CPR, saving lives

California Air National Guard Tech Sgt. David J. Chavez, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crew chief and Certified CPR instructor assigned to the 129th Maintenance Squadron, trains Senior Airman Leonard Tran on how to apply an automated external defibrillator (AED), at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Feb. 10, 2013. According to the American Red Cross an AED is the only effective treatment for restoring an irregular heart rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

CPR, saving lives

California Air National Guard Tech Sgt. David J. Chavez, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crew chief and Certified CPR instructor assigned to the 129th Maintenance Squadron, trains Airman 1st Class Jacob R. Montoya how to apply an automated external defibrillator (AED), at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Feb. 10, 2013. Montoya calls “all clear” before initiating the AED to begin the simulated electrical shock to the patient. According to the American Red Cross, an AED is the only effective treatment for restoring an irregular heart rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

Senate Honors 129th RQW Airmen for Maritime Rescue

Senators Elaine Alquist, Jean Fuller, Gloria Negrete-McLeod, Lou Correa, President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, and Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, adjutant general for the California National Guard, honor seven Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing on the California Senate floor April 12 for their efforts in the successful rescue of two injured fishermen from a fishing vessel in international waters 500 miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico, on March 12, 2012. (photo courtesy of Lorrie Shelley)

Senate Honors 129th RQW Airmen for Maritime Rescue

Senator Lou Correa, chairman of the California Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and Maj. Gen. David Balwin, adjutant general for the California National Guard, honor seven Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing on the California Senate floor April 12 for their efforts in the successful rescue of two injured fishermen from a fishing vessel in international waters 500 miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico, on March 12, 2012. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey

New California Air Guard Commander tours wing

Brig. Gen. James C. Witham, commander of the California Air National Guard, conducts a town hall meeting with 129th Rescue Wing Airmen at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Feb. 4, 2012. This is Witham’s first visit to the 129th since becoming the CA ANG commander and it gave Airmen an opportunity to ask questions about the future of the Guard. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

2011 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Non Commissioned Officer: Tech. Sgt. Randall Johnson, an MC-130P Combat Shadow mission loadmaster assigned to 130th Rescue Squadron.