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FireGuard Program Enhances National Guard Wildfire-fighting
November 18, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard’s FireGuard program has helped Guard members in California and Colorado detect and respond to wildfires – saving lives and property since the pilot program began in... MORE

West Virginia Guard to Provide Aerial Firefighting Support
November 10, 2022 — FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s C. Co., 1-150th Assault Battalion has launched one UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with hoist capability to Fayette County to assist local... MORE

Oregon National Guard Responds to Rum Creek Fire
September 6, 2022 — MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard has helped support firefighting efforts at the Rum Creek Fire that has burned approximately 17,000 acres in Josephine County. Fifty-one Guard members have... MORE

New York Army Guard Helps Battle Hudson Valley Fire
September 2, 2022 — ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard teamed with New York State Police and the Department of Environmental Conservation to battle a wildfire burning through the Minnewaska State Park... MORE

Virginia Guard Aviators Lead Kosovo Aerial Firefighting Success
August 19, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Aviation Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Force’s Regional Command-East have been working hand in hand since arriving in the region to enhance their aerial firefighting... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Supports Wildland Firefighting
August 2, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Army National Guard helicopter crews dropped nearly 400,000 gallons of water on wildfires in Northwestern Oklahoma July 16-19 and 27-29.During the two multiday missions,... MORE

NY Air Guard 106th civil engineers train at Silver Flag
February 17, 2022 — FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City,... MORE

Connecticut Air Guard fire department trains with partners
January 25, 2022 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The Connecticut Air National Guard Fire Department is collaborating with mutual aid partners to conduct familiarization training exercises at Bradley Air National Guard Base.The... MORE

VNG aviators practice firefighting skills before deployment
October 22, 2021 — SANDSTON, Va. – With an upcoming deployment to Kosovo, Virginia Army National Guard flight crews took to the skies of Chesterfield to certify their ability to fight fires with massive water buckets... MORE

Cal Guard actively fights state’s wildfires
August 19, 2021 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and civilians from California and six other states are actively fighting wildfires burning throughout the state.Nearly 1,000 Cal Guard service members... MORE

National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When wildfires happen in the West, the National Guard is there to fight those fires. And for now, they've got a good handle on the effort, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said... MORE

Vermont hosts SPP partner Senegal's national fire brigade
July 22, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Delegates from Senegal's National Fire Brigade, Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, visited Vermont July 11-21 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program."The... MORE

Nevada Air Guard activated to help fight fires in West
June 25, 2021 — RENO, Nev. – The National Interagency Fire Center has requested one C-130 aircraft and aircrew from the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, to aid firefighting efforts in the West.The... MORE

Pennsylvania helicopter crews practice using water buckets
May 26, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard helicopter crews conducted water bucket training May 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap.Crews in UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters filled... MORE

NYNG, Forest Rangers train for helicopter firefighting
May 11, 2021 — COLONIE, N.Y. – New York and Connecticut Army National Guard UH-60 aircrews and forest rangers with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation honed their helicopter wildfire-fighting... MORE

Partnerships forged during aerial firefighting training
May 7, 2021 — SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In the dry heat of the high desert, the California and Nevada Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple other firefighting agencies across the United... MORE

Interagency training preps Cal Guard for aerial firefighting
May 5, 2021 — SUTTER CREEK, Calif. – Wildfires are an unfortunate reality many Californians face each year, and as 2021 unfolds as an arid year, the threat of wildfires is increased throughout the state. Between... MORE

NY National Guard helicopter crews train to fight fires
April 9, 2021 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y. – Eight New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers practiced the skills they need to fight brush fires with helicopters over the Hudson River outside Peekskill April 6.The... MORE

Montana National Guard partners with college for training
December 7, 2020 — LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – In preparation for deployment to Romania in 2021, the 1051st Fire Fighter Tactical Group conducted training with Central Lakes College at Camp Ripley Nov. 30-Dec. 4.Sgt. Jared... MORE

W.Va. Guardsman uses unique training to save neighbor's home
November 24, 2020 — WINCHESTER, Va. – Sitting in their home on a blustery evening Nov. 19, West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) 1st Sgt. John Russell and his wife were enjoying a relaxing night of television."As we were... MORE

Vermont Army Aviation Soldiers Ready for Overseas Mission

Illinois Guard Diversity Leader Fosters Inclusive Culture

Air Guard Updates 148th Fighter Wing F-16s with Radar Pods

172nd Airlift Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise

National Guard Leaders Join Multi-state Arctic Event