Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.30.2020
Two helicopter teams from the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command, are recognized for assisting with the California wildfires during the state's worst ever fire season in history....
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 09.16.2020
California Army National Guard aviators open up about the heroic mission that saved hundreds during the Creek Fire. Their valiant efforts were recognized by President Trump who presented them with the Distinguished Flying Cross....
Courtesy Story | California National Guard Primary | 09.11.2020
As California Army National Guard aviators respond to a Creek Fire rescue mission, one of the trapped people was a Cal Guardsman, and a others were contractors for the California Guard....
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 08.24.2020
California Army National Guard engineers from the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company assembled an improved ribbon bridge (IRB) in a matter of hours, linking two fire prone areas over Cache Creek River and enabling emergency responders quicker access to battle one of California's all-time largest wildfires....
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
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 | 07.29.2018
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 | 11.02.2017
A private business in Santa Rosa, California, went out of its way to support the California National Guard as Soldiers and Airmen assisted law enforcement and other agencies in the October Northern California wildfires....
