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California Military Department
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<p>The California Military Department is an <a href="/facts/List_of_California_state_agencies/gGvTsVND">agency</a> defined under the California Military and Veterans Code <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120211093352/http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=mvc&group=00001-01000&file=50-54">§ 50</a>. It includes the <a href="/facts/California_National_Guard/oup5YIe7">California National Guard</a> (<a href="/facts/California_Army_National_Guard/US7t6DYe">Army</a> and <a href="/facts/California_Air_National_Guard/2qwr60Fp">Air</a>), <a href="/facts/California_State_Guard/WTHubHE7">California State Guard</a>, and the Youth and Community Programs. </p><p>The California Military Department and the California National Guard are sometimes referred to interchangeably. </p>