A ceremonial groundbreaking is held Aug. 14, 2020, for the Korean War Memorial at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton, California. Fourth from right is U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager, commander of both the California More
Col. Robert Wooldridge, the assistant division commander of the 40th Infantry Division, coined Spc. Jonathan Bruce, a Soldier in the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, fo More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Wooldridge, Deputy Commanding Officer for Support of 40th Infantry Division, gives words of morale and guidance to California National Guard Soldiers protecting the Capitol building in Sac More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Wooldridge, the Deputy Commanding Officer for Support of 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, shares encouraging remarks to Cal Guard Soldiers and Airmen operating the mass v More
Afghan contractors and Soldiers of Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, comprised of the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, and the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fi More
Marvin Jackson and his wife Laura, attendees of the 40th ID Korean War veterans is the owner of the 1952 Willie Jeep, an M38 model on display.
Under the watchful eye of San Jose, Calif., resident and squad leader, Staff Sgt. Michael Kuhns (far left) Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 40th More
Pfc. Colbie Griffith, left, from Portsmouth, and Spec. Drew Mansfield, right, from Warren, Ohio, of the 1191st Engineer Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard, tackle the obstacle course at the More
224th Special Troops Battalion interim Command Sgt. Maj. Nancy Felix shares a laugh with Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Noland I. Flores as they review modifications made by the 315th Engineer Vertical Constructi More
Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade begin the monumental task of erecting the unit’s state of the art Standard Integrated Command Post System durin More
Italian soldiers patrol along a trail while role-playing as opposing force during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 7th Army Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit i More
Col. Julian H. Bond, commander of the 224th Sustainment Brigade, Lt. Col. Tiffany A. Buethe, commander of the 746th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Command Sgt. Maj. Refrugio Rosas, Jr., command serge More
Pfc. Matthew R. Stewart, a cannoneer with the 1-143rd Field Artillery Regiment, loads an M119 Howitzer during a rehearsal for the 40th Infantry Division’s change of command at the Joint Force Training Base in L More
A Soldier with the CalGuard’s 40th Infantry Division watches his child dancing to the 40th ID Band, Sept. 18 at the Joint Force Training Base airfield in Los Alamitos, California. Soldiers were sharing last mom More
Lithuanian Army 2nd Lt. Ignas Tamasauskas (RT) participates in Allied Spirit VII working directly with the 40th ID at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 17, 2017. A More
Orange County Second District Supervisor Michelle Steel speaks Nov. 16, 2017, during a Thanksgiving Appreciation Lunch at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, California. Community leaders dined with Califo More
Col. Mohammad Soroush, ministry of defense plans officer in Afghanistan, speaks to the leaders of Afghanistan and Soldiers of Resolute Support-Headquarters and Train, Advice, Assist Command-South, March 19, 201 More
Sgt. 1st Class Yolanda Duarte, personnel noncommissioned officer for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Derma, senior enlisted leader for the Military Advisory Team for TAAC-South More
Retired Staff Sgt. John Hosea, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, shares his story with the Soldiers of Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, April 5, 2018, during Operation Proper Exit on Kandahar Airfield, Afgh More
Australian Army Capt. Erin Pederick, an operations planner for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, stands in front of the memorial to deliver a ceremonial ode during an Anzac Day observance, April 25, 2018, More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- Soldiers from the Romanian army listen to German Army Lt. Gen. Johann Langenegger, chief of staff for Resolute Support Mission, during his visit to their compound More
Two Afghan soldiers carry a litter with a simulated casualty to a Mi-17, May 8, 2018, during a medical evacuation exercise hosted by Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade at the More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 9,2018) -- Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann, senior civilian representative to Afghanistan, speaks to senior Afghan leaders, May 9, 2018, during his visit to Kandahar Airfield More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 14, 2018) – Col. Dave Zinn, left, deputy commander for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South (TAAC-S), and Col. Peter B. Cross, chief of staff for TAAC-South, far right, tal More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Anton Hillig, senior enlisted leader for 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, talks to the Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Com More
U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Patrick Devine, chaplain for Train, Advise, and Assist Command-South, welcomes Soldiers and leaders to a Memorial Day observance at the TAAC-South Headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 30, 2018) -- U.S. Army General John W. Nicholson, the NATO-led Resolute Support commander, pins a Defense Superior Service Medal on U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Lathrop, Train, More
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 5, 2018) --U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley, Train, Advise and Assist Command-South commander, speaks to the graduates of Eagle Strike Company, July 5, 2018, during the company’s More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Ballinger, a cable systems installer-maintainer assigned to the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, receives his ‘combat patch,’ July 15, 2018, from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffr More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 17, 2018) -- 1st Lt. Daniel D. Spencer, legal advisor assigned to the Police and Military Advisory Team for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, talks about civil rights More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 25, 2018) -- Leaders from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan pose for a group photo, July 25, 2018, with U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander for U.S. Central Command, after a More
Soldiers with the California National Guard takes a moment from their annual training to help restore a Hawaii County public park, July 27, 2018, Kapa'au, Hawaii. The guardsmen, from the 1st Battalion-160th In More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (August 27, 2018) --- U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley, Train, Advise and Assist Command-South commander, talks to senior leaders from Resolute Support, August 27, 2018 during More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Sept. 18, 2018) -- A member of the Afghan National Police extinguishes a controlled fire, Sept. 18, 2018, during fire training with the Kandahar Airfield Fire Department in Kanda More
Members of the maintenance team and Soldiers take part in the transportation of a Vietnam era Bell UHA-1 Iroquois to it's new home in front of Fiddler's Green on Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Califor More
During a 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team family day, the brigade celebrated the retirement of Maj. James Mendoza, former personnel (S1) officer (center) and said farewell to Lt. Col. Dennis Keener, former 79t More
U.S. Army Spc. Raivyn Hearne, a vocalist with the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division Band, sings the national anthem during the Golden West College Veterans Day Celebration, Thursday, Nov. More
U.S. Marines with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade salute during the national anthem as part of the Okinawa-based Opening Ce More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki, the Commanding General of the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, gives his remarks during the Okinawa-based Opening Ceremony for Exercise Yama Sakura 7 More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Takayuki Onozuka, commander, Eastern Army, second from left, and Army Lt. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, commander, I Corps, second from right, pose for a photograph after recogn More
U.S. Army Pfc. Audrey Robles, of the California Army National Guard’s 144th Field Artillery Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, administers a COVID-19 test to a Northern California resident at Robertson Community More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Joseph Kim, a senior logistics operations noncommissioned officer with the California Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division, salutes while the national anthem is played during a groun More
Col. Robert Wooldridge, the assistant division commander of the 40th Infantry Division, coined Sgt. Chad Shirar, a Soldier in the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, for his pe More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Wooldridge, Deputy Commanding Officer for Support of 40th Infantry Division, gives words of morale and guidance to California National Guard military police monitoring the streets in Sacra More
U.S. Army California National Guard Soldiers with the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, guard a driveway to the California Capitol building on Inaugur More
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Page, a petroleum supply specialist with 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, in processes a community member to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 at California State Univer More
California National Guard leadership from the 40th Infantry Division visit the mass vaccination site at California State University, Los Angeles, Feb. 19, 2021. The site is run by a joint state and federal effo More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Wooldridge, the Deputy Commanding Officer for Support of 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, awards a coin to U.S. Army Spc. Alexa Brown on California State University, Los More
Brig. Gen Keith D. Jones, the 40th Infantry Division commander, takes a photo with veterans and their families attending the Korean War veterans' reunion.
Tracy, Calif., resident Pfc. Robert Cleary, gunner, along with assistant gunner, Spc. Steven Shewmake from Freemont, California both with Company B, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Brigade More
Sgts. Jessica Reibling, left, and Haley Woods, right, of the 1191st Engineer Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, National Guard from Wilmington, Ohio, brace for the head-over-heels effect of the Space Spin at th More
Two soldiers from the 315th Engineer Vertical Construction Company measure a board before making cuts at Camp Roberts, Calif., May 16. The California National Guard unit has been tasked to renovate buildings or More
A low pressure air blower and bladder raise an 1,800-pound Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter in preparation for the 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard’s 2016 annual training event at Camp More
An AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter crew with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade takes part in Exercise Allied Spirit V at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Exercise More
Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 746th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, bid farewell to family and friends during a deployment ceremony at the batta More
CalGuard Soldiers from the 40th Infantry Division await the arrival of the official party during a Change of Command ceremony, Sept. 16 at the Joint Force Training Base in Los Alamitos. The ceremony included a More
A Soldier with the CalGuard’s 40th Infantry Division kisses his daughter Sept. 18 at the Joint Force Training Base airfield in Los Alamitos, California. Soldiers were sharing last moments with their families be More
Los Alamitos Mayor Shelley Hasselbrink presents an Operation Gratitude Battalion Buddy gift box to the child of a deployed Soldier Nov. 16, 2017, during a Thanksgiving Appreciation Lunch at Joint Forces Trainin More
A California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, prepares to leave Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, Sun., Dec. 10, 2017, and return to J More
Afghan contractors and Soldiers of Train, Advise, and Assist Command South, comprised of the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, and the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, e More
Retired Sgt. Franz Walkup, a native of Tennessee, fires a M77 Howitzer, April 5, 2018, during Operation Proper Exit on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Walkup and six other wounded warriors visited the service m More
Australian army Lt. Col. Steve Dickie (left) and Lt. Col. Vella Bonavita (right), with Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, pay their respects to a memorial during an Anzac Day observance, April 25, 2018, on More
Two Afghan soldiers load a simulated casualty onto a Mi-17, May 8, 2018, during a medical evacuation exercise hosted by Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade at the Regional Mil More
Soldiers and leaders bow their heads during an opening prayer of a Memorial Day observance at the Train, Advise, and Assist Command-South Headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 28, 2018. The prayer was giv More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 30, 2018) -- U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew Poppas, deputy chief of staff for operations for Resolute Support Mission and the deputy commanding general for operations for U.S. F More
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 5, 2018) --An Afghan National Army soldier, left, salutes Afghan Brig. Gen. Abdul Rahman Parwani, right, deputy commander of the 205th Corps, July 5, 2018, during the Eagle Strike Co More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 17, 2018) -- Simulated evidence is spread throughout a classroom, July 17, 2018, during a practical exercise for an interview and reporting course in Kandahar Airfield, Afgh More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 25, 2018)--U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Anton Hillig, left, senior enlisted leader for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, talks to U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, right, co More
Soldiers with the California National Guard meet with local officials as they collaborate together to restore a Hawaii County public park, July 27, 2018, Kapa'au, Hawaii. The guardsmen, from the 1st Battalion- More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Sept. 18, 2018) -- A member of the Fire Department on Kandahar Airfield adds fuel to a container full of water, Sept. 18, 2018, before conducting fire training with Afghan Nation More
California National Guard Youth Challenge cadets look on as members of the maintenance team and Soldiers emplace a Vietnam era Bell UHA-1 Iroquois in it's new home in front of Fiddler's Green on Joint Forces Tr More
79th Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) incoming Operations Officer (S3) Maj. Atip Viskul, left, is seen here with outgoing S3 Maj. Edwin Rodriguez on June 20 at Camp Roberts, California, during Annual Training 2019. V More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul Rock, the Commanding General of 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, gives his remarks during the Okinawa-based Opening Ceremony for Exercise Yama Sakura 77 on Camp Courtney, Okinaw More
Army Col. Joseph Roller, chief of current operations, I Corps, briefs U.S. and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force senior leaders during a bilateral operations conference Dec. 12, 2019, at Camp Asaka, Japan. The me More
Colors are presented by members of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Veterans Association and pass by U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Joseph Kim, of the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, Aug. 14, 202 More
Col. Robert Wooldridge, the assistant division commander of the 40th Infantry Division, coined Staff Sgt. Zachary Fuhr, a Soldier in the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery More
U.S. Army California National Guard Soldiers with the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, use shields to guard a driveway to the California Capitol buil More
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen Burns, a satellite communications systems operator-maintainer with 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, checks in a community member to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 at More
U.S. Army Col. Robert Wooldridge, the Deputy Commanding Officer for Support of 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, awards a coin to U.S. Army Spc. Yemima Bernard at California State University, L More
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (second from right), the commander of the 7th Fleet, as well as the overall Combined Joint Task Force commander of Talisman Sabre 2011, Australian Army Maj. Gen. Rick Burr, More
Bernard Brekrus receives a certificate of appreciation from the Department of Defense and an honorary medal from the Korean delegation from Sgt. George Salgado of the California State Honor Guard while attendin More
Soldiers of the 1st of the 160th Infantry Battalion, 79th Infantry Brigade, 40th Infantry Division, unload 120mm rounds, June 12. The mortarmen were preparing to fire the M120 Mortar as part of their annual tra More
Pfc. Tyeisha Cousins, from Chillicothe, 1191st Engineer Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard, scales the rock wall at the USO party, McGregor Range, N.M., Jul. 18. The 1191st is mobilizing for More
Spc. Jeffery Nowlin, of the 40th Infantry Division Band, California Army National Guard, hurls a grenade while participating in the Urban Operations event during the 2014 Best Warrior Competition at Camp San Lu More
Sgt. Heather Johnson, Horizontal Construction Engineer, of the 315th Engineer Vertical Constructional Company hammers in the last nail for a window frame at Camp Roberts, Calif., May 16. The California National More
Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade establish network connectivity within the unit’s state of the art Standard Integrated Command Post System durin More
Italian soldiers provide security while role-playing as opposing force during Exercise Allied Spirit V at 7th Army Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Exercise Allied Spirit inclu More
Friends and family bid farewell to soldiers of the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 746th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, during a deployment ceremony at the battali More
Kim Malanka, wife of Brig. Gen. Mark G. Malanka, the 40th Infantry Division’s commander, looks out over the hundreds of Soldiers representing the 40th Infantry Division during a Change of Command ceremony, Sept More
California Guardsmen with the 40th Infantry Division Headquarters finish loading baggage onto a chartered flight Sept. 18 at the Joint Force Training Base airfield in Los Alamitos, California. Nearly 100 Divisi More
U.S. Army Sgt. Loyda Macias, an avionics mechanic with Bravo Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, moves through the serving line Nov. 16, 2017, during a Thanksgiving Apprecia More
Flames from the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, California, are seen as Sgt. Anthony Orduno, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief from the California Army National Guard's B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Avi More
A California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from B Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, departs Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California, at sunset Sun., Dec. 10, 2017, for a return to More
Afghan contractors and Soldiers of Train, Advise and Assist Command South, comprised of the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, and the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, en More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- German Army Lt. Gen. Johann Langenegger, center, chief of staff for Resolute Support Mission, listens to a senior leader from the Romanian army, May 6, 2018, duri More
Army Sgt. Christian Ladd, a combat medic assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, watches as an Afghan medical soldier carries a simulated casualty, May 8, 2018, during a medical evacua More
U.S. Army Col. Dave Zinn, deputy commander for Train, Advise, and Assist Command-South, delivers remarks during a Memorial Day observance at the TAAC-South Headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 28, 2018. More