The National Guard Joint Task Force Rattlesnake recently greeted and showcased their wild fire firefighting equipment to members of the Nigerian Military. Nigeria is part of the California National Guard State Partnership Program which shares knowledge an ...
Washington State Guard Provides Color Guard for American Citizenship Ceremony
The Washington State Guard (State Defense Force) recently attended a July 4th Independence Day ceremony to induct 300 new American citizens. The State Guard troops provided a color guard for the ceremony to honor the new citizens of the United States. Amo ...
Texas State Guard Leads The Independence Day Parade
The 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently participated in the 30th Annual Villages Independence Festival Parade in Houston, Texas. They lead the parade with their Color Guard escorting military veterans from the Veterans of F ...
South Carolina State Guard Prepares for Hurricane Season With In-Depth Training
The South Carolina State Guard's Advanced Disaster Area Resource Team (ADART) recently spent their weekend training drill focusing on a multitude of tasks to prepare for hurricane season. They first ensured their skills to quickly establish shelters and r ...
Lone Star is now Operations Border Health Preparedness
The mission formerly known as Operation Lone Star is transitioning to a new name, Operation Border Health Preparedness (OBHP). This operation has been a mission the Texas State Guard has been actively participating in for decades. It involves providing fr ...
A Few Words from The Founders on Independence Day
On this 246th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we would like to share some words from John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States and co-author of The Declaration of Independence. But whatever may be our fate, be assu ...
New Connecticut Foot Guard Recruits Sworn In & Troops Undergo Endurance Exercise
The First Company of the Governor’s Foot Guard recently spent their weekend training drill in the field. The company underwent a 14 mile march through the Connecticut woodlands to test the endurance of its troops. At the end of the training drill the unit ...
Independence Day 2022 Sale for the SDF Online Store
The StateDefenseForce.com Online Store will be holding a 10% Sale Storewide in celebration of Independence Day 2022. The discount will be automatically applied at checkout and the Sale will last to Tuesday July 5th. Patreon Supporters can also include ...
NY National Guard Finishes Covid-19 Federal Mission
The New York National Guard is wrapping up the Federally funded Covid-19 Response Mission. The National Guard Joint Task Force included Army National Guard, Air National Guard, New York Guard (State Defense Force), and Naval Militia (US Navy & US Mari ...
TXSG 3rd Brigade Trains Hard with 5 Mile Ruck March
The 3rd Brigade of the Texas State Guard recently held their monthly drill where they had their troops undergo a 5 Mile Ruck march. On top of the long and challenging march the troops developed their Land Navigation skills as well as their Security qualif ...