The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and four Aerial wildland firefighting wings from Colorado’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Space Force Base, the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing, the Reno Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing, and the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, participate in MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) annual certification and aerial firefighting training inside the Angeles National Forest and at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, April 23, 2025. The recertification training includes classroom sessions, flying, and ground operations for Air Force aircrews, civilian lead plane pilots, and support personnel from the Forest Service...
RIVERSIDE, Calif., April 4, 2025 - The 315th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 100th Troop Command, was awarded the meritorious Superior Unit Award on April 4, 2025 at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, Calif.
Funeral service is held for U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr. at Cathedral City, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025. Temple’s career in the U.S. Army spanned 43 years of service, and retired in 1990 after 4 years as Chief of the National Guard Bureau; he passed away on Dec.29, 2024.
Redhawk fighter pilots and support personnel from the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142d Fighter Wing, out of Portland, Oregon, joined the Griffin fighter pilots from the 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, from March 7 through 14, 2025, for a week of superior fighter integration training and camaraderie.
