Patreon Early Access: Commander’s Brief with SGAUS President MG Jay Coggan

For our Patreon members who receive Early Access to our Morning Briefing & Commander’s Brief Podcast.

 

In this episode we sit down with SGAUS President & California State Guard Commander, MG Jay Coggan, to discuss the status and future of the State Defense Forces. He also discusses the relationship State Defense Forces have with the National Guard and their position in the States Military Forces.

 

https://www.spreaker.com/e/3J7P6JtpcGbm–43794232

 

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General Tier

  • Dustin Colegrove

Colonel Tier

  • Col.C.McAdams,Sr.LlD.
  • COL Philip Smith
  • Dan Sebby

Sergeant Major

  • 2LT (MD) Richard Ostopowicz
  • Andre N Coulombe
  • Hayden
  • William Cooper

Sergeant Tier

  • Alexander Kosin
  • B. S.
  • COL (AK) John C James
  • Daniel E Meldazis
  • David
  • Michael Chiesa
  • Mike Gibson
  • Mike Hawley
  • Sheryl Bishop
  • Tom Jackson
  • WSG King

Corporal Tier

  • 2LT James Jackson
  • Abby Horn
  • Admin US Army Auxiliary Activation Project
  • Alex Francois
  • Alex Walker-Griffin
  • Anthony Paduano
  • Beverly Shepard
  • [email protected]
  • Buckwalter
  • C.J. Nagle
  • Cary
  • Charlie
  • Chris
  • chris schnupp
  • COL John Goodnight, CSMR, Ret.
  • Dana K
  • Daniel Newell
  • Eric
  • Evan
  • Evan Papadakis
  • ferg
  • Fernando Martinez
  • Gary
  • George
  • Ivansie
  • Jacob Gutierrez
  • JC
  • JEFF RICHTER
  • John Goodnight
  • John Twitty
  • Josh Copeland
  • joshua pedata
  • Kenyon
  • Kevin Spatz
  • Mike Nguyen
  • Phillip Gordon Ryman
  • Rebekah phillips
  • Richard
  • SonofCar
  • SPC Andino
  • Stephen Green
  • Steve
  • Trent
  • Wadie Williams (COL, TX, Ret)
  • William Kiel
  • William Taylor

Private Tier

  • Andrew Raymond
  • Arthur Helms
  • Bernadette Ramirez
  • Carlo
  • Charles F. Reed, Jr., 1LT (MS)
  • Craig Collins-Young
  • David Herman
  • Father Ernest Buchanan
  • Gerald Burnett
  • Iggi Mincus
  • Jacob H
  • John Fauver
  • Joseph Walsh
  • Kathryn Gonzales
  • Kenneth Cook-Askins
  • Kf Schmi
  • Levi Stephens
  • Mad Chemist
  • Michael Mcelrath
  • MoNobody
  • Robert Greene
  • Russell Griffin
  • SRS
  • Tom Rogers
  • Tony
  • Travis Kalin
  • Will Bardwell

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