San Diego CalDART in Carlsbad coordinates volunteer general aviation pilots and aircraft for disaster airlift operations staged from McClellan-Palomar Airport on Palomar Airport Road. The team operates under the California DART Network, a CalPilots subsidiary that maintains mutual-aid agreements with emergency services including the Carlsbad Fire Department for wildfire, earthquake, and flood response throughout Southern California. During the COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego CalDART launched Operation Medical Shield from McClellan-Palomar, airlifting PPE and emergency-use ventilator components to hospitals across the Western states. The organization's Disaster Airlift Response Plan follows FAA Part 91 flight rules and FEMA incident command protocols, enabling rapid-scale volunteer mobilization when surface transportation fails. CalDART pilots conduct joint tabletop exercises and practice mobilizations with the City of Carlsbad Safety Training Center, maintaining ICS-compliant operational readiness for multi-agency disaster deployments. The statewide network currently links CalDART members across 58 California airports, with the San Diego chapter providing multi-aircraft airlift capacity for relief supply loads from the McClellan-Palomar hub.