Children and Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps members share a laugh using the radio inside a Humvee at the Sgt. 1st Class Isaac S. Lawson Memorial Armory during Family Day.
Sgt. Medrano from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, Califonria Army National Guard stands with his fellow troops. Medrano is engaged in a group discussion after just completing Military Operation in Urban T More
Several Polish Scout Recon soldiers enter a building as they conduct a Cordon and Search exercise.
Soldiers from the Ukranian Army Band put on a musical performance during the opening ceremony festivities during the Rapid Trident training mission, a NATO and Partnership for Peace training mission held in the More
A spotter calls out shots as soldiers zero their weapons at a range at Camp Roberts in preparation for the California Combat Match held April 4-8.
Soldiers and airmen of the California National Guard eagerly anticipate the command to fire in the Rifle Excellence in Competition event at the 3rd Annual California Combat Match, Camp Roberts, Calif., April 2011.
Maj. David A. Dominguez, senior medical officer for the 95th Civil Support Team, California Army National Guard, is rehearsing medical trauma procedures on an FBI S.W.A.T. team member during exercise BAYEX, Apr More
Staff Sgt. Rory A. Nichols, Spc. Luke Arredondo, Spc. Sinue Ali Garcia-Guzman and Spc. Adam Funk, members of the search and rescue team of the 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Pol More
Spc. Anthony Melendez and Pvt. Chris Fernandez watch as Staff Sgt. Alden Camaya, with the Task Force 9th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package search and ext More
After extracting a victim from a crushed car during a training scenario at the Joint Patriot Exercise July 2011 in Volk Field CRTC, Wis., Pfc. Mark Quezada, and Air National Guard medics, Staff Sgt. Carlos Chav More
Soldiers from the 40th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, engage each other during Civil Disturbance Control training at Camp More
Soldiers with the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, air themselves out following an exercise where they proved they un More
Candidates from the California Army National Guard's Grizzly Academy prepare to catch a fellow student during a confidence building session July 19 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. The young candidates are teste More
Sgt. Ryan P. Williams, center, salutes the 49th Military Police Brigade's senior enlisted leaders during the 49th's non-commissioned officer board, July 19, at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. Williams won the com More
In the only head-to-head matchup of the 185th Military Police Battalion's Obstacle Course Challenge July 21 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Pfc. Charles Payne and Cpl. Richard Mair complete a log jump nearly side-by-s More
Members of the Graduate Recognition and Internship Program, a program of the California National Guard's Grizzly Youth Academy, walk to their designated platoons at Camp San Luis Obispo July 22. The students ar More
California National Guardsmen stand in front of the State Veterans Memorial monument during a 10th anniversary ceremony commemorating those who lost their lives on 9/11, held in Sacramento, Sept. 11.
Donovan Gray, a firefighter and paramedic from the South Placer Fire Department, places an American flag next to the name of a 9/11 victim during the 10th anniversary commemoration event held at the Capitol Mal More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Bisher, a member of the 162nd Fighter Wing from Tucson, Ariz., observes a “deceased civilian” after a simulated nuclear detonation Nov. 4 during the 2011 Arizona Statewide Vigilant Gu More
Airmen from the California and Arizona National Guard combine to form a Fatality Search and Recovery Team, Nov. 4 during the 2011 Arizona Statewide Vigilant Guard Exercise in Phoenix. After getting their assign More
Airmen from the California and Arizona National Guard combine to form a Fatality Search and Recovery Team Nov. 4 during the 2011 Arizona Statewide Vigilant Guard Exercise in Phoenix. After getting their assignm More
Staff Sgt. Frank Hoffman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 185th Armor (Combined Arms Battalion), California Army National Guard, out of Riverside, points out the range limits during a safety brief to Soldiers More
Tanya R. Duplantier and her daughter Isabel, center, of Elk Grove, wife and daughter of Army Sgt. Arnold Duplantier II who was killed by small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 22, 2005, while attached to Cha More
The California Army National Guard Honor Guard escorts Spc. Sean Michael Walsh through a sea of U.S. flags donned by members of the Patriot Guard Riders and into the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Saratoga, C More
Participants in the Dec. 4-9 Driver’s Training Course, sponsored by the 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, unite prior to their Dec. 9 graduation at the 115th Armory in Roseville, Cal More
Army 2nd Lt. Ben Zembik with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry (Light), fires his M4 rifle in the kneeling position during range qualification, May 9, while on a National Training Center rotation at More
Sgt. Josh Hopark with the California Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry (Light), scans his sector of fire during a field training exercise, May 12, at the National Training Cente More
Sgt. Ruben Sanchez, an explosive ordnance technician with the 217th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, California Army National Guard, shows Spc. Matthew Renke and Sgt. Harold Adams, also technicians with the More
Riverside, Calif., native Staff Sgt. Ruben A. Sanchez, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader with the Camp Roberts-based 217th Ordnance Company (EOD), California Army National Guard, demonstrates hand-entr More
Staff Sgt. Tom A. Gifford, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer of Charlie Company 1st Squadron 168th General Support Aviation Battalion, California Army National Guard searches for the medical evacuation sit More
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk drops water, July 14, on a portion of the Robbers Fire in Placer County, Calif. The California Army National Guard worked with Cal Fire to control the fire by d More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daubrey Lindaur, left, with Alpha Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Regional Support Command North, from Livermore, Calif., shows Sgt. Diwan Williams, right, Military Police Team Leade More
Staff Sgt. Daubrey Lindaur (left) with Alpha Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Regional Support Command North, from Livermore, Calif., shows Sgt. Diwan Williams (right), military police team leader from Fr More
A new class of enlisted leaders graduates from the Warrior Leader Course (WLC) at Camp Williams, Utah, April 25. WLC is the first step in professional development of Army noncommissioned officers. (Army Nationa More
Spc. Sarah Elliot, a Sacramento, Calif., resident and a combat medic with the California National Guard’s Northern Medical Detachment, draws blood from Chief Warrant Officer John Ferrara, a Santa Cruz resident More
Sgt. David Calderon, a crew chief and aviation mechanic in the California Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, paints fluorescent pink CAL FIRE More
Spc. Matthew Hammond, an aviation mechanic in the California Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, performs flight-line maintenance on an UH-60 More
1st Sgt. Daniel Perry, left, a combatives instructor and first sergeant at Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 223rd Regiment Regional Training Institute, weighs the ruck sack of Best Warrior competitor Sgt. More
Spc. Ryan Sealey, a healthcare specialist with the 297th Area Support Medical Company, 115th Regional Support Group, runs with his rifle and judges on his heels to the last set of targets during the Fight To Yo More
Cal Guard Col. Laura Yeager is seen here in 2013 with her father, retired Cal Guard Maj. Gen. Robert Brandt. Col. Yeager, an Army aviator, is being promoted to brigadier general in May.
Tony Horner and Vince Parga, engineers with Engine 11 of the Benicia Fire Department help unload mulch from a tactical vehicle during an armory beautification project in Benicia, Calif., Dec. 7. The mulch was u More
On March 30, Carol Schick-Lyda and the Auburn Ski Club hosted the Chuck Lyda Memorial Biathlon in Soda Springs, Calif., an annual event that honors the late National Guard Soldier and continues his legacy. Lyda More
Lt. Col. Dan Markert, the J33 chief of current operations at the Joint Force Headquarters, prepares for the start of the race at the Chuck Lyda Memorial Biathlon at the Auburn Ski Club in Soda Springs, Calif., More
California Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Teresa Spier from Company A, 3-140th Service and Support Aviation Battalion, fuel up one of the company's UH-72 Lakota helicopters at the California Department of F More
A California Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter from Company A, 3-140th Service and Support Aviation Battalion, lifts off a helipad at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fir More
Staff Sgt. Erwin Samaniego (far right), attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, watches as fellow HHC Soldier Spc. David Hollingsworth re More
Spc. Joshua Zollo, a firefighter who serves with Alpha Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Regional Support Command North, California State Military Reserve, checks under the hood of a Humvee at the Sgt. 1st More
Sgt. Anthony Broccolo, a Soldier with the 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, operates a Motor Grader at the Sgt. 1st Class Isaac Lawson Memorial Park. Lawson, a Dese More
Pfc. Juan Mora and Spc. Richard Boardman of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Richard Contawe, detachment commander of the 129th Concrete Company, 579th Engineer B More
Staff Sgt. Cedric Daga, center, supply sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, and Maj. Eric Sharyer, right, brigade logistics officer f More
Sgt. Joshua Vigars, of the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, sprints the last stretch of the unknown distance run duri More
Spc. Michael Graham, a maintenance specialist with the California Army National Guard 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force), prepares a pallet of supplies to be loaded onto a C130 headed for Ha More
Staff Sgt. Bernie Lagasca, Spc. Sean Chaffin and Capt. Matthew Roland, Judge Adjutant General personnel with the California Army National Guard 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force) work at the More
Pfc. Oscar Gonzales, left, and Sgt. Michael S. Sloan of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, refuel and perform maintenance on a LUH-72 Lakota Aug. 1 at the Middletown Helibas More
Spc. Justin Castillo, an aircraft engineer with the California Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, observes a water pick-up during the Rocky Fire near Clearlake, Calif., More
The California Army National Guard’s 69th Public Affairs Detachment unites with its Italian counterparts Jan. 20 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, for Allied Spirit IV. T More
Slovenian troops from the 45 Center for Tracked Combat Vehicles (CGBV), operate M-84 main battle tanks during Exercise Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Training Center in Hohenfels Traini More
Staff Sgt. Joris Lopez and Staff Sgt. Jacob Segler, both with 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, point out locations on a map in the tactical operations center (TOC) Jan. 31 during Exercise Allied Spirit IV, More
National Guard and CAL FIRE public affairs specialists take photos of the first helicopter to take flight during training near Sutter Creek, California, April 16. The annual Wild Land Fire Fighting training pre More
California National Guard members from the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade survey operations and communication capabilities during training in Wyoming, May 18. Conditions required mul More
Maj. Mario Acevedo, an operations officer with the 115th Regional Support Group, explains the concept of operations at a training exercise June 4 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The purpose of the exercise More
Marvin Augustin, a trainer and technology evangelist with Google, provides tips for building websites during a Put America’s Businesses on the Map workshop, in Washington D.C., June 9. The workshop was designed More
Friends, family and fellow military members attended the 223rd Regiment Regional Training Institute Officer Candidate Graduation Ceremony Aug. 20 at Camp San Luis Obispo to welcome in the California National G More
Major Timothy Meier gives the invocation during the 340th Brigade Support Battalion’s change of command ceremony held in Seaside, CA, Oct. 23. The ceremony welcomed the incoming commander, Lt. Col. John Preston More
Sgt. Susan Mead with the 149th Chemical Company helps an injured victim at the Del Valle Regional Training Center Nov. 17 during Vigilant Guard, a disaster response exercise. The exercise took place Nov. 14-18, More
Members of the 270th and 649th Military Police Companies, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, move into formation to respond to a civil disturbance Nov. 17 during Vigilant Guard 17 at More
California National Guard Soldiers with the 579th Combat Engineer Battalion respond to severe flooding Jan. 11 in Sonoma County after heavy rains hit Northern California.
Soldiers from the 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company guide segments of an Improved Ribbon Bridge during “float bridge” training at Whiskeytown Lake, near Redding, California, Feb. 11. The unit has previously empla More
Working against wind and heavy rain, Soldiers from Delta Company, 1-184th Infantry Battalion, shovel nearly 15 tons of sand delivered to Merced County Fire Department Station 65 in Snelling, California, Feb. 17 More
California Guardsmen from Delta Company, 1-184th Infantry Battalion, fill a truck with sandbags at George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area in Hilmar, California, Feb. 17, 2017. The Soldiers were helping build More
A UH-72 Lakota helicopter flies over a tent housing a temporary operations center (TOC) April 8, near Ione. The TOC was erected to support the annual joint wildfire operations conducted by California National G More
Staff Sgt. Cyndi Pearl Baltezore graduates from the Infantry Transition Course at the Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon on April 14, making her the first female infantry Soldier in the California Army National Guard. More
The U.K.'s Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Band arrives at the Camp Roberts Soldier Bowl on June 14.
Nancy, a bald eagle, has raised two eaglets on Camp Roberts during the nesting season in 2017. (Photo by Jeanne Mayer)
The 40th Infantry Division Band provided the music for the Cal Guard's Officer Candidate School Graduation Ceremony at Camp San Luis Obispo's Perlee Theater on Aug. 26. (Photo by Gene Arias)
California National Guard Soldiers participate in CAL FIRE hand crew training Sept. 6 at Camp Roberts. They headed out Sept. 7 to the Salmon-August Complex Fire near Etna, California, the Mission Fire, near Oak More
Campaign streamers decorate the hallways of the 40th Infantry Division's headquarters at the Joint Force Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, Sept. 16. The headquarters also serve as a museum for the divi More
Brig. Gen. John W. Lathrop uses an intercom to share a motivational message with CalGuard Soldiers on a chartered plane at the Joint Force Training Base airfield in Los Alamitos, California, Sept. 18. Lathrop a More
Leadership from the 40th Infantry Division salute an airplane carrying nearly 100 deploying Soldiers Sept. 18, at Joint Force Training Base, Los Alamitos. The Cal Guardsmen were flying to Fort Hood, Texas, to b More
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 270th and 870th Military Police Companies confer with Petaluma Police Officer Dario Giomi Oct. 13 during the recent Northern California fires in Sonoma County, Ca More
California Army National Guardsmen from the 49th Military Police Brigade assist a civilian unload blankets and towels at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds at the height of the 2017 Northern California wildfires tha More
Napa County residents express their thankfulness to California Army National Guardsmen for their involvement in the Northern California wildfires following a special Catholic mass Oct. 15 at Saint John the Bapt More
Private businesses join volunteers and other organizations in providing meals to California Army National Guardsmen who are activated for the 2017 Northern California wildfires. More than a dozen fires are scor More
California Army National Guardsmen from the 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, salute as a vehicle carrying a deceased volunteer firefighter rolls into the Napa County Sheriff’s Depa More
Spc. Gloria Macias, in black, of Headquarters Supply Company, 340th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, California Army National Guard, is a Spanish-speaking Soldier helping a fire victim apply for federal disaster More
Maj. Gen. Lawrence A. Haskins, Commander, California National Guard, Col. Bruce C. Balzano and Col. Jesse L. Miller, 115th Regional Support Group, stand for the Color Guard display during a change of command ce More
Crew chief Sgt. Bryan Salazar presents the HH-60M Medevac Black Hawk at the Mountain Gate helibase Aug. 16, 2018. Sgt. Salazar's responsibilities include water bucket operations, aerospace surveillance and supp More
Members of Task Force 144, from the California National Guard, ship out to support Cal Fire in the ongoing effort to contain the Carr fire in Redding, Calif. Aug. 16, 2018. The Task Force work 12 hour shifts, l More
Sergeant Jeff Grass performs maintenance on a HH-60L Black Hawk at Palo Cedro, California prior to the next mission on the Hirz fire on Aug. 21. Sgt. Grass is with the task force medevac team out of Mather Air More
The U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch, attends the opening ceremony of Rapid Trident in Yavoriv Combat Training Center, Ukraine, Sept. 3, 2018. Rapid Trident is an annual multinational training e More
The California National Guard works with Bulgarian Soldiers to train Ukrainian troops on the medical evacuation lanes at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center at Rapid Trident Sept. 4, 2018. Maj. C More
California National Guard 115th Regional Support Group work with international members in the computer-assisted command post exercise for Rapid Trident Sept. 5, 2018. The main training objective for the CPX is More
A Moldovan Public Affairs soldier displays the Ukrainian Public Affairs patch given to him by his Ukrainian counterpart at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Sept 6, 2018. T More
Polish service members take cover after coming under fire during a military tactical training at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Sept 7, 2018. The troops were demonstrati More
Representatives from more than a dozen countries participating in Rapid Trident pose for a group photo for Rapid Trident distinguished visitor day, Sept. 7 at the International Peacekeeping Security Centre near More
Ukrainian Col. Gen. Serhii Popko (left), Commander of Ukrainian Land Forces Command, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Thomson (right), Commander of NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), sign a letter of cooperation be More
Participants of Rapid Trident participated in this year’s Culture Day, Sept. 9, 2018, at the International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv, Ukraine. Rapid Trident 2018 involves approximately 2,270 per More
A participant from Canada brings his country flag for the Op Unifier Run, Sept 9, 2018 at the International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv, Ukraine. The Op Unifier run was hosted by Canada and all th More
German Army Lt. Col. Tino Kohlmann, Operational Capabilities Concept Evaluation Director, leads an evaluator education class at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Sept 10, 2 More