The Ohio Military Reserve (State Defense Force), which was part of Task Force Midas, was honored for their over year long service assisting the Ohio Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations. They exceeded expectations by completing over 360,000 thousa ...
Medical Training & PT for the NY Guard Recruits in Basic Training
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) Initial Entry Training (IET, Basic Training) are show in the following videos getting some hands on medical training and undergoing their daily Physical Training (PT) sessions. Click Here for Medical Training Vi ...
Texas State Guard holds Waterborne Training Exercise to Strengthen Skills
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) held a statewide waterborne training exercise with multiple units to develop and strengthen their Search & Rescue skills. The State Guard is utilized heavily for Search & Rescue missions during natural d ...
A ‘Scuttlebutt’ Podcast Show Going Live on Sunday
We are announcing a new LIVE podcast show that will be airing this Sunday at 8 PM EST. 'Scuttlebutt' will be a no script, casual, live audience podcast that will discuss State Defense Force topics, from basic training, to the latest news & missions i ...
Puerto Rico State Guard supports Haiti Recovery Efforts
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in August caused a horrific loss of life and leveled destruction throughout the nation. In response the Puerto Rico State Guard (State Defense Force) was activated to assist in recovery efforts by providing ...
NY Air National Guard & NY Guard undergo Chainsaw training
During the New York Guard's (State Defense Force) Annual Training week a course was being held to instruct NY Air National Guard & NY Guard troops on the usage of Chainsaws and clearing debris. The Air National Guard & NY Guard are heavily utiliz ...
Its Annual Training week for the NY Guard!
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) is holding its Annual Training this week. The training schools currently being held are IET (Initial Entry Training / Basic Training), Primary Leadership Development Course, as well as a number of Special Skill Co ...
Rare Photos of NY Guard on State Active Duty during 9/11
The New York Guard (State Active Duty) was placed on immediate State Active Duty (SAD) as the attacks of September 11th were unfolding. Their mission included providing security & radio communication at National Guard armories throughout Manhattan. ...
NY Guard remembers one of their own lost on 9/11
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) was put on state active duty as the attacks of September 11 were occurring. One of their own troops was also a member of the New York Police Department who courageously went into the towers to save lives, but was n ...
Full Time Active Duty Positions available for Texas State Guard Missions
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) is looking for soldiers interested in going to full active duty status to support Operation Border Star and Operation Drawbridge. If you are looking for full-time employment, and are deployable, DPS, TMD, a ...