The California Military Department
@TheCalGuard
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Official X of your California Military Department: news and updates about contributions to the Golden State. (Following does not=endorsement)
Sacramento, CA
Joined June 2011
Your Cal Guard is proud to announce a new partnership with our neighbors in Mexico through the State Partnership Program. They join the likes of Nigeria and Ukraine in building partner nation capacity. @USNorthernCmd | @USNationalGuard | @CAgovernor | @Defensamx1
El 28 de octubre de 2025, la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional y la Guardia Nacional del Estado de California de los E.U.A., suscribieron una Carta de Intención en la que formaliza la adhesión del Ejército, Fuerza Aérea y Guardia Nacional de México al Programa de Colaboración
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84 years ago today, Japanese fighters shot down three California National Guard Soldiers during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sgt. Henry Blackwell, Jr., Sgt. Warren D. Rasmussen, and Cpl. Clyde C. Brown with the 251st Coast Artillery Regiment are believed to be the first three
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🤝Your Cal Guard was honored to support food banks across the state last month. Read more about the mission here: https://t.co/NF7pY0WON8
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🦃Your Cal Guard is thankful to serve our fellow Californians. From wildfires to floods to supporting food banks, we are always there. Happy Thanksgiving! #CalGuard #Thanksgiving
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Your Cal Guard Soldiers are now supporting food bank operations in Bakersfield, CA. It's an honor for our Soldiers to help their neighbors. #calguard #foodbank
@CAgovernor | @CalVolunteers | @CaliforniaDSS
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Your Cal Guard recently arrived in San Diego to help package food for people in need. Wherever and whenever necessary, Soldiers stand ready to serve their fellow Californians. #calguard #Foodbank
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Since 2019, your Cal Guard has helped our firefighting partners detect wildfires early using satellite and drone imagery. Watch our new Grizzly Magazine cover to learn more about this small team of analysts: https://t.co/8d7phRiBNG
#CalGuard #WildfirePrevention
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California has fast tracked $80 million to 50 food banks across the Golden State. More than 300 volunteers from @CalVolunteers out serving. And members of @TheCalGuard doing good work — where they are wanted — helping provide logistics and support. Simply put: California is
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Bringing more hands, more heart and more help where it’s needed most. Today, your Cal Guard joined volunteers in the City of Industry to help package more than 20,000 food boxes under @CaliforniaDSS and @CalVolunteers, directed by @CAgovernor. #CalGuard #FoodBank
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Under the Governor’s direction, Cal Guard Soldiers are supporting food bank operations in Los Angeles alongside Cal Volunteers and California Department of Social Services. From wildfires to food banks, your Cal Guard takes pride in serving the same communities they call home.
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On Oct. 16th, a demilitarized F-15 Eagle was dedicated in honor of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Seth Nehring and Ukrainian Air Force Col. Ivan Petrenko who died in a training exercise in 2018. Family members of the fallen and members of the @144thfighterwing attended to remember the
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👼@129RQW Guardian Angels saved their 1,169th life on Sept. 22, 2025. Read more here: https://t.co/XJKsV0Hc2O
#calguard #ThatOthersMayLive
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Yesterday, your #CalGuard joined our state partners dedicated to keeping California safe at @Cal_OES HQ for a fun, educational morning. This is where we build the relationships that makes us stronger when it counts! @CAgovernor | @CAL_FIRE | @sacsheriff | @RanchoCordovaPD |
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Save #1169: Another rescue no one else could reach Yesterday, your Cal Guard’s Rescue Wing, based in Silicon Valley, rescued a Filipino mariner suffering stroke-like symptoms 700 miles off the California coast. By flying long distances and refueling in the air, these Airmen can
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To fly, fight, and win. Today we celebrate the 78th birthday of the United States Air Force and their mission that keeps our country safe.
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🎨A new coat of paint An F-15 assigned to the @144thFW was demilitarized and painted to prepare for its new life as a permanent display at your Cal Guard headquarters in honor of two pilots who died during a training exercise in 2018. https://t.co/CRDtT2j29Z
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