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Wyoming Guard Aviators Sharpen Wildfire Response Skills in Training
April 25, 2025
A HH-60M Black Hawk, assigned to Wyoming Army Aviation Support Facility, releases water during an interagency bucket drop training at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, on April 16, 2025.
South Carolina National Guard Fights Upstate Wildfires
March 27, 2025
South Carolina Army National Guard UH-60 Black hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters conduct aerial, water-bucket operations on the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge wildfires in Pickens County, South Carolina March 23, 2025.
South Carolina Army Guard Aviators Help Battle Wildfires
March 10, 2025
U.S. Army Soldiers with Company A, 111th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59 Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, dropped water from helicopters March 2, 2025, to help the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources contain wildfire in Horry County. Guard members assisted for a week, handing off to the Georgia Army National Guard.
Wyoming, California Air Guard Conduct MAFFS Training
February 21, 2025
Airmen assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing clean the windshield of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Modular Airborne Firefighting System training at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Feb. 13, 2025. The training prepares aircrews for the upcoming fire season.
Oregon Guard Supports Wildland Firefighting Across State
September 11, 2024
Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, the adjutant general of Oregon, presents a challenge coin to Spc. Rodney Chamberlain, an Oregon Army National Guard hand crew member, for exceptional performance fighting the Telephone Fire, Aug. 6, 2024, at the Harney County Fairgrounds fire camp.
Virginia Army National Guard Battles Wildfires From the Air
November 8, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry, Division provide aerial fire suppression support Nov. 6, 2023, in Madison County. After Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency, the VNG deployed two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with 660-gallon water buckets at the request of the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Hawaii Army National Guard Supports Maui Wildfire Response
August 28, 2023
Spc. Kaimana McBrayer, a fire control specialist with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, pops a “Shaka” hand gesture while directing traffic as part of the National Guard’s response to the deadly Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug 25, 2023. The Defense Department and the U.S. Coast Guard are supporting the FEMA-led response to the deadliest wildfire in Hawaii’s history.