Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelsey Adams | Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 11.12.2018
Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif., – Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Commanding Officer, Captain Jeff Chism, announced that the mandatory evacuation of NBVC Point Mugu due to Southern California fires was officially lifted on 12 Nov....
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 07.31.2018
No other ground force in the California Army National Guard has been as reliable as the 270th Military Police Company. The unit has been activated for four state missions in less than nine months, most recently with the huge, deadly Carr Fire. And in February 2017 the 270th was also activated for the Oroville Dam evacuation....
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 07.29.2018
A critical aspect of fighting a raging wild fire, such as the Carr Fire in Northern California, comes from the skies and onto a sheet of paper. A team from the California Air National Guard’s 195th Airlift Wing is utilized as a reconnaissance and surveillance unit, providing the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) up-to-date intelligence used to battle the......
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 07.29.2018
The California Army National Guard activates its resources once again to battle the Carr Fire in Northern California, the most damaging wild fire in 2018. Air power combined with ground forces are being utilized to support recovery efforts following the damaging blaze....
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 07.14.2018
This was a mission about quickness for the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multirole Bridge Company. The Redding, California unit quickly responded to a state activation call up and built a temporary bridge, enabling emergency services to respond quicker to a Northern California wildfire. This is the second time the unit was activated for the same purpose and built the bridge at the......
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 07.12.2018
More than 500 troops from the California Army National Guard's 144th Field Artillery Battalion, 100th Troop Command, 40th Infantry Division started preparing for ground firefighting operations recently, one of the earliest call ups for field crews, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). CalGuard normally gets called in August, not July....
Story by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.03.2018
Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, VMM-163, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, demonstrated their firefighting capabilities in concert with California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and other partner agencies during the 2018 Wildland Firefighting Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp......
Story by Capt. Morgan Frazer | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 12.08.2017
Marines and Aircraft from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) are coordinating with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for aerial firefighting support in northern San Diego County....
