Maurice “Mo” Hughes, an Alaska State Trooper, was recently promoted to the rank of Colonel within the Law Enforcement agency. Colonel Hughes is the first Black Colonel in Alaska State Trooper history. Brigadier General Simon Brown of the Alaska State Defe ...
New Volunteers Take The Oath to Join the Tennessee State Guard
This weekend the Tennessee State Guard (State Defense Force) welcomed into its ranks four new recruits, one of which is a former Navy Corpsman (Medic). The Tennessee State Guard has recently been on a big recruiting drive and looking to increase their ran ...
You Can Now Visit The Texas Military Forces Museum Virtually
For those of us who live too far away from the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, Texas, the incredible staff there have designed and developed a system where you can visit the museum, virtually. There are four amazing virtual tours all of which allo ...
A Lifetime Of Service for the Command Sergeant Major of the Ohio State Defense Force
From the US Marine Corps to the Ohio Military Reserve, Command Sergeant Major of the Ohio State Defense Force (E10) Richard Backus led a long and distinguished history of service to his State and Country. CSM Backus started his career years ago by enlisti ...
Texas State Guard Commanding General Gets Promoted by Adjutant General
The Commanding General of the Texas State Guard, MG Anthony Woods, was recently promoted to the rank of Major General by the Adjutant General (Senior National Guard General) of Texas, Major General Thomas Suelzer. Major General Anthony Woods took command ...
Virginia Defense Force Develop Communication, Security & First Aid Skills
The Virginia Defense Force spent their recent drill focusing on their communications & security mission. During their Multi-Day Unit Training Assembly (MUTA) they had their troops train on their emergency radio system. This radio system is the Virgini ...
Connecticut Foot Guard Basic Training Class Graduates
The Spring Class Basic Training Class of the Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) recently finished their training and held their graduation ceremony. This was the largest Basic Training class the Connecticut Foot Guard has ever held with 23 new r ...
Texas State Guard Divers Served to Save the USS Texas Battleship
The Texas State Guard has one of the most important and advanced diving schools in the State Defense Forces. This elite unit spends their time training in “heavy lift” dive operations as well as maritime Search & Rescue.. They have been assisting law ...
Ohio State Defense Force Cyber Security Team Featured in Bloomberg Article
The national news outlet, Bloomberg, recently featured an article on the Ohio Cyber Reserve, one of the departments within the Ohio State Defense Force. The Cyber Reserve is made up of 80 troops who are experts in the IT field volunteering to serve the St ...
New Commanders Briefing Interview with New York National Guard Adjutant General (TAG)
We just released our latest Commanders Briefing Podcast episode on all Podcast platforms. In this episode we sit down with the New York National Guard Adjutant General (TAG), Major General Raymond Shields. The episode also featured Colonel Richard Goldenb ...