VIDEO: Annual Training is in full swing on Camp Roberts. Each summer, combat arms and other #CalGuard soldiers and airmen make use of the Combined Arms Training Facility (CACTF), a state-of-the art urban training facility built in 2014. Watch the video for an overview of one of the West Coast's most sophisticated training sites. | California National Guard

Joint Task Force Rattlesnake Strikes again. This time they are assisting CAL FIRE and CAL OES fight the Caldor Fire. | California National Guard

Video footage from inside a Cal Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade flying Sept. 9, 2020, over Fresno County to the Creek Fire. Visibility has been low due to smoke. Nearly 400 California residents near Lake Edison and China Peak, along with about 40 animals, have been evacuated via Cal Guard helicopters. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza) | California National Guard

The California Military Department had the honor of supporting the 2023 Veteran’s Day event at Mount Vernon Memorial Park. California State Guard Brig. Gen. Peter Cross and California State Guard Chaplain (MAJ.) Saul Castillo shared with the attentive crowd and the California National Guard Honor Guard performed the Presentation of the Colors, 13 Folds, Military Honors and Retirement of the Colors. Community leaders, Veterans organizations and participants join each year at this service to honor

McClellan Park, Calif. - The California Military Department partnered with civil authorities during the Joint All-Hazard Awareness and Assessment Exercise (JAHAAX) and CMD’s first Air Operations Center (AOC) exercise. California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, CAL FIRE, Civil Patrol, Caltrans, Forest Service, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space, The National Guard, California Highway Patrol | California National Guard

VIDEO: Happening Now- California military department service members assisted by military veterans of all branches are cooking up a gourmet meal in the MRE Cooking Challenge today at the California State Fair, Sacramento. Round 2 Starts at 3 PM and the final round is at 6 PM in the SaveMart kitchen in building B. You can’t miss today’s MRE cook off. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Salli Sosa Sablan) California Department of Veterans Affairs #CAStateFair18 #CalGuardCommunity #Mi