Airmen from the 144th Medical Detachment 1 completed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IX external evaluation for the California Homeland Response Force (HRF) March 30, 2023, at Camp Roberts, California. The EXEVAL is a mobilization exercise that tests the capabilities and response of the Region IX HRF after a simulated catastrophic event that resulted in multiple Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) sites and displaced victims. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Mercedes Taylor)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Yamamoto officially began his role as the 144th Mission Support Group commander during an assumption of command ceremony at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, Dec. 3, 2023.
At the 144th Fighter Wing, a unit of the California National Guard, many of our pilots serve as bonafide military aviators, part-time, while also advancing their civilian careers. Even though their paths to fighter-pilot aviation vary–-some of our pilots started their military career in Active Duty and others began their in the ANG–-they have all come together at the 144th Fighter Wing as Drill Status Guardsmen, citizen Airmen, and...
