Recently State Senator David Min of California’s 37th district visited The Join Forces Training Base Los Alamitos. This is the largest California State Military base throughout the state, home to multiple units and headquarters commands. During his visit The Senator received multiple briefings regarding the base, tours of the facility and information regarding the missions of the multiple units stationed there.

One such tour was of The Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy, a California Military program designed to assist Teens who are struggling in their lives. The program offers at risk teens an opportunity to develop their lives in leadership roles rather than being influenced by negative elements in their communities. The Academy provides core skills such as discipline, self-confidence, determination, and decision making to instill leadership qualities in every cadet.

The Director of the Program, Lt. Col. Gilbert Sanchez of The California State Guard (State Defense Force), provided the State Senator a tour of the facility and its dormitories. During the tour the commander discussed the mission of the program, its accomplishments as well as its unique high school credit recovery program.

Sen. David Min, who represents California’s 37th state senate district, meets with military personnel, Jan. 20, 2023, while touring Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. During the visit, Min and his staff learned about the California National Guard, the installation, its tenants and its missions, and walked through the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy dormitory and school while learning about the high school credit recovery program. Min and his team also visited a U.S. Army energy resilience project being built on the base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman)

Sen. David Min, who represents California’s 37th state senate district, meets with the California State Guard Lt. Col. Gilbert Sanchez, director of Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy, standing right, and Master Sgt. Timothy Edwards, senior platoon sergeant, standing left, Jan. 20, 2023, while touring Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. During the visit, Min and his staff learned about the California National Guard, the installation, its tenants and its missions, and walked through the Sunburst dormitory and school while learning about the high school credit recovery program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman)

California State Guard Lt. Col. Gilbert Sanchez, director of Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy, left, shows Sen. David Min, who represents California’s 37th state senate district, one of the cadet dormitories as Min and his staff learn about the high school credit recovery program and other California National Guard programs during a visit to Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Jan. 20, 2023. Min serves on the state senate’s budget subcommittee on education, and select committees for student success. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman)

Sen. David Min, who represents California’s 37th state senate district, center, talks with teachers and staff members of Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy, Jan. 20, 2023, while touring the high school credit recovery program during his visit to Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. Sunburst is run in partnership between the Orange County Department of Education and the California National Guard to help students catch up on credits while instilling life skills, confidence, leadership and goal setting. Min serves on the state senate’s budget subcommittee on education, and select committees for student success. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman)

Source: DVIDS