Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq, (right) gave a coin to Sgt. Edwin Rodriquez, left, of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, E Company in appreciation of his More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, background, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard and two Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters with the 129th Rescue Wi More
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1t Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, touches down at a landing zone at the Lodge Fire near Laytonville, Calif., Aug. 9, 2014. California G More
Soldiers from the 97th Transportation Company, 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade, and California Army National Guard passengers from 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat A More
California Army National Guard Capt. J.C. Devilla, a Sacramento, Calif., resident, and an aeromedical physician assistant in the 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Capt. Chris N More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Metoyer, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the California Army National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, right, gets a handshak More
An OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment patrols the skies of Iraq. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of the 6-17 CAV)
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Holliday (left), commander of the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, gets a final farewell from 40th Combat Aviation Brigade commander Col. Mitch Medigovich July 19.
California Army and Air National Guardsmen from throughout the state combine efforts to assist with battling the wildfires that are devastating much of California. A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black H More
Crew chief Sgt. Nathan Wong, pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas Martine, and flight instructor Sgt. Angel Ortiz of Company B, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, sit tight i More
Twelve UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the California Army National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, lift off from Los Alamitos Army Airfield for a formation training flight More
Col. Mitchell Medigovich, left, commander of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, and U.S. Forces-Iraq commander Gen. Lloyd Austin, met at Camp Taji, Iraq on April 2. Austin toured the post and was updated on the More
Col. Mitch Medigovich (left), the commander of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, greets Lt. Col. Jeffrey Holliday, commander of the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, at Joint Base Balad More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the California Army National Guard helps fight a wildfire in California, Aug. 23, 2012. California Air and Army National Guardsmen were supporting firefightin More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Metoyer, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the California Army National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, prepares for a flight, More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the California Army National Guard uses a helicopter bucket to help fight a wildfire in California, Aug. 23, 2012. California Air and Army National Guardsmen More
Lt. Ron Brown, Firefighter Lonnie Triplet, Firefighter Brett Fontaine and Engineer Troy Rhymes from the Fort Hood Fire Department participated in a pre-accident plan with Soldiers from the California Army Natio More
California Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Goldsmith, a Sacramento, Calif., resident, and a flight surgeon in 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Capt. Thomas Warner, a More
A mural on a blast wall at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, depicts the logo of the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment.
Soldiers train for a crash fire rescue.
California Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Goldsmith, a Sacramento, Calif., resident, and a flight surgeon in 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, discusses tactical combat More
California Army and Air National Guardsmen from throughout the state combine efforts to assist with battling the wildfires that are devestating much of California. (Photo by Master Sgt. David J. Loeffler)
California Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Goldsmith, a Sacramento, Calif., resident, and a flight surgeon in the 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, discusses tactical com More
The Ponderosa wildfire burns near Redding, Calif., Aug. 23, 2012, as a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the California Army National Guard drops water on it. California Air and Army National Gu More
California Army National Guard Sgt. Ravalene Butler, a Long Beach, Calif., resident and aviation medical noncommissioned officer of 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, and 1st More
California Army and Air National Guardsmen from throughout the state combine efforts to assist with battling the wildfires that are devastating much of California. A California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk c More
First Lt. Chuck Venable, a Columbus, Ga., resident in the 10th Combat Support Hospital, and California Army National Guard Sgt. Ravalene Butler, a Long Beach, Calif., resident and aviation medical noncommission More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the California Army National Guard drops water on the Ponderosa wildfire near Redding, Calif., Aug. 23, 2012. California Air and Army National Guardsmen were More
California Army National Guard Sgt. Gerome Rodriguez, a Los Angeles resident and medical operations noncommissioned officer in Headquarters Support Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviatio More
The crew of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard releases water from a helicopter bucket during an aerial firefighting m More
California Army National Guard Sgt. Ravalene Butler, a Long Beach, Calif., resident and aviation medical noncommissioned officer of 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, treats a More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard fly an aerial firefighting mission Aug. 23, 2012, in Redding, Calif. Californian Nat More
Army National Guard Soldiers from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade evacuate a simulated patient at a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23. The 40th CAB ran a two-day TCCC course More
California Army National Guard Soldiers from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment treat simulated patients at a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehri More
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the California Army National Guard drop water on the Ponderosa wildfire near Redding, Calif., Aug. 23, 2012. California Air and Army National Guardsmen were su More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Malcom, an Atlanta resident and medic in 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, treats a simulated patient at a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23. The 40th More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, load a simulated patient onto an ambulance at a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23. The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade ran a two More
A U.S. soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard looks out from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while flying over a burned forest Aug. 23, 2012, in Redding, Calif. Ca More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, lands to evacuate a simulated patient from a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehri More
A U.S. soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard performs maintenance on the tail of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Aug. 23, 2012, in Redding, Calif. Californian Nat More
A U.S. soldier with the California Army National Guard performs maintenance on a helicopter while assisting with efforts to fight multiple wildfires in California, Aug. 23, 2012. (Photo by Master Sgt. David J. Loeffler)
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23. The 40t More
A U.S. service member with the California National Guard assists in efforts to fight multiple wildfires in California, Aug. 23, 2012. (Photo by Master Sgt. David J. Loeffler)
U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the California Army National Guard assist in efforts to fight the Ponderosa wildfire near Manton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2012. California Air and Army National Guard More
U.S. Army Capt. Caitlyn Rerucha, a Fredericksburg, Va., resident with the 10th Combat Support Hospital, and Cpl. Steven Upham, a medic with Company B, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, treat a simulated patie More
U.S. soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard attach a helicopter bucket to their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Aug. 23, 2012, in Redding, Calif. The aircrew used t More
U.S. Army Capt. Caitlyn Rerucha, a Fredericksburg, Va., resident with the 10th Combat Support Hospital, and Cpl. Steven Upham, a medic with Company B, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, evacuate a simulated pa More
U.S. soldiers and airmen with the California National Guard listen to morning briefings from state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials Aug. 23, 2012, before assisting with efforts to fight mult More
Chattanooga, Tenn., resident U.S. Army Pfc. Baker Zarzour, Phoenix resident Spc. John Smith and Atlanta resident Spc. Michael Malcom, medics from Company B, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, evacuate a simula More
U.S. soldiers and airmen with the California National Guard listen to a briefing from an official with the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Aug. 23, 2012, before assisting with efforts to fight More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, and the 10th Combat Support Hospital, treat simulated patients at a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23. The 40th Combat Aviati More
U.S. soldiers and airmen with the California National Guard listen to a briefing from a state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection official Aug. 23, 2012, before assisting with efforts to fight multiple w More
U.S. airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard approach a pond in their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to fill an attached helicopter bucket Aug. 23, 2012, in Redding, Calif. California Natio More
California Army National Guard Soldiers from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare simulated casualties to be evacuated by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment More
Crew members aboard a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard prepare to get water from a pond while fighting the More
A U.S. soldier with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard assists in battling the Ponderosa wildfire from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Manton, Calif., Aug. More
California Army National Guard Soldiers from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade lift a simulated casualty to be evacuated by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 4 More
California Army National Guard Soldiers from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade carry a simulated casualty to be evacuated by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, More
Army National Guard Soldiers of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 40th CAB, stand by their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at a tactical combat casualty care lane at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23. More
California Army National Guard Soldiers from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade carry a simulated casualty out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 40th CAB, at More