The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) 1st Brigade Search & Rescue (SAR) Team recently underwent a difficult and challenging swim qualification test to certify for water survival skills. Last Saturday, the 1st Brigade Dive Team hosted a Pack ...
Brigadier General Hastings recently visited Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) troops before they performed a Search & Rescue (SAR) mission with the Fannin County Emergency Management Team. BG Hastings: Saturday morning I had the privi ...
The California National Guard, State Guard (State Defense Force) & CALFIRE have been engaging in firefighting to contain the states largest wildfire. JTF 578 hard at work on the Dixie Fire with our CAL FIRE partners. The Dixie Fire has burned over 57 ...
The California State Guard (State Defense Force) 40th Support Detachment recently trained with the Army National Guard in casualty extraction to and from a Black Hawk & Chinook. California State Guard Army Component Commander Brigadier General (CA) M ...
The Virginia Defense Force (State Defense Force) has been activated to assist National Guard forces combating the floods that are plaguing northern Virginia. Members of the Virginia Defense Force provide operations center augmentation during Virginia Nat ...
The Georgia State Defense Force Opposing Force (OPFOR) unit was recently invited by the Army National Guard to attend a change of command ceremony for the 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment. The OPFOR unit works very closely with Army National Guard u ...
