Honoring the Fallen: Two National Guard Soldiers Lost While Defending Freedom
On Thursday, November 27th, while families across the United States gathered around dinner tables to celebrate Thanksgiving — sha ...
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POD Operations, Search & Rescue, and Security Missions Highlight Louisiana State Guard’s Importance
The Louisiana State Guard (State Defense Force - LSG) continues to expand its readiness and operational capabilities, as demonstr ...
Elite Texas State Guard Maritime Teams Conduct High-Intensity Rescue Training
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force - TXSG) continues to demonstrate why it is considered one of the most capable and miss ...
Article & Poll – Do you think State Defense Forces should report directly to the Governor instead of remaining under the authority of the Adjutant General and Military Department? *UPDATED
Normally we don’t do a poll after we did one the previous week, but we have a question we want to hear from you, our community. ...
Legislative Updates For The Virginia Defense Force, Washington State Guard, & West Virginia
In Virginia, lawmakers introduced and advanced a series of bills that quietly but meaningfully touched on the standing, benefits, ...
Family Support on Full Display as Marine Master Sergeant Pins Grandson in Texas State Guard Promotion
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Forces) continues to demonstrate that service to one’s community and state is not only a dut ...
Ohio Naval Militia Marks a Year of Lifesaving Missions, Training, and Statewide Support
The Ohio Naval Militia (State Defense Force of Ohio) stands as one of the three essential components of the Ohio State Defense Fo ...
South Carolina State Guard Honors Francis Marion as Recruitment Surges
The South Carolina State Guard (State Defense Force) opened the month by paying tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion duri ...
Poll What Do You Believe Leads to a Successful and Active State Defense Force?
Throughout the decades, we’ve seen State Defense Forces rise, fall, or remain stagnant in the missions they perform, the training ...
Virginia Defense Force Puts Every Unit to the Test in Intensive Winter Storm and Cyber Defense Training
The Virginia Defense Force recently gathered at Fort Pickett for its semiannual Multi-Unit Training Assembly, a multi-day drill t ...
As Shutdown Nears Its End, South Carolina State Guard Keeps Delivering Hope
On November 5th, we reported that the Governor of South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster, had activated the South Carolina ...
The Mission That Redefined State Defense: The New York Guard’s Role in the Nation’s First CERFP Team
In this compelling and previously untold Scuttlebutt Podcast clip from Episode 7, Director of StateDefenseForce.com Jean Marcinia ...
Scuttlebutt Episode 7 Released: Millions in Savings, Stronger Partnerships – The Case for Sending State Defense Forces Overseas
In our last poll, our Patreon community decided that we should explore whether State Defense Forces should deploy overseas to ass ...
6th Brigade — A Force for Texas: Responding to Floods, Defending the Border, and Staying Mission-Ready
It has been a long and demanding year for the soldiers of the Texas State Guard’s (State Defense Force) 6th Brigade. From constru ...