In the last few years many natural disasters have affected Texas, from heavy snowfall to wildfires. During their July Inactive Duty Training weekend, the troops of the 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) spent their time developing ...
Connecticut Foot Guard Featured on ABC News Segment
The Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) was recently featured on a ABC News Segment. Sergeant Franco and Sergeant First Class Caraballo were invited to the ABC News studio to discuss the history of the Connecticut Foot Guard and their current rec ...
POLL Do You Believe Your State Defense Force / State Guard Should Participate in the Wildland Firefighting Mission?
Numerous State Defense Forces / State Guards have over the years been assisting their National Guard in Wildfire Firefighting. They have been on the ground risking their lives to save entire communities and towns. As more states encounter wildland fires ...
Georgia State Defense Force Recruits Graduate from Basic Training
New Soldiers from a few Georgia State Defense Force units recently graduated from their Initial Entry Training (Basic Training). The three month long program takes new recruits, who have no prior US Military experience, and provides them Basic Military in ...
Operation Border Health Preparedness Offers Free Medical, Dental & Vision Care This Week
Operation Border Health Preparedness began this week in key parts of Texas. This is a yearly medical mission which the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) has been participating in for over two decades. The entire component of the Texas State Guard me ...
Texas State Guard Troops Get Training on Medevac Black Hawk Helicopters
During their Annual Training, troops from the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) received training on the UH-60L Medieval Black Hawk helicopters. The orientation focused on the operations and procedures of extracting casualties out of the helicopters ...
StateDefenseForce.com Website Restored & Back Online
Over the last few days our website went down, as well as the StateDefenseForce.com Online Store. We'd like to explain the cause of the website going offline, as well as solutions we developed to avoid such disruption in the future. Last week we utilize ...
More from the New York Guard Statewide Communications Exercise
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) recently posted more content from their recent Statewide Emergency Communications Exercise. The content focuses on the 14th Detachment of the New York Guard, based out of Long Island, NY, as well as the 15th Detach ...
Even on Their Off Time, Texas State Guard Troops Give Back To The Community
Troops from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently spent their off duty time providing back to the community. Together as a unit, they repaired & renovated their local Boy Scouts Camp. They also donated the ...
General & Command Sergeant Major Visits Texas State Guard Troops Stationed at the Border
The Deputy General, Brigadier General Joe Cave, and Command Sergeant Major, Major Harlan Thompson, of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently visited troops at the border. They thanked the troops for their service and duty assisting the Natio ...