California National Guard

Structure

• 129th Rescue Squadron
• 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment
• 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment
• 40th Combat Aviation Brigade

Subordinate Unit Bases

News

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  California Guard and Firefighters Annual Training

  May 3, 2023 · California Army and Air National Guard joined the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in Ione, Amador County for their annual wildland firefighting training
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  California Guard Crews Honored by HAI

  Mar 19, 2021 · California Army National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade (40th CAB) CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk crews named recipient of the 2021 HAI’s Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award
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  Fort Hunter Liggett Medical Helicopter

  Sep 10, 2020 · Mercy Air, part of Air Methods, renewed Bell 412 air medical services for the US Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett in California. Contract started in 2011
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  Idaho National Guard Against California Wildfires

  Aug 30, 2020 · Idaho Army National Guard sent three Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to California to assist in the wildfires firefighting as well as flight paramedics augmenting California Army National Guard MEDEVAC crews.
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  California Guard Chinook Rescue Injured Hiker

  Sep 23, 2019 · A CH-47F Chinook from B Co 1-126 AVN based at Stockton completed a high altitude hoist rescue of a 30 year old woman injured while hiking Mount Whitney. It was California Army National Guard’s seventh search and rescue mission in support of local,
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  Fort Hunter Liggett Air Medical Services

  Jan 31, 2019 · Mercy Air, part of Air Methods, backed US Army Fort Hunter Liggett in California maintaining a 24-hour presence with two Bell 412 medevac ambulance helicopters for air medical services