Last week a historic winter storm created havoc and life threatening conditions for one half of The United States. States like New York were inundated with an astonishing 51 inches of snow and temperatures that reached 30’ below zero. Many New York reside ...
Georgia State Defense Force Lays Wreaths For Fallen US Veterans
A few weeks ago Georgia State Defense Force troops visited The Georgia National Cemetery to lay wreaths on the graves of United States veterans. The program known as 'Wreaths Across America' was founded by Morrill Worcester, who developed the program to ...
NY Guard Soldiers Awarded COVID Pandemic Response Ribbon For Service
Troops from The New York Guard (State Defense Force) Headquarter and Headquarters Company (HHC) recently were awarded The New York State COVID Pandemic Response Ribbon. The award was developed to recognize the members of The New York State Military Forces ...
Exclusive Panel on ‘How the State Defense Forces are interacting with The National Guard’ Released!
Today we are releasing 'How the State Defense Forces are interacting with The National Guard' Panel. The committee was headed by an all star panel, The Director of Joint Staff of The New York State Military Forces, Two State Defense Force Commanding Gener ...
Many Accomplishments For Washington State Guard During 2022
As the year comes to a close one of The State Defense Forces that have been continuously growing and developing is The Washington State Guard. This year saw the organization get a new commander, Colonel Joseph Maassen, a prior service Veteran who served i ...
New York National Guard Adjutant General Speech on State Defense Forces Released!
Today we are releasing our first content of 'In The Field'. The content we are publishing is the speech given by The Adjutant General of New York, Major General Raymond Shields, during The 2022 State Guard Association of The United States (SGAUS) banquet. ...
Georgia State Defense Force Participates in Shop With A Cop Program
The Georgia State Defense Force recently worked with The Villa Rica Police Department in their Shop With A Cop program. The Shop With A Cop program is a community outreach tradition in which children in need are invited from the local community to be team ...
Foot Guard Finishes December Drill with 6 Mile Ruck March with Army National Guard
As Soldiers finish their training drills before the Holidays, The Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) joined The Connecticut Army National Guard in their annual 6 mile Holiday Rush March. Even though the Northeast was hit with devastating wind ch ...
Foot Guard Recruits Finishing Basic Training Get Surprise Visit
The Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) Initial Entry Training (Basic Training) Fall Class recently spent their consolidated drill going over Drill & Ceremony. The recruits worked with The Brown Bess Musket, the legendary firearm that won The ...
One Last Push To Accomplish 200K Toys For Children
Over the last two months Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) troops have been out in the field, utilizing their off duty time to collect and distribute toys for Children. Last year they managed to distribute over 100,000 toys, this year they set anot ...