Troops from the Georgia State Defense Force recently had the opportunity to train with White County Search & Rescue / CERT Team. The training focused on integrating K9's into Search & Rescue operations in a wilderness environment. The exercise all ...
The Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, has just issued a disaster declaration throughout regions of Western Alaska that have been affected by devastating storms. These storms flooded entire towns and communities, destroyed roads, and shut down power. The ...
The Texas State Guard recently held a worst case scenario exercise in a fictionally created town named San Patrick, Texas. This fictional town of 149,000 residents was designed to experience a massive drought, similar to events currently occurring through ...
Instructors from the United States Northern Command taught a emergency operations course to troops from the Army National Guard, Air National Guard and New York Guard (State Defense Force). They course focused on the latest techniques in Domestic Emergenc ...
Alaska State Defense Force troops from multiple units throughout Alaska came together recently for a consolidated unit drill. The training focused on ensuring each and every soldier is familiar with setting up a Water Purification system. This system is d ...
Throughout the many State Defense Forces in the country many have adapted the US Army's Uniform standards, with certain alterations to differentiate themselves from the US Army & National Guard. Many State Defense Force troops wear the Operational ...
The South Carolina State Guard (State Defense Force) 2nd Battalion recently attended the Greenville City 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. This is an annual event that honors the FDNY Firefighters, First Responders and military service members who lost their liv ...
When the Covid-19 Pandemic stormed throughout the country in March of 2020, the Governor of New York activated all of New York States Military Forces. Thousands of Army National Guard, Air National Guard, New York Guard (State Defense Force), and Naval Mi ...
The Command Sergeant Major of the Texas State Guard (E-9), CSM Harlan Thompson, recently reached out to all the troops of the Texas State Guard. He highlighted the importance of the NCO Corps in the military and how without them the State Guard wouldn't b ...
It has been over two years since the entire Virginia Defense Force conducted a combined consolidated drill involving every unit of the Force. Since the start of the Pandemic in March 2020, the Virginia Defense Force has either been on Active Duty assistin ...
