California National Guard
Seal of the California National Guard
ActiveJuly 27, 1849 (1849-07-27)
Country United States
Allegiance California
Branch United States Army
 United States Air Force
TypeNational Guard
RoleOrganized militia
Size24,000
Part ofNational Guard Bureau
California Military Department
Headquarters9800 Goethe Road, Sacramento, California 95827
Nickname(s)CalGuard
CNG
Commanders
Commander in Chief (Title 10 USC)President of the United States (when federalized)
Commander in Chief (Title 32 USC)Governor of California
Adjutant GeneralMG Matthew P. Beevers
Senior Enlisted LeaderCMSgt Lynn E. Williams
California National Guardsmen boarding a UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter during training at Camp Williams, Utah in 2014

The California National Guard is part of the National Guard of the United States, a dual federal-state military reserve force. The CA National Guard has three components: the CA Army National Guard, CA Air National Guard, and CA State Guard. With a total strength of over 24,000 troops, it is the largest National Guard in the United States. As of January 2012, California National Guardsmen have been deployed overseas more than 38,000 times since 2001,[1] during which time twenty-nine Guardsmen have been killed in Iraq and two have died in Afghanistan.[2]

The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. When under the control of its state governor, National Guard functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control. The National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the President or Congress.

When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as Commander-In-Chief. The federal mission assigned to the National Guard is: "To provide properly trained and equipped units for prompt mobilization for war, national emergency or as otherwise needed."

Troops of the 160th Infantry Regiment of the California National Guard arriving in Los Angeles, August 17, 1924
California National Guard MPs, 1950

The Governor of California may call individuals or units of the California National Guard into state service during emergencies or special situations. The state mission of the National Guard is: "To provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law."

Components

Military Museum Command

California State Guard's Military Museum Command interim state museum is Camp Roberts Historical Museum.[3] militarymuseum.org is provided as a public service by the California Military Department.[3]

Adjutant General

Major General Mathew Beevers serves as the acting Adjutant General of California since he was appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on 1 August 2022.

Adjutants General of California

  • Theron R. Perlee, April 12 – October 5, 1850
  • William H. Richardson, October 5, 1850 – May 2, 1852
  • William Chauncey Kibbe, May 2, 1852 – April 30, 1864
  • Robert Robinson, January 1, 1864 – May 1, 1864
  • George S. Evans, May 1, 1864 – May 1, 1868
  • James M. Allen, May 1, 1868 – Nov. 23, 1870
  • Thomas N. Cazneau, Nov. 23, 1870 – December 21, 1871
  • Lucius H. Foote, December 21, 1871 – December 13, 1875
  • Patrick F. Walsh, December 13, 1875 – January 9, 1880
  • Samuel W. Backus, January 9, 1880 – July 1, 1882
  • John F. Sheehan, July 1, 1892 – January 11, 1893
  • George B. Crosby, January 11, 1883 – November 1, 1887
  • Richard H. Orton, November 1, 1887 – January 9, 1891
  • Charles Carroll Allen, January 9, 1891 – May 24, 1895
  • Andrew W. Bartlett, May 24, 1895 – December 23, 1898
  • Robert L. Peeler, December 23, 1898 – June 1, 1899
  • William H. Seamans, June 1, 1899 – January 3, 1902 (died in office)
  • George Stone, January 13, 1902 – February 15, 1904
  • Joseph B. Lauck, February 15, 1904 – January 7, 1911
  • Edwin A. Forbes, January 7, 1911 – June 18, 1915 (died in office)
  • Charles W. Thomas Jr., June 19, 1915 – December 15, 1916
  • James J. Borree, December 16, 1916 – November 30, 1923
  • Richard E. Mittelstaedt, December 1, 1923 – January 5, 1931
  • Seth E.P. Howard, January 6, 1931 – June 26, 1935 (died in office)
  • Paul Arndt, June 27 – October 17, 1935
  • Harry H. Moorehead, October 18, 1935 – January 3, 1939
  • Patrick J.H. Farrell, January 4, 1939 – June 10, 1940
  • Richard E. Mittelstaedt, June 10, 1940 – March 3, 1941
  • Joseph O. Donovan, March 3, 1941 – July 10, 1942
  • Junnius Pierce, July 14, 1942 – January 13, 1943
  • Ray W. Hays, January 14, 1943 – November 30, 1944
  • Victor R. Hansen, December 27, 1944 – April 28, 1946
  • Curtis D. O'Sullivan, April 29, 1946 – July 15, 1951
  • Earl M. Jones, July 16, 1951 – December 31, 1960
  • Roderic L. Hill, January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1967
  • Glenn C. Ames, March 22, 1967 – June 5, 1975
  • Frank J. Schober, June 6, 1975 – December 31, 1982
  • Willard A. Shank, January 3, 1983 – February 13, 1987
  • Robert C. Thrasher, February 14, 1987 – October 9, 1992
  • Robert W. Barrow, October 10 – December 31, 1992
  • Tandy K. Bozeman, January 1, 1993 – April 27, 1999
  • Paul D. Monroe Jr., April 29, 1999 – March 2004
  • Thomas Eres, March 2004 – June 6, 2005
  • John Alexander, June 7 – August 1, 2005
  • William H. Wade II, September 1, 2005 – February 1, 2010
  • Mary J. Kight, February 2, 2010 – April 15, 2011
  • David S. Baldwin, April 16, 2011 – July 31, 2022

Military academy

The California National Guard maintains the California Military Academy at Camp San Luis Obispo for the use and training of National Guard units from California and other states. Upon completion of Army Basic Training, OCS cadets will train a minimum of one weekend per month over a 16-18 month period before commissioning as a second Lieutenant in the Army National Guard.

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 185th Armor (Combined Arms Battalion) maneuver in a "wedge formation" in Bradley Fighting Vehicles at Fort Irwin National Training Center, 2011
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 185th Armor (Combined Arms Battalion) maneuver in a "wedge formation" in Bradley Fighting Vehicles at Fort Irwin National Training Center, 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gretel C. Kovach (18 January 2013). "S.D. National Guard Unit Preps For A Final Afghan Deployment". San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2013. California troops have served abroad in the "fight against terrorism" more than 38,000 times since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Kuwait and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  2. ↑ Gretel C. Kovach (18 January 2013). "S.D. National Guard Unit Preps For A Final Afghan Deployment". San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2013. Since 2001, 29 Cal Guard soldiers have been killed in Iraq and two in Afghanistan. Many more were seriously injured.
  3. 1 2 "California State Military Museums Program". militarymuseum.org. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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