A hand crew from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, leaves the Eel River Conservation Camp en route to the Humboldt mountains in Northern California for mop up duties. “This is the best motivated team I have ever seen,” says 1st Sgt. Damon Oliver, first sergeant, Alpha Company, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, on his Task Force, during the Humboldt Lightning Fire Aug. 9. “They enjoy the challenge. They’re committed to their jobs. They want to be out here to help the state deal with all the fires happening right now.” Task Force Alpha consists of more than 200 Soldiers assigned


A hand crew from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, leaves the Eel River Conservation Camp en route to the Humboldt mountains in Northern California for mop up duties. “This is the best motivated team I have ever seen,” says 1st Sgt. Damon Oliver, first sergeant, Alpha Company, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, on his Task Force, during the Humboldt Lightning Fire Aug. 9. “They enjoy the challenge. They’re committed to their jobs. They want to be out here to help the state deal with all the fires happening right now.” Task Force Alpha consists of more than 200 Soldiers assigned to the Humboldt Lightning and Rocky fires in Northern California. ( Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)


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