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A United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card (also known as U.S. military ID, Geneva Conventions Identification Card, or less commonly abbreviated USPIC) is an identity document issued by the United States Department of Defense to identify a person as a member of the Armed Forces or a member's dependent, such as a child ...
Del Norte County, California: September 1862: 1870: Union Army United States Army Camp Low: San Juan Bautista: San Benito: 1864: 1865: Union Army Fort MacArthur White Point Military Reservation: San Pedro: Los Angeles: 1888 (Still in use) United States Army Fort McDowell: Angel Island: San Francisco: 1901: 1962: United States Army Fort Miley ...
A California Historical Landmark, [11] Fort Bragg was founded in 1857 prior to the American Civil War as a military garrison rather than a fortification. [13] It was named after army officer Braxton Bragg , who at the time had served the U.S. in the Mexican–American War (and would later serve in the Confederate Army during the Civil War).
The California Military Department is an agency defined under the California Military and Veterans Code § 50. It includes the California National Guard (Army and Air), California State Guard, and the Youth and Community Programs. The California Military Department and the California National Guard are sometimes referred to interchangeably.
Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area (41 P) Pages in category "Military installations in California" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Camp Roberts is a California National Guard post in central California, located on both sides of the Salinas River in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, [1] now run by the California Army National Guard. It was opened in 1941 and is named after Corporal Harold W. Roberts, a World War I Medal of Honor recipient. [1]
Fort Hunter Liggett is a United States Army post in Jolon, California, in southern Monterey County, California. The fort, named in 1941 after General Hunter Liggett, is primarily used as a training facility, where activities such as field maneuvers and live fire exercises are performed. It is roughly 25 miles northwest of Camp Roberts, California.
Fort Baker with the Golden Gate Bridge. Fort Baker is one of the components of California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area.The Fort, which borders the City of Sausalito in Marin County and is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge, served as an Army post until the mid-1990s, when the headquarters of the 91st Division moved to Parks Reserve Forces Training Area.