LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, overlooks the wildfire response operations of two North Carolina National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 145th Airlift Wing with Maj. Gen. William Wade, adjutant general of California, on the airfield at Chico, Calif., on June 26, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith) (Released)