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  • National Guard, DOD Support Hawaii's Long-term Recovery

    WASHINGTON - Defense Department personnel remain ready to support Maui residents for the foreseeable future as local officials plot a course for recovery from the Lahaina wildfire, the Hawaii National Guard’s incident commander says.Army Major Gen. Kenneth Hara, adjutant general for the state of

  • National Guard Fights Louisiana Wildfires From the Air

    NEW ORLEANS – National Guard helicopter crews from Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama have dropped more than 1.1 million gallons of water on wildfires in western Louisiana since Aug. 23.The helicopter crews continue the firefighting mission in Beauregard, Sabine and Vernon Parishes

  • Florida National Guard Activated to Assist With Hurricane Response

    WASHINGTON - More than 3,000 Florida National Guardsmen have been activated, with an additional 1,800 on their way to the state to respond to Hurricane Idalia, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Tuesday.Idalia made landfall on Florida's West Coast Wednesday morning and, according to

  • Alaska National Guard Firefighters Protect Nenana From Wildfires

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - In May 1920, the Alaska town of Nenana, nestled on the bank of the river of the same name in Alaska’s Interior, suffered great loss of life from the H1N1 influenza.According to a National Park Service article highlighting a historic part of the Nenana South

  • Defense Department Mobilizes to Respond to Hawaii Wildfires

    WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will continue to work closely with state and local officials to protect lives and battle the destructive wildfires that have swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Aug. 11.The National Guard has

  • Alaska National Guard Helps Battle Wildland Fires

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Thirteen members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to Interior Alaska to help fight wildfires across the region.Eight 207th Aviation Troop Command Soldiers deployed to the Alaska Army National Guard Readiness Center in Fairbanks July 31 for UH-60 Black

  • Guard Continues Domestic, Global Missions in a Busy 2022

    ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s footprint on domestic and international events continued in 2022, highlighting its transformation from a Cold War strategic reserve to the combat reserve of the Army and the Air Force. “People don’t realize just how large the National Guard is,” said Army Gen.

  • New Tool Alerts Colorado, California Guard to Wildfires

    AURORA, Colo. – The Colorado and California National Guard have a new way to save lives and mitigate property damage from wildfires called FireGuard.Using military-operated satellites and civilian resources from the National Interagency Fire Center, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and

  • Nevada, California Guard Called to Idaho for Firefighting Mission

    RENO, Nev. – The Nevada and California National Guard aerial firefighting crews are in Idaho to support wildland firefighting operations in the Northwest.The National Interagency Fire Center requested two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems. One

  • Idaho National Guard Ready to Fight Wildfires

    BOISE, Idaho – More than 60 Idaho National Guardsmen completed wildland firefighting training in Boise in June, bringing the number of Guardsmen available to assist the Idaho Department of Lands in the event the governor declares a state of emergency to approximately 170.“Part of the appeal of the