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That evening, Reagan declared a state of emergency in Berkeley and sent in 2,700 California National Guard troops. [ 5 ] [ 23 ] The Berkeley City Council voted 8–1 against the decision. [ 26 ] [ 34 ] For two weeks, the streets of Berkeley were patrolled by the troops, who broke up even small demonstrations with tear gas. [ 25 ]
The Hunters Point social uprising (also known as the Hunters Point Riot or Rebellion) broke out in the Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco on the night of September 27, 1966, after San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officer Alvin Johnson shot and killed Matthew Johnson, a teenager who was fleeing the scene of a stolen car.
The WMD-CSTs are National Guard units designed to provide a specialized capability to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) incident primarily in a Title 32 operational status within the United States, the District of Columbia, its territories and possessions, as established by 10 USC §12310.
The poor woman’s fiery death came just as Gov. Kathy Hochul sent 250 more National Guard troops into the Big Apple’s subway system for the holiday rush — swelling its $100 million subway ...
The military was testing how a biological weapon attack would affect the 800,000 residents of the city. The people of San Francisco had no idea. The Navy continued the tests for seven days ...
The head of the California National Guard, who has presided over a series of scandals during the last 3½ years, will retire at the end of the month, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office confirmed Monday.
On May 17, he stole a 57.3-tonne (56.4-long-ton; 63.2-short-ton) tank from the local California Army National Guard armory and drove it around for six miles (9.7 km), crushing cars and infrastructure in his path—though without injuring anyone.
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.