Grizzly September 2012The U.S. military is the strongest in the world, and it has been for decades. But it is not a one-size-fits-all force. Joint Operations Center Responds to WildfiresIn a dark room with video monitors covering an entire wall, the Joint Operations Center responds to emergency calls and forwards critical information to the leadership of the California National Guard. Black Hawk UpOn Sept. 7 one of our California Army National Guard UH-60's belonging to 1-140th Aviation (Air Assault), which was supporting the Scotts wildfire, conducted a precautionary landing in a private field near North Lakeport due to a warning light indicator. Everyone is safe. Cal Guard to Dedicate Armory in Honor of Fallen SoldierOn Saturday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. the California National Guard will hold a ceremony to dedicate and rename the Lancaster Readiness Center in honor of the late Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio, who was killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 29, 2011. National Guard, Coast Guard Team Up to Rescue Two Injured FishermenCalifornia Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing this weekend launched a joint rescue mission with the U.S. Coast Guard in response to two distressed fishermen aboard a fishing vessel about 1,400 miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico. The fisherman was experiencing severe abdominal pain and required immediate medical attention beyond the capabilities of the fishing vessel’s staff. Cal Guard Leadership Highlights Support for Major Counternarcotics OperationThe California National Guard’s Joint Task Force Domestic Support-Counterdrug (JTFDS-CD) will participate in a multi-agency press conference to announce the results of Operation Mountain Sweep. This operation was part of an ongoing collaboarative effort between local and federal law enforcement authorities and the JTFDS-CD to combat the illegal and destructive cultivation of marijuana on public lands. Cal Guard Aviators Engage in Statewide Fire FightWith more than 210,000 acres of the state burnt or ablaze, California National Guard (CNG) personnel continue to join forces with the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) to assist in efforts to extinguish fires. Stockton Chinook Unit Returns to AfghanistanA Stockton-based California Army National Guard aviation unit will hold a farewell ceremony this Saturday before its pending deployment to Afghanistan. The farewell ceremony for Bravo Company, 1-126th Aviation Regiment is at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Stockton Flight Facility, 2000 Stimson Road, Stockton. Air Guard Helicopter Crews Join California Wildfire FightAir National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing, currently based out of Tehachapi Municipal Airport, have joined the fight against the Jawbone Complex Fire utilizing two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to drop almost 60,000 gallons of water on the Kern County fire over the past three days. |