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Flames and glow from out of control wildfire with large swirl of flame in Napa County, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017. Active wildfires in California have burned an estimated 1,500 homes and commercial structures, scorched more than 115,000 acres and reportedly killed 15 people.

Oct. 12, 2017

FEMA assigns Travis as installation support base for Wine Country Fire

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — At the request of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, Travis was designated an installation support base during the response to the Atlas Fire, which has spread across Northern California since Oct. 8.The base will house one bus, three tractor trailers with food, 15 ambulances and 30 personnel from FEMA,

Airmen with the 9th Medical Group and 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, pose for a photo at Station 2 at Beale Air Force Base, California, Oct. 3, 2017. Medics relocated to the fire station in an attempt to reduce radio issues caused by lack of reception on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Justin Parsons)

Oct. 4, 2017

Receiving the call: medics and firefighters join forces

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The difference between life or death can sometimes be determined by mere seconds and when bad reception stops emergency responders from receiving the call to action, every moment that passes puts the patients further in jeopardy. The 9th Medical Group and base fire department has mitigated this risk by co-locating medical providers at Station 2, allowing medics to be immediately dispatched with emergency services.

A 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot disengages an F-22 Raptor from the boom of a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender Aug. 22, 2017, in the skies over southwest Asia. As part of the Air Force Global Strike Task Force, members of the 27 EFS take the fight directly to ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)

Aug. 25, 2017

AF Week in Photos

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) — This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.