Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.11.2017
California State Military Reserve (CSMR) Staff Sgt. James Fitzgerald, of the Installation Support Command, wears the CSMR patch on his left sleeve while working an overnight shift at the Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, gate Dec. 11, 2017. State military reservists are soldiers who serve in a mostly-volunteer status and can be activated to assist their National Guard......
Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.11.2017
California State Military Reserve Staff Sgt. James Fitzgerald, left, and Spc. Juan Ossa, right, both of the Installation Support Command, finish logging in a truck delivering supplies to a wildfire response staging area at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, Dec. 11, 2017. The pair were put on emergency state active duty to augment the base's security forces as the base......
Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.11.2017
California State Military Reserve Spc. Juan Ossa, of the Installation Support Command, talks with a truck driver delivering supplies to an emergency supply staging area at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, Dec. 11, 2017. Ossa was put on emergency state active duty to augment the base's security forces as it became a hub for 24/7 operations by the California National Guard......
Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.10.2017
A pair of California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, return at sunset to Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, Sun., Dec. 10, 2017, after making their last water drops of the day on the Thomas Fire burning in Ventura County. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)...
Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.10.2017
A pair of California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, return at sunset to Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, Sun., Dec. 10, 2017, after making their last water drops of the day on the Thomas Fire burning in Ventura County. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)...
Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.10.2017
A California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, departs Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, at sunset Sun., Dec. 10, 2017, for a return to Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos after making its last water drops of the day on the Thomas Fire burning in Ventura County. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman......
Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.10.2017
A California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, prepares to leave Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, Sun., Dec. 10, 2017, and return to Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos after making its last water drops of the day on the Thomas Fire burning in Ventura County. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal......
Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 12.10.2017
Smoke from the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, California, billows into the sky as seen from the Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, Sun., Dec. 10, 2017. The fire, which started Dec. 4, continues to grow in acreage and is becoming one of the largest wildfires in the state's history. The California National Guard is providing a variety of air assets to support the fire fight, including......
