California National Guard

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military organization state National Guard

The California National Guard is a state-based military force composed of Army and Air National Guard units that supports both federal missions and California’s emergency response, operating under the authority of the Governor unless federally activated.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
California Air National Guard	5
California Army National Guard	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization ⓘ state National Guard ⓘ
allegiance	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California United States of America ⓘ
canBeActivatedUnder	Title 10 status ⓘ Title 32 status ⓘ state active duty ⓘ
commanderInChief	Governor of California ⓘ
commandStructure	California Military Department ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employer	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
federalActivationAuthority	President of the United States ⓘ
federalCommanderInChief	President of the United States ⓘ
garrisonLocation	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
hasComponent	California National Guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: California Air National Guard California National Guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: California Army National Guard
hasRoleIn	state emergency management ⓘ
legalBasis	California Codes ⓘ surface form: California Military and Veterans Code Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 32 of the United States Code ⓘ
militaryBranch	Air National Guard ⓘ Army National Guard ⓘ
partOf	United States National Guard ⓘ surface form: National Guard of the United States
peacetimeAuthority	Governor of California ⓘ
primaryMission	support California’s emergency response ⓘ
recruitmentArea	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
role	civil support ⓘ disaster response ⓘ homeland defense ⓘ support of federal military operations ⓘ
secondaryMission	augment active duty U.S. military forces ⓘ
service	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
status	dual state-federal force ⓘ
supportsAgency	California Office of Emergency Services ⓘ surface form: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
type	organized militia ⓘ reserve military force ⓘ
typicalFederalMissions	combat support ⓘ humanitarian assistance abroad ⓘ overseas deployments ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ
typicalStateMissions	civil disturbance support ⓘ earthquake response ⓘ flood response ⓘ search and rescue operations ⓘ wildfire response ⓘ