California Air National Guard
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The California Air National Guard is the air component of the California National Guard. The California Air National Guard is headquartered at Sacramento, California, and its commanding officer is currently Major General Dennis G. Lucas.
One of the duties of the California Air National Guard is defense of the United States. In December 2007, after the grounding of F-15 fighters due to potential structural problems, the California Air National Guard assumed responsibility for defense of the western United States. This was the first time that a single state's fighter wing took responsibility of defense for an entire coast.[1]
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The California Air National Guard is made up of the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Field, the 144th Fighter Wing at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, the 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, the 163d Reconnaissance Wing at March Air Reserve Base, and the 162d Combat Communications Group located at North Highlands Air National Guard Station.
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