Over the past few weeks we reported on Winter Storm Fern and how it tore across large portions of the United States, bringing with it crippling snowfall, sheets of ice, sub-freezing temperatures, and widespread power outages that left communities paralyz ...
From Oath to Training: The Georgia State Defense Force Prepares Its Next Generation of Soldiers
Over the past several days, we highlighted a significant milestone for the Georgia State Defense Force with the successful graduation of its most recent Initial Entry Training (IET), commonly referred to as Basic Training. Those newly graduated soldiers ...
SDF Public Affairs Teams Highlight State Defense Force Mission Contributions During Winter Storm Fern & Winter Bomb Cyclone
Our recent coverage of Winter Storm Fern and the powerful Bomb Cyclone that followed documented one of the most destructive and wide reaching winter weather events to strike the Southeastern United States in years. Together, these systems brought histori ...
On the Brink: How the Connecticut Governor’s Guard Nearly Became a Memory
In Episode 10 of Scuttlebutt we examine warning signs behind the disbandment of four State Defense Forces in just a decade, using the near-disbandment of the Connecticut Governor’s Guard in 2025 as a critical case study. In this clip, the discussion deta ...
Safeguarding State Defense Force History: A Look at December’s Archival Contributions
Over the course of December and the months leading up to it, the staff and contributors of The Center for State Defense Force History delivered truly exceptional work preserving the legacy of America’s State Defense Forces. Drawing on contributions from ...
Georgia State Defense Force Strengthens Force With New Basic Training Graduates
While portions of the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) were called to State Active Duty in response to Winter Storm Fern and the powerful Bomb Cyclone that followed, the organization continued to advance one of its most important missions: training and ...
From Ice to Recovery: State Defense Forces Assist Communities After Fern and Bomb Cyclone
We continue our coverage of the severe winter weather storms that swept across large portions of the United States, beginning with Winter Storm Fern and followed almost immediately by a powerful bomb cyclone that intensified conditions across the southea ...







