The Georgia Department of Defense recently held a Hurricane response exercise with a multitude of agencies. Many organizations were involved from the Georgia Army National Guard, Air National Guard, State Defense Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
CASG 40th Support Detachment Assists Army National Guard in Combat Life Saver Training
The California State Guard's (State Defense Force) 40th Support Detachment recently trained and assisted the Army National Guard's 224th Sustainment Brigade on the Combat Life Saver course. The Combat Life Saver course was designed to provide more advance ...
Texas State Guard Troops Graduate Search & Rescue SARTECH II School
The Texas State Guard recently had a group of their troops graduate and certify in SARTECH II. SARTECH is part of the National Association of Search & Rescue curriculum. State Defense Forces follow this training in order to certify their troops for op ...
New Georgia State Defense Force Recruits Start Their Basic Training
The Georgia State Defense Force 4th Brigade recently started a new basic training class. These new recruits are now starting their journey in hopes of becoming Georgia State Defense Force soldiers one day. The initial days of training focused on Land Navi ...
Alaska SDF Provide Troops to Assist Alaskans Following Wildfires
The Alaska State Defense Force activated several troops to assist State Agencies & The Red Cross in caring for Alaskans who were affected by the wildfires rampaging through South-West Alaska. The troops assisted with food & supply deliveries as we ...
Texas State Guard Participated in Large Scale Search & Rescue Exercise
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) worked together with the Texas Army National Guard  and over a dozen agencies from across Texas and the United States to simulate a large scale Search & Rescue Exercise. The focus of the exercise was to exam ...
Poll – What Mission Do You Wish Your State Defense Force Could Participate In?
State Defense Forces throughout the nation are engaged in a variety of missions. The California State Guard (State Defense Force) & Washington State Guard (State Defense Force) participate in Wildfire Firefighting with their National Guard. The Texas ...
Ohio SDF Troops Take On The Confidence Course
In their most recent training drill, troops from the Ohio Military Reserve (State Defense Force) were tasked with overcoming obstacles in a confidence course. These courses are designed to push team development as well as challenge each soldier physically ...
Interview with Alaska SDF Commanding General Brigadier General (AK) Simon Brown II
We recently did an interview with the Commanding General of the Alaska State Defense Force, Brigadier General (AK) Simon Brown II. We covered a range of topics from his time in the US Military, the current missions the Alaska SDF is engaged in, Basic Trai ...
Maryland 10th Medical Regiment Holds First Aid & CPR Certification Courses
The legendary 10th Medical Regiment of The Maryland Defense Force recently held their yearly certification courses for both First Aid & CPR. The Maryland Defense Force ensures all its troops are capable of providing these critical life saving techniqu ...