Virginia Defense Force troops recently assisted the Virginia National Guard by driving supplies & equ over 750 miles to National Guard armories throughout the State. The supplies & equipment will be utilized for the anticipated Winter Storm that w ...
Poll – How Long Do You Believe State Defense Force Basic Training Should Be?
There are twenty State Defense Forces throughout the country serving their State & National Guard. Each of these State Defense Forces / State Guards have different basic training requirements and durations for Non-Prior Service personnel. The US Ar ...
Texas State Guard Troops Adapt to Weather During FTX
Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently spent their January Drill performing a Field Training Exercise (FTX) testing out their land navigation, Â radio communication skills. During the FTX a heavy thunderstorm drenched the environment but the troo ...
We Have Jobs for You!
We developed a new section on our website for freelance work that may interest you, especially if you like researching and writing about State Defense Forces / State Guards. We have a few articles we'd like to commission and have published our our website ...
Interview Tomorrow with the New York Guard Commanding General
We have another interview to announce for this weekend. Tommorow we are holding an interview with the new commander of the New York Guard, Brigadier General Peter Riley. The interview will be held on Saturday, January 15th at 1 PM EST. If you’d like to ...
Interview Today with Maryland Defense Force Commanding General
Today we are holding an interview with the commander of the Maryland Defense Force, Major General Gregory Juday. The interview will be held this evening at 6 PM EST. If you'd like to submit questions or attend the interview please join our Patreon as t ...
VA Defense Force Assists in Winter Weather Response Mission
The Virginia Defense Force was recently activated during the intense January 7th Winter Storm that affected much of Virginia. The Defense Force assisted the National Guard at the Joint Operations Center providing logistics, and administrative support. Me ...
New Sweatshirts for CA & WA State Guard Wild-land Firefighting Teams
We introduced two new sweatshirts for the California State Guard (State Defense Force) Emergency Response Command and the Washington State Guard (State Defense Force) Wildland Firefighting Team in our StateDefenseForce.com Online Store. Check out the swea ...
Washington State Guard Readying Troops for 2022 Wild Fire Season
The Washington State Military Department recently requested the Washington State Guard (State Defense Force) to provide 20 troops to assist in the 2022 Wildfire firefighting season. In the last few years, the Washington State Guard, has been working with ...
CT Foot Guard Gets Basic Firearms Training from Dept. of Homeland Security
The Second Company of the Governors Foot Guard recently received firearms training from The Department of Homeland Security (DHS). They provided troops of the Foot Guard basic firearm training that covered clearing techniques, loading & unloading thei ...