The New York National Guard has been activated by The Governor of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul, to help assist migrants that are staying at shelters throughout New York City. The National Guard created a new Joint Task Force known as Asylum Relief Support ...
The 3rd Brigade of The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) spent their October Training weekend focusing on a multitude of training. From refresher courses in CPR, Land Navigation, ETN Awareness to an exercise in Search & Rescue, the troops had a ...
As of October 2022, StateDefenseForce.com, a department of the State Guard & Defense Force Council, has become a NonProfit Organization. We have decided to become a Non-Profit because our mission is to help support and grow State Defense Forces throug ...
In their recent training drill South Carolina State Guard (State Defense Force) troops spent their weekend re-certifying on emergency first aid and CPR. This is an important aspect every State Defense Force soldier is required to know as well as be up to ...
Last year as Covid-19 cases skyrocketed throughout the nation, staffs in many facilities were reduced with the personnel they had on hand. Ohio was not immune from this as a county jail in Cuyahoga County had a drastic shortage in staff due to illness. In ...
During the last few years as hurricanes moved past or at times into South Carolina causing widespread damage to power lines and roadways the South Carolina State Guard has repeatedly been activated to assist in clearing obstructions. When activated the St ...
The South Carolina State Guard recently held a Field Training Exercise (FTX) that employed crucial skills and training of their Search & Rescue Teams. The exercise started with the State Guard simulating an event in which a casualty was discovered in ...
Last month The Georgia State Defense Force conducted their 2022 Annual Training. The training involved a library of courses and training including Search & Rescue, Evacuating casualties from Black Hawk helicopters, Medical training, as well as Emergen ...
Soldiers from the Connecticut Army National Guard recently were invited to judge the Connecticut Foot Guard’s Charleston Medal Competition. This competition features multiple squads from the Second Company of the Governor’s Foot Guard who compete with one ...
Each and every applicant joining the State Defense Forces, unless they served in the United States Military, must attend and graduate Initial Entry Training (Basic Training). The purpose of this training is to introduce civilian applicants to the military ...
