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A detachment (from the French détachement [1]) is a military unit. [2] It can either be detached from a larger unit for a specific function or (particularly in United States military usage) be a permanent unit smaller than a battalion. The term is often used to refer to a unit that is assigned to a different base from the parent unit.
San Francisco, California: Motto(s) Insight through inquiry: Engagements: Operation Iraqi Freedom: Decorations: California Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation. Detachment, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion. Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) Detachment, Company A, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion. Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA)
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.
Typically, an officer will start in an AOC of a specific branch and move up to an FA AOC. Warrant officers are classified by warrant officer military occupational specialty, or WOMOS. Codes consists of three digits plus a letter. Related WOMOS are grouped together by Army branch.
California Army National Guard units have been active in the Middle East since the U.S. military increased its involvement in the region. In September 2017, about 300 Army National Guard soldiers of the 184th Infantry Battalion deployed to Jordan to take part in Operation Spartan Shield.
The four Special Forces Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) initially open to them; The languages spoken in each Special Forces Group. Candidates complete a "wish list". Enlisted candidates rank the available MOS (18B, 18C, 18D, 18E) in order of preference. Officer candidates will attend the 18A course.
The California State Guard (CSG) (formerly the California State Military Reserve) is a military unit which provides assistance and training to the California National Guard and is a military force of California. The CSG is a reserve force that supports the state missions and federal readiness of the Army and Air National Guard.
The MPAD is commanded by a major and includes up to 20 soldiers i.e. one First Sergeant and one Public Affairs Operations NCO, MOS 46Z, three captains, and thirteen Mass Communication Specialists and Sergeants, MOS 46S. MOS 46S replaced the 46R MOS and 46Q MOS in 2018.