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California Wildfires
The National Guard is assisting the U.S. Forest Service in firefighting efforts to contain, control, and extinguish wildfires in California.
Related Stories
- Airmen return from fighting the Telegraph Fire near Yosemite National Park - (08/06/2008)
- California Guard team rescues ailing man - (08/05/2008)
- Maintenance: ‘Heartbeat’ of JTF Sentinel’s flying mission - (07/29/2008)
- JTF Sentinel Mission Becomes ‘Wait and See’ - (07/29/2008)
- Air Force communications support aids fight against California fires - (07/29/2008)
- I see for you and listen as well - (07/24/2008)
- National Guard Crash Crew Provides Added Safety Measure to Firefighting Effort - (07/18/2008)
- Air National Guardsmen called to assist ground firefighting - (07/18/2008)
- California firefight moves to the ground; MAFFS units wait and see - (07/18/2008)
- Wildfire mission for Alabama Guard - (07/18/2008)
- JTF Sentinel hub of activity for California Guard’s aviation division - (07/16/2008)
- Louisiana National Guard takes flight to fight - (07/14/2008)
- MAFFS C-130 drops millionth gallon of fire retardant on California wildfires - (07/14/2008)
- California governor calls 2,000 Guard troops for fire duty - (07/11/2008)
- 302nd AEG operations: keeping tracking of everything MAFFS - (07/11/2008)
- California Air Guard unit hosts second fire retardant reloading station - (07/11/2008)
- MAFFS ‘safety man’ keeps people, environment safe - (07/09/2008)
- C-130s continue aerial firefighting operations in California - (07/09/2008)
- Air National Guard maintainers keep C-130s flying during fires - (07/09/2008)
- Governor Doubles CA National Guard Ground Forces Deploying to N. California Wildfires (Courtesy of the CA Office of the Governor) - (07/04/2008)
- Troops and the ‘New Avengers’ Step Into the Line of Fire in Free Comic Book - (07/09/2008)
- Teamwork helps Airmen fight fires - (07/09/2008)
- California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits 302nd AEG - (07/09/2008)
- Team Dozer creates fire breaks in California wildfires - (07/08/2008)
- Guard forces go to ground in state's fire fight - (07/07/2008)
- Air National Guard unit ready to fight wildfires and save lives - (07/07/2008)
- Wyoming Air National Guard joins military aerial firefighting support efforts - (07/03/2008)
- California Guard ordered to battle wildfires on the ground; Air Guard firefighting C-130s continue to make drops - (07/02/2008)
- California National Guard Continues Battle against Northern California Wildfires - (07/02/2008)
Videos
Army and Air National Guard Fight Fires Together
Soldiers and Airmen from the Army and Air National Guard from Utah and California parts of the country are coordinating their fire rescue efforts in California. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Hughan produced this story as they worked to stop fires in Butte County, California.
By: Staff Sgt. Andrew Hughan, California National Guard Public Affairs
RT: 2:40
Task Force AXE Completes First Fire Mission
California National Guard Soldiers from Company C, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion make up AXE 10, part of Task Force AXE, helping to fight California wildfires. Their first assignment was at the Sugarloaf fire incident.
By: PFC Joseph Samudio, 69th MPAD, California National Guard
RT: 1:56
Air Force Report: Governor visit
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the National Guard helping to fight the wildfires in California.
By: SFC Lori Simmons, 302nd Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs Office
RT: 1:03
California Guardmembers Learn Firefighting Skills
Boonville, Ca. Members of the 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California National Guard, divided up into fire teams for a training session from CAL Fire, of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
By: PFC Joseph Samudio, California National Guard Public Affairs
RT: 1:09
North Carolina Airmen Fight California Fires
Airmen from the North Carolina and Wyoming National Guard, and Air Reservists from Colorado are on the ground in Sacramento, and in the air in California to help contain wildfires.
By: SFC Lori Simmons, 302nd Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs Office
RT: 1:17
National Guard Airmen and Air Force Reservists Work Together Fighting Fires
Airmen from the North Carolina and Wyoming National Guard, and Air Reservists from Colorado are on the ground in Sacramento, and in the air in California to help contain wildfires.
By: SFC Lori Simmons, 302nd Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs Office
RT: 1:17
