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Guard Continues Domestic, Global Missions in a Busy 2022
December 21, 2022
— ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s footprint on domestic and international events continued in 2022, highlighting its transformation from a Cold War strategic reserve to the combat reserve of the...
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New Tool Alerts Colorado, California Guard to Wildfires
October 7, 2022
— AURORA, Colo. – The Colorado and California National Guard have a new way to save lives and mitigate property damage from wildfires called FireGuard.Using military-operated satellites and civilian...
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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...
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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...
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Idaho National Guard Ready to Fight Wildfires
June 30, 2022
— BOISE, Idaho – More than 60 Idaho National Guardsmen completed wildland firefighting training in Boise in June, bringing the number of Guardsmen available to assist the Idaho Department of Lands in...
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Fighting wildfires almost year-round, Guard preps for more
May 26, 2022
— ARLINGTON, Va. – The Hermit’s Peak Fire in New Mexico is now the largest fire in state history, scorching more than 310,000 acres and prompting the governor to activate nearly 180 New Mexico National...
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Florida National Guard attacks wildfires from the air
March 9, 2022
— PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Florida National Guard aircrews from Cecil Field reported for drill weekend March 5 to train in the air on their Chinook helicopters. Their plans changed quickly when requests for...
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Wisconsin Guard battling wildfires in West
September 8, 2021
— MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard members are burnishing their skills while supporting a demanding mission battling wildfires in California and Washington.The mission in the West began in...
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Cal Guard fighting wildfires across the state
September 8, 2021
— SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Service members within the California Military Department remain hard at work battling wildfires."There are 1,264 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen supporting firefighting efforts...
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Guard fights wildfires, responds to Ida, serves overseas
September 7, 2021
— ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard continues to live up to its promise, "Always Ready, Always There," with close to 59,000 Guard members on duty overseas or at home responding to Hurricane Ida,...
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Cal Guard MPs support CHP as Caldor Fire grows
September 3, 2021
— SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Raymundo Morales can't remember how many fires he's worked or what their names were."Camp Fire, Carr Fire, Santa Barbara, Oroville …," the 25-year-old U.S. Army specialist...
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Oregon Guard Airmen support Oregon hospitals
September 2, 2021
— KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard activated 50 Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing Sept. 1 to support hospitals in the Springfield–Eugene area, with more on standby if additional...
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Wisconsin National Guard helps fight western wildfires
August 16, 2021
— MADISON, Wis. – Three Wisconsin National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 23 Soldiers will assist California and Washington as those states battle wildfires.The aircraft, along with crews and...
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Pennsylvania Air National Guard helps fight West Coast fires
August 13, 2021
— BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Pennsylvania Air National Guard members are serving as imagery experts, providing live aerial video streaming to fire bosses working on the front lines of the...
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Oregon National Guard deploys to fight wildfires
August 13, 2021
— PORTLAND, Ore. – Twenty Airmen with the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing have departed Portland to help battle wildfires across the state.This effort by the Oregon Military Department is part of...
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Hokanson thanks Guard members supporting wildfire fight
July 22, 2021
— LAKEVIEW, Ore. – The general’s eyes scanned the 40 or so National Guard troops assembled in a horseshoe around him in a field Thursday and he felt pride.“Whatever the mission – fighting America’s...
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Nebraska Army Guard helps contain wildfire
June 25, 2021
— LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Army National Guard helicopter crews helped battle wildfires near Brush Creek June 24-25.At the direction of Gov. Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Army National Guard activated two...
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Alaska Army National Guard pilots get Red Card certification
June 11, 2021
— JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, – The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, dropped water from buckets over rural areas of the installation June 9 as part of annual Red...
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Washington National Guard prepares for wildfire season
May 27, 2021
— JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are transitioning from COVID-19 response and civil disturbance missions to prepare for what could be another...
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South Dakota National Guard battles fire from air, land
April 8, 2021
— RAPID CITY, S.D. – Several dozen South Dakota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen helped local, state and federal agencies battle the Schroeder Fire near Rapid City March 29 to April 3. The SDNG...
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