Soldiers with the California Army National Guard prepare to fly after sling loading timber that will be used to conserve a cultural site in the Stanislaus National Forest, Oct. 30, 2024. The Stanislaus collaborated with the 1-126th Aviation Regiment, Cal Guard to deliver critical supplies to remote areas of the forest near Cooper Meadow in the Emigrant … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 3, 2024 – Seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers joined local veterans load up 125 Christmas trees being donated to military bases around the country at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y., on Monday, December 2, 2024. This was the 20th year tree farmers in the Albany/Saratoga area have been part of the “Trees for Troops” program. The donated trees are … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 3, 2024 — Alaska National Guardsmen delivered nearly 14,000 pounds of frozen beef, chicken and pork this month to Toksook Bay, Alaska, helping residents still recovering from losses sustained when Typhoon Merbok flooded thousands of communities in September 2022. The storm's impact and ensuing power outages caused vital meat stores to spoil. After Typhoon Merbok, … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 - Continuing the Operation Santa Claus tradition of delivering holiday cheer to remote communities in Alaska, Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and volunteers from the Salvation Army's Fairbanks Corps boarded an AKARNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Santa Claus on Nov 6, 2024, to deliver gifts to Circle, Alaska, a village along the Yukon … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 - New York Army National Guard aviators dropped 550,160 gallons of water on the 5,200-acre Jennings Creek fire Nov. 11-20 as state and local firefighters fought the Orange County blaze. The wildfire, the largest in New York since 2008, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office, ignited Nov. 9 and expanded to 2,500 acres straddling the New York-New … [Read more...]