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