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For the first time in 3+ years, CAL FIRE activated
@TheCalGuard
to support firefighting efforts on the Park & Borel fires. After training at Camp Roberts, 100-400 soldiers can be deployed to build handline & slow wildfire spread. This partnership is crucial for community safety.
🚨
@TheCalGuard
’s Counterdrug Task Force has seized almost 4,638 pounds of fentanyl powder and nearly 9 million pills containing fentanyl so far this year.
California will not stop tackling the fentanyl crisis and keep our streets safe.
💛💙 💪🏼 Saturday night, Maj. Gen. Matthew Beevers delivered a powerful speech before a sea of blue and yellow gathered at Calif.’s Capitol to honor Ukraine’s Independence Day, reaffirming the enduring bond between California and Ukraine through the
@USNationalGuard
’s State
🇺🇦 Happy Ukraine Independence Day! 🇺🇦
Today we celebrate Ukraine's strength, freedom, and rich culture. At UA House, we stand united in pride and hope for our future.
Слава Україні! Героям слава!
#UkraineIndependenceDay
#UAHouse
#ParkFire
, Day 22: 429,263 acres burned, 45% contained. Among the 120 hand crews on ground, hundreds of your Cal Guard Soldiers make up 9 crews – nearly all volunteered for this mission. Grateful for our
@CAL_FIRE
partners who continue to make progress on California’s 4th largest
The National Guard is a unique military force with a dual mission: to protect our nation and serve our communities. Our motto is our promise to America: Always Ready, Always There.
💪 Behind the scenes at Camp Roberts: The second batch approximately 100 of your Cal Guard Soldiers just arrived at the
#ParkFire
, trained and ready to support
@CAL_FIRE
in wildfire response. See how CALFIRE prepares our teams to protect California.
#CALFIRE
#WildfireSupport
🚒🔥 Over the last 2 weeks, your Cal Guard has dropped around 1M lbs of retardant, trained/deployed hundreds of Soldiers into hand crews w/
@CAL_FIRE
, and flown over two dozen helicopter hours — delivering 60,000 gallons of water. Teamwork on the ground & in the air. The fight
#ParkFire
- Firefighters are working tirelessly to control the fire. Some crews are being airlifted into hard-to-reach areas where vehicles can’t access. They’ll be on the front lines for multiple days, with supplies flown in to support their efforts.
@CALFIRETGU
@CALFIRESHU
Blackhawks unite! Your Cal Guard’s
#uh60s
are flying alongside CAL FIRE. AND our National Guard partners from NV and AZ are here. They join the fight against
#wildfires
in CA. Together, we’re bringing the full force of our capabilities in support of
@CAL_FIRE
's large-scale fight
Your Cal Guard always shows up when called. This time, we're bringing friends from Nevada and Arizona. Welcome,
@NVNationalGuard
! They touched down in Sacramento this afternoon before joining us to support
@CAL_FIRE
's incredible aerial fire suppression efforts at
#ParkFire
.
+190 Cal Guard troops are qualifying in Wildland Firefighting hand crew training to join the fight against fires. With 300+ service members already in action, we’re proud to support
@CAL_FIRE
in protecting our communities. 🔥🧑🚒
Your Cal Guard is prepositioned and ready! Watch as these two Black Hawk helicopters get a splash of vivid pink paint. Not only are they stylish, but these markings can be seen from any angle, helping incident command teams differentiate our aircraft from those of CAL FIRE when
Late night time-lapse from 7/24 of the
#ParkFire
in Butte County that shows the fire's approach and burn over the ALERTCalifornia Pine Creek camera location. The camera is currently still online at: Follow
@CALFIRE_ButteCo
for updates.
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The California National Guard Retweeted
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Master Sgt. Alejandra Rosales, 195th Wing,
@TheCalGuard
, is our Outstanding Airmen of the Year for the senior noncommissioned officer category and sets the bar for the highest standard of conduct of our enlisted force! 🔗