The California Military Department

The Governor’s Innovation Fellows recently visited the California Military Department Headquarters. They are members of a program managed by the Office of Data and Innovation. They met with leaders and staff and learned how the department serves Californians through emergency response, operations, and innovation.
 
The visit gave Fellows a firsthand look at how CMD carries out its mission and approaches challenges bringing new perspective to the work they are leading across state government.
 
The third cohort includes 15 Fellows from 7 agencies and 11 departments. Under ODI's leadership, the Fellows are tackling priority projects focused on improving government efficiency, service delivery, and the experience of Californians. @CAgovernor @CaliforniaODI

🇺🇸 Silicon Valley’s Airmen: Welcome Home!

For months, members of Your Cal Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing supported combat search and rescue operations in the Middle East.

Now they’re back at Moffett Field, welcomed by family, friends and some long-overdue hugs❤️. @CAgovernor

Preparing now for a potentially historic El Niño. Disaster readiness is a whole-of-government responsibility in our Golden State. Today, @Cal_OES Director Caroline Thomas Jacobs met with Cal Guard leaders at our HQ. The focus: statewide readiness and potential Guard support for flood response, search and rescue, engineering and logistics. @CAgovernor

Your Cal Guard offers a path to serve your community and California while building skills that last a lifetime. @CaArmyGuard

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Six years ago, over the Labor Day weekend, Cal Guard aircrews launched into one of the most challenging search-and-rescue missions in California wildfire history.

Hear the story of that night from the Cal Guard air crews who flew in.
A new documentary brings together the firsthand accounts of the aircrews, cell phone footage from those trapped at Mammoth Pool, and news coverage from the unfolding rescue.

See the mission. Hear the stories. Experience the night that 242 people will never forget.
Watch the documentary and discover what it took to bring them home. @CAgovernor @USNationalGuard @CAL_FIRE