State Partnership Program News - The National Guard

Category: Guard News

Guardsmen from across the state rally to support citizens affected by fires
October 26, 2007 — SAN DIEGO, Ca. - A patchwork of about 2,000 California National Guard soldiers were alerted to... MORE

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 — ESCONDIDO, Ca. - The National Guard is providing critical help to civilian authorities fighting... MORE

Santa Ana Winds Subside; Officials Expect to Make Fire Progress
October 25, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The Santa Ana winds in Southern California are subsiding, allowing firefighters, both... MORE

Military Personnel, Assets Help to Battle California Fires
October 24, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Military personnel and assets are helping out in the most serious outbreak of wildfires... MORE

The National Guard Supports California Wildfire Response
October 24, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Commitments to the Global War on Terrorism have not shortchanged the National Guard's... MORE

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 — SAN DIEGO, Ca. - Army National Guard helicopters were attacking southern California's ferocious... MORE

Bush: California Wildfires Constitute Major Disaster
October 24, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Destruction caused by wildfires now raging across southern California constitutes a... MORE

Defense Department Continues Aid on California's Fire Front
October 24, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Military C-130s with modular air firefighting systems this morning began dropping fire... MORE

Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS units activated
October 23, 2007 — CHEYENNE, Wy. - The Wyoming Air National Guard will deploy approximately 25 personnel and three... MORE

North Carolina Air National Guard Activated to Help Fight California Forest Fires
October 23, 2007 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The North Carolina Air National Guard will deploy four C-130 cargo aircraft,... MORE

Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing push a modular airborne fire fighting system onto a C-130 Hercules. The system is a series of pressurized tanks that hold 3,000 gallons of flame-retardant liquid. The retardant is dropped along the leading edge of a fire to block the spread of flames.

Washington Guard Continues Strengthening Relationship at Thailand’s Port of Laem Chabang

25 Years Strong: Hawai‘i Guard and Philippines Celebrate Enduring Partnership

National Guard, Nordic Partnerships Bolster European Defenses

New Jersey Guard, Albanian Military Boost Medics’ Combat Readiness

Lithuanian Defense Delegation Visits Pennsylvania Guard Drone Facility