on a map with Sgt. Phillip Ziegler, a crew chief with Company B, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation (Air Assault), just prior to lifting off Thursday morning.
California Guard on duty as residents return to their homes, or what's left of them
October 26, 2007
Guardsmen from across the state rally to support citizens affected by fires
October 26, 2007
On right, Darryl Lawlor, 21, a student volunteer from the University of California, San Diego, receives instruction from a passing California National Guard soldier on how to set up cots to provide to hundreds of evacuees at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Tuesday.
President Bush: National Guard fully engaged in wildfire battle
October 26, 2007
Santa Ana Winds Subside; Officials Expect to Make Fire Progress
October 25, 2007
Military Personnel, Assets Help to Battle California Fires
October 24, 2007
The National Guard Supports California Wildfire Response
October 24, 2007
Chief of National Guard Bureau, LTG H Steven Blum, joins Brig. Gen. Peter Aylward, deputy director for Antiterrorism/Homeland Defense Joint Staff, and Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense in a press conference at the Pentagon to discuss the National Guard and other military response to the wildfires that continue to burn throughout southern California on Oct. 23.
National Guard helps attack California wildfires by air and land
October 24, 2007
Bush: California Wildfires Constitute Major Disaster
October 24, 2007
Defense Department Continues Aid on California's Fire Front
October 24, 2007