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......