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  • National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen

    CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the weekend, Guard members took to the sky to help extinguish the flames.Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus,

  • New York Airmen help fight California fires

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Four New York National Guard Airmen made a big difference in California's effort to contain 27 massive wildfires this summer. Three MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft crewmembers and a tactical air controller apprentice supported MQ-9 flights launched by California's 163rd Attack

  • Fresno Guard members help fight California wildfires

    RUMSEY, Calif. – The smell of smoke hangs heavy in the air as the Soldiers and Airmen make their way through the burnt and barren landscape. Forcing their way through charred branches and soft dirt, they meet up with the rest of the crew, who arrived by helicopter a few hours earlier and are already