Undated photo of Joseph DePhillips, who served with the California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War. DePhillips died in Oct. 2016 at the age of 84. (Courtesy photo)
Regis Giard, a French native and historian of the 79th Infantry Division, presents the history of the 79th ID for the Soldiers and civilians of the 79th Sustainment Support Command at Joint Forces Training Base More
The 79th Sustainment Support Command dedicated their headquarters building in memory of Sgt. Paul T. Nakamura on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Nakamura, an Army Reserve Soldier who was assigned to the 437th Medical More
Maj. Gen. Megan P. Tatu and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Roberson, commanding general and command sergeant major of the 79th Sustainment Support Command, and Col. Collin Fortier, commander of the 6th Recruiting Bri More
The annual Legislative Networking Mixer for the Legislative Affairs Committee of West Orange County was held at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. This event included Re More
U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Richard Delgado, the 79th Sustainment Support Command assistant chief of staff of information management, was promoted to the rank of colonel at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamito More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Cherie Luebcke, of the 79th Sustainment Support Command, was promoted to the rank of sergeant major at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., Dec. 6, 2014. Luebcke was joined by More
Maj. Gen. Megan P. Tatu, commanding general of the 79th Sustainment Support Command, along with the outgoing and incoming command sergeants major, Command Sgt. Maj. Robert N. Roberson and Command Sgt. Maj. Ted More
The 79th Sustainment Support Command held a Change of Responsibility Ceremony at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., Feb. 8, 2014. Command Sgt. Maj. Robert N. Roberson passed his duties as the Com More
The 79th Sustainment Support Command exhibits a “Days of Remembrance” display put together by Rita Cossio, the 79th SSC’s equal opportunity specialist and Master Sgt. Sophia Mendoza, of the 79th SSC, at Joint F More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. William Stepp, a crew chief with A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, briefs U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company prior to their airb More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company line up to have their parachutes rigged before their jump from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, More
Cpl. Bryan Ohlendorf, a water purification specialist with the 383rd Quartermaster Company, 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command, performs elevated push-ups as part of the Endurance Event during the Best War More
Spc. John Searles, a transport management coordinator with the 473rd Transportation Detachment, 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command, conducts a 6.2-mile ruck march during the Best Warrior Competition hosted More
Sgt. Erin Bridges, a transport management coordinator with the 711th Transportation Company, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, assembles a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as part of a Mystery Event during th More
Mortuary Affairs Specialists from the 387th Quartermaster Company (Mortuary Affairs) out of West Los Angeles, provide support to their Culinary Specialist peers by washing and sanitizing the pots, pans and uten More
Members of Bravo Battery, 1-143rd Field Artillery, conduct a 21-gun salute during a ceremony where Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer took command of the 79th Sustainment Support Command from Maj. Gen. Megan P. Tatu at Join More
The commander of the Army Reserve, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, officiated a change of command ceremony for the 79th Sustainment Support Command between Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, the incoming 79th Sustainment Support More
Soldiers of the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) officially kick off CSTX 17-03, July 8, 2017, as they listen to instructions while in formation at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif. Over 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
Brig. Gen. Susan E. Henderson, deputy commanding general of the 79th Theater Sustainment Command, performed duties as the ‘commander of troops’ for a transition ceremony at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamit More
Community leaders join California National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and family members of deployed troops for a Thanksgiving Appreciation Lunch Nov. 16, 2017, at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Californi More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from the 756th Transportation Company in Lancaster, California, load pallets of food onto a palletized loading system Thurs., Dec. 7, 2017, at Joint Forces Training Base Los Al More
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, shakes hands with Army Brig. Gen. Mark Malanka, commander of the California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division, after arriving to Joint Forces T More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy alumni and staff run in formation during a reunion run, Dec. 22, 2017, at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, California. Sunburst is one of three National Guard Youth Chal More
Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, Adjutant General of the California National Guard, far left, arrives at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, Jan. 9, 2018. Baldwin was on base to meet with Lt. Gen. More
California National Guard commanders, officers and senior enlisted members meet Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, during the California Military Department's annual More
The California Army National Guard honors its Best Warrior competition winners, Feb. 11, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. Individual event winners move on and will represent the Ca More
Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, recently received the 2017 Army National Guard Environmental Security Award for 1st Place, Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation. Photographed Feb. 22, 201 More
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Ramon Lopez, an engineer from the 315th Vertical Construction Company, 250th Military Intelligence Battalion, 100th Troop Command, 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, More
A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Golf Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (Medevac), U.S. Army Reserve, lands at Los Alamitos Army Airfield, March 15, 2018, in Los Alamitos, California. Th More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy's cadet color guard and drill team present colors and unfurl a large flag during the Class 21 Family Day, March 17, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California More
Eighth graders Haneefah Syed and Adam Abed work with sixth grader Regina Rodeghiero to prepare the Fire Boltz team rockets for their official launches March 28, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos More
A baseball diamond at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, was recently renamed Sunburst Field, in honor of the California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division and its soldiers' 100 years of More
Congressional staff members look at historical displays inside the California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division headquarters building, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, during their visit to Joint Forces Training More
Firefighters from the Joint Forces Training Base Fire Department at Los Alamitos, California, work to extinguish a simulated aircraft fire, April 16, 2018, while training in aircraft rescue and firefighting tec More
A compound for California Army National Guard special forces and special operations soldiers is dedicated in memory of U.S. Army Maj. Rocco M. Barnes during a ceremony, May 18, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Ba More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, makes its first flight from Joint Forces Training Base, Los Al More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Malanka, commander of the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, greets Colonel-General Sergii Larovyi, Ukraine First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, June 25, 2018, ou More
U.S. Army Pfc. Dominic Steveley, a carpentry/masonry specialist with the 315th Vertical Construction Company, 250th Military Intelligence Battalion, 100th Troop Command, 40th Infantry Division, California Natio More
A boy drives a pedal cart through an obstacle course while wearing impairment goggles at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, during the installation's annual July 4 Fireworks Spectacular commu More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bruce Pulgencio of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, California Army National Guard, prepares to fly a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, Saturday, July 28, 2018, from Joint Forces More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, lifts off with civilian employers as passengers during a boss lift, Au More
California Department of Corrections parole agent A. Garcia takes a photo of U.S. Army Capt. Brian Quigley, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Glen Staine, right, both of the 9th Civil Support Team, California National G More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, is displayed Aug. 29, 2018, at March Air Reserve Base, California, be More
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, of California's 42nd District, gets an aerial view of his district while flying over the Inland Empire in a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th A More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy's third platoon conducts an exhibition drill performance during the academy's Class 22 Family Day, held Sept. 15, 2018, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. More
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Badham, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to the 1st Air Assault Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, closes the helicopter door, Sept. 18, 2 More
U.S. Army aviators from the California Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, and Los Alamitos Army Aviation Support Facility conduct sling load practice operations usi More
Firefighters from the Joint Forces Training Base Fire Department at Los Alamitos, right, train on F-16 emergency procedures and incident response with maintainers from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squad More
U.S. Army Sgt. Arnold Archibald, a petroleum supply specialist with the Los Alamitos Army Airfield Support Facility, refuels Thunderbird 8, an F-16 jet from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet from the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and a C-17 cargo aircraft from the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Ok More
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the California Army National Guard taxis on the ramp at Sacramento Mather Airport in Mather, California, Nov. 11, 2018. The aircraft traveled from Joint Forc More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy Cadet Nathalie Aguirre fist bumps with California State Military Reserve Brig. Gen. James Gabrielli, commander of the California Military Department's Youth and Community Progra More
Raymond Barr of Victorville sprints to an early lead after the Race on the Base 10K start, Feb. 23, 2019, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. Barr finished with a time of 41:04 to finish fi More
Sen. Tom Umberg, who represents California's 34th state senate district, talks with California State Military Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stacey Hendrickson, director of STARBASE Los Alamitos, during a tour More
STARBASE Los Alamitos instructor and rocketry coach Tim Ziesmer talks with his team, March 13, 2019, at the at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, campus after a set of practice launches for t More
California State Military Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rochelle Sonza leads about 1,000 people in a wave during Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy's Class 23 Family Day, March 16, 2019, at Joint Forces Trainin More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas Potter, commander of the California Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, conducts pre-flight checks inside a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, M More
STARBASE Los Alamitos director and California State Military Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stacey Hendrickson hugs Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) twin team members Gina Rhodeghiero, left, and Emily Rh More
Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, a joint training base operated by the California National Guard in Orange County, recently earned the California Park & Recreation Society's District 10 Vol More
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros, of California's 39th Congressional District, left, talks with U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rob Wilson, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the California Army National Guard, wh More
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros, of California's 39th Congressional District, left, talks with California State Military Reserve Brig. Gen. James Gabrielli, commander of the California Military Department's Youth and Com More
Rep. Grace Napolitano, of California's 32nd Congressional District, hugs California State Military Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rochelle Sonza, outreach coordinator for Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy, duri More
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros, who represents California's 39th Congressional District, left, talks with California State Military Reserve Brig. Gen. John Lathrop, commander of Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, More
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy cadets walk down the aisle and on stage to receive their high school diplomas or high school equivalency (HiSET) certificate during the academy's Class 23 commencement ceremony, More
Colonel Nick Ducich, Deputy Commanding General, 40th Infantry Divisoin, was awarded the Legion of Merit (LOM) medal by Major General Mark Malanka, 40th Infantry Division Commanding General, at Joint Forces Trai More
Soldiers from the California Army National Guard's Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery Regiment, fire a blank ceremonial round from an M119 Light Howitzer during a change of command ceremony for More
Ma.j Gen. Laura Yeager made history, June 29, 2019 becoming the first woman to take command of a U.S. Army Infantry Division when she assumed leadership of the California Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Div More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager, new commander of the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division, is given a hands-on demonstration of the M119 Light Howitzer by soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st B More
Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager, incoming 40th Infantry Division Commander (left), stands beside Maj. Gen. Mark Malanka, the outgoing 40th Infantry Division Commander, during Yeager's promotion ceremony held on Joint Fo More
F-15C pilot and U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Martin begins a left turn as Lt. Col. Bryan Murdock continues straight during a flyover by the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing, during the 4th of More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Greg Proell, a flight paramedic with the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #3 in Mather, California, talks with a hiker after a hoist rescue in Alpine County, More
California Jobs Challenge (CAJC) scholar Nicholas Castro, 19, of Mission Viejo, talks with a Cypress College staff member while getting his financial aid paperwork in place during his first visit to the college More
Earlier this year, Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, received the 2018 Army National Guard Environmental Security Award for first place in the Environmental Restoration Installation category More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Los Alamitos drops off firefighters, Sept. 11, 2019, at a helibase in Red Bluff, Califo More
Firefighters carry tools after getting off a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flown by the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Sept. 12, 2019, in Red Bluff, California, aft More
Congressional staff members from multiple representatives' offices learn about the work of Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy during a tour of the academy's dormitories, Sept. 25, 2019, at Joint Forces Training B More
Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk T1 jets are parked on the ramp of Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Oct. 3, 2019, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, to support the Great Pacific Airshow in nearb More
Capt. Mike Brewer, a pilot with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Thunderbirds, signs autographs during a meet and greet event with military pilots and aircrews, Oct. 3, 2019, at Joint Forces Train More
U.S. Army Col. Nick Ducich, commander of Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, accepts the “Best Part of Los Alamitos” award from Steven Remery, group publisher of Orange County Neighborhood Newspapers Inc. More
California State Guard Sgt. Juan Ossa, of the Installation Support Command, raises the colors as part of a joint color guard representing Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, during the Golden West College More
U.S. Army Spc. Benjamin Young, left, and Sgt. Carlton Shippee, right, play trombones as part of a brass quartet from the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division Band to welcome guests, Nov. 9, 2 More
California Jobs Challenge scholar William Barela, 20, of Sacramento, works to disable the windshield wipers of a Hyundai Santa Fe during an afternoon Electrical II class lab, Nov. 26, 2019, at Cypress College i More
California Jobs Challenge scholars Maria Ramirez, 19, of Santa Maria, right, and Dulce Cardona, 19, of Stockton, study for their upcoming cybersecurity exams, Nov. 26, 2019, at Cypress College in Cypress, Calif More
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, of California's 47th Congressional District, speaks, Nov. 26, 2019, at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, during a monthly Regional Military Affairs Committee meeting hel More
California Jobs Challenge trades and industrial pathway scholar Kiley Cardona, 20, of Los Angeles, drives a narrow aisle forklift while completing Occupational Safety and Health Administration lift truck operat More
A couple watch fireworks from folding chairs in front of their vehicle, July 4, 2020, on Los Alamitos Army Airfield during the Drive-Up 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alami 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
A CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter owned and operated by Coulson Aviation, Inc., lifts off from Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Sept. 30, 2020, for a flight demonstration during a press conference at Joint Force More
The 79th Sustainment Support Command dedicated their headquarters building in memory of Sergeant Paul T. Nakamura on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Sgt. Nakamura, an Army Reserve Soldier who was assigned to the 437th More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Cherie Luebcke (right) passed down her master sergeant rank to Sgt. 1st Class Andrea Luevano (left), during their promotion ceremony at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., Dec. More