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National Guard Members Continue LA Wildfire Response
January 21, 2025
— LOS ANGELES – U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Hernandez watched from a cross street as sporadic traffic passed on the Pacific Coast Highway near Pacific Palisades. The late afternoon sun glinted off his...
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California, Nevada, Wyoming Guard Join Firefighting Battle
January 10, 2025
— MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground firefighting efforts as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles Basin and...
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New York Army National Guard Aviators Help Control Wildfire
November 26, 2024
— GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard aviators dropped 550,160 gallons of water on the 5,200-acre Jennings Creek fire Nov. 11-20 as state and local firefighters fought the Orange County...
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Tennessee Guardsmen Help Battle East Tennessee Wildfires
August 29, 2024
— KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard battled wildfires from the air in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week.At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the...
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National Guard Ready for Potential Record-Breaking Wildfire, Hurricane Season
May 31, 2024
— ARLINGTON, Va. — With 2024 projected as one of the hottest years on record, climate scientists have noted a heightened risk of hurricanes and wildfires, but National Guard officials said the Guard is...
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Texas Air Guard Deploys MQ-9 to Help Fight Wildfires
April 9, 2024
— HOUSTON - The Texas Air National Guard deployed an uncrewed aerial system in March to help the Texas Department of Emergency Management and local fire departments combat fires that engulfed the...
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West Virginia Guard Fighting Wildfires From the Air
March 22, 2024
— CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Two West Virginia National Guard UH60M and HH60M Black Hawk helicopters and personnel helped the West Virginia Division of Forestry and local government and emergency management...
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South Carolina Guard Comes to Aid of Partner Colombia
February 14, 2024
— COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard is assisting Colombia, its State Partnership Program partner, in dealing with dozens of wildfires. To help emergency responders battle as many as 30...
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Washington Army Guard to get new Firefighting Unit
September 28, 2023
— CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Beginning next fiscal year, the Washington Army National Guard will have a new unit primarily focused on firefighting. “The addition of engineer firefighting teams will provide...
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National Guard, DOD Support Hawaii's Long-term Recovery
September 5, 2023
— WASHINGTON - Defense Department personnel remain ready to support Maui residents for the foreseeable future as local officials plot a course for recovery from the Lahaina wildfire, the Hawaii National...
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National Guard Fights Louisiana Wildfires From the Air
September 1, 2023
— NEW ORLEANS – National Guard helicopter crews from Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama have dropped more than 1.1 million gallons of water on wildfires in western Louisiana since Aug...
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Florida National Guard Activated to Assist With Hurricane Response
August 30, 2023
— WASHINGTON - Some 6,500 Florida National Guard members were supporting the response to Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, focused on search and rescue, clearing roads of debris and assessing damage caused by...
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Louisiana National Guard Mobilized to Battle Wildfires
August 28, 2023
— NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard activated 97 Soldiers to help fight wildfires in Beauregard Parish. LANG helicopter crews began water-drop missions on Aug. 23, assisting the Louisiana...
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Alaska National Guard Firefighters Protect Nenana From Wildfires
August 22, 2023
— JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - In May 1920, the Alaska town of Nenana, nestled on the bank of the river of the same name in Alaska’s Interior, suffered great loss of life from the H1N1...
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Defense Department Mobilizes to Respond to Hawaii Wildfires
August 11, 2023
— WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will continue to work closely with state and local officials to protect lives and battle the destructive wildfires that have swept through the Hawaiian island of...
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Alaska National Guard Helps Battle Wildland Fires
August 8, 2023
— JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Thirteen members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to Interior Alaska to help fight wildfires across the region.Eight 207th Aviation Troop Command...
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Washington Guard Aviation Crews Help Fight Wildfire
July 26, 2023
— JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - As hot dry weather continues to affect the western United States, aviation crews from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation are prepared for what could be a...
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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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