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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 response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the...

California Air Guard Mobilized for Aerial Firefighting
August 31, 2023 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Two C-130J Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped aircraft assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing and the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift...

Air Guard Units Practice Aerial Wildland Firefighting
April 18, 2023 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. - The 152nd Airlift Wing and 153rd Airlift Wing participated in Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System spring training April 11-16.Several flight...

California, Wyoming, Nevada Guard Train on Aerial Firefighting
April 12, 2023 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. - The USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other federal wildland fire agencies are conducting annual training for Modular Airborne...

Nevada, California Guard Called to Idaho for Firefighting Mission
September 12, 2022 — RENO, Nev. – The Nevada and California National Guard aerial firefighting crews are in Idaho to support wildland firefighting operations in the Northwest.The National Interagency Fire Center requested...

Guard airborne firefighting units train in Idaho
May 4, 2022 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – Less than two years after the nation’s most devastating firefighting season, the National Guard participated in Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System spring training with state...

New storage tanks boost California firefighting capabilities
April 25, 2022 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing installed four tanks to store fire retardant, vastly improving its ability to fight fires from the air in partnership with...

Nevada Guard MAFFS crews wrap up firefighting mission
October 15, 2021 — RENO, Nev. – Nevada Air National Guard Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System crews flew 330 sorties and dropped more than 8 million pounds of retardant during their 89-day activation completed Sept...

MAFFS tackle largest wildfires in California history
October 30, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The ground shakes and you feel the vibration of four propeller engines approaching.The rumble becomes a deafening roar as the California National Guard C-130 aircraft, only 150...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada