The New Mexico National Guard was activated June 15, 2016, to respond to the Dog Head Fire burning south of Tijeras, , in Bernalillo and Torrance Counties. Airmen from the 150th Special Operations Wing are accompanying Bernalillo County Sheriffs and State Police manning road blocks on NM 337 and going door-to-door in mandatory evacuation areas. Soldiers from the 642nd Component Repair Company are providing checkpoint control on NM 337 and additional areas in Torrance County. Beginning late on June 17, Soldiers from the 126th and 919th Military Police Companies began providing presence patr
The New Mexico National Guard was activated June 15, 2016, to respond to the Dog Head Fire burning south of Tijeras, , in Bernalillo and Torrance Counties. Airmen from the 150th Special Operations Wing are accompanying Bernalillo County Sheriffs and State Police manning road blocks on NM 337 and going door-to-door in mandatory evacuation areas. Soldiers from the 642nd Component Repair Company are providing checkpoint control on NM 337 and additional areas in Torrance County. Beginning late on June 17, Soldiers from the 126th and 919th Military Police Companies began providing presence patrols of residential areas that have been evacuated. In addition, the 720th Transportation Company along with resources from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 111th Sustainment Brigade are conducting water haul missions for livestock in need. The New Mexico National Guard will continue to assist their neighbors protecting their lives and property during this natural disaster. (Photo by 2LT Anna Doo, New Mexico National Guard Public Affairs)
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