ONE, Calif. — The living, breathing enemy that consumes the Golden State every year is the reason the California National Guard and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) unite months prior to facing their arch nemesis.

For about two decades, the Cal Guard and CAL FIRE have staged Wildland Firefighting Training that brings together the Cal Guard’s air assets (helicopters) and CAL FIRE’s air operations unit for practical and field exercises.

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