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Here are a pair of CA Guard, Sikorsky UH-60, Blackhawks slinging Bambi Buckets, going to get the drop on the Thomas Fire. #heliweb #heli #helicopter #helitack #calguard #california #rotorhead #hoverlover #bambibucket #slingload #blackhawks #sikorsky #uh60 #armynationalguard #fire #thomasfire #ventura #venturacounty #calfire #fireaviation #airattack #santapaula #firefighter #aviationdaily #igaviation #instahelicopter #rotorplay (at Santa Paula, California)

As many of you know, damn near the entire state of California, as well as Oregon are currently engulfed in flames. The latest big one being the Creek fire near Fresno. The fire erupted and spread very quickly. CAL FIRE, couldn't do it on their own with them already being spread so thin due to hundreds of fires currently scorching California. CAL FIRE then tried to call off the NG because it was too dangerous to attempt rescues. The California Nation Guard did not back down. Using radar, night vision and whatever tools they had at their disposal, They were able to rescue 200 people stuck in that fire. It was 2 pilots. One piloting a Black Hawk and the other a Chinook chopper. The people and their crews deserve a Distinguished Flying Cross medal and so so much more. These brave people, looked death straight in it's fiery face and said no, not today. The are beyond amazing people and give me a spark of hope for the human race. The pictures from these fires are terrifying, the skies here and all over are like an apocalypse they are so orange and smokey. TO Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Rosamond &CW5 Kipp Goding as well as to your flight crews, We Salute you! Yous are absolute heroes and what bravery truly looks like. #californiaisonfire #calfire #california #creekfire #calguard #californianationalguard #homestead #homesteading #fire #thcalgaurd https://www.instagram.com/p/CE8hmKxgEU1/?igshid=1cxc32dsxz6qo

CalGuard’s (aka California National Guard) Summer Cadet Camp 1948, San Louis Obispo

The 1106th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) out of #California is one of four TASMG units that exist in the nation. Their mission is to service and support the entire theater of operations' #aircraft fleet overseas. Interested in learning more? Message us. #calguard #aviation #goguard #army

California National Guard by The National Guard Via Flickr: As smoke rises from the ground, Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, mop up an area to extinguish fires Aug. 9 near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the Humboldt Lightning Fire. In less than two weeks, the Humboldt Lightning Fire scorched 4,700 acres. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

California National Guard by The National Guard Via Flickr: California National Guard Soldiers from the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion and the 1st Battalion, 18th Cavalry, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, practice wildfire hand crew techniques with instructors from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) at Camp Roberts, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015. This was the final phase of a three day training event preparing the soldiers to participate in fire fighting efforts in northern California. (Army National Guard photo/Spc. Sigmund W. Rakiec/Released)