California Army National Guard warriors from 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment launch two 155-millimeter high explosive rounds in less than two minutes from inside an M-109A Paladin July 20 during annual training at National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. The unit’s Gun 3 team of Staff Sgt. David Verdoorn, section chief, Sgt. Franklin Villalta, gunner and first man, and Pvt. Andrew Martinez, aka The Muscle, work their magic to send a round nearly 18 miles down range. (Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)
PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. – ‘Always Ready – Always There’ means more than just the California National Guard slogan to 81 year old Rodger McMurtry. The Taylorsville resident’s life was endangered as he was swept from his car into the rushing water at the intersection of Highway 9 and Arlington Road on February 10, 2017 around 2 pm.
