California State Guard activates O.C.-based unit for disaster response
Print The California State Guard is standing-up two volunteer units exclusively tasked with responding to natural disasters and civil unrest, following the busiest year for state service members since the Korean War. A 200-member contingent called Team Shield will train and muster as a security force at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos. During wildfires and civil unrest they could be deployed throughout the state to assist police agencies with traffic control and manning checkpoints. By June, another 150 volunteers with Team Blaze will make up a firefighting task force that trains alon...
Source: latimes.com