Below is a series of articles and official government publications concerning State Defense Forces.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• National Guard Bureau – Chief National Guard Bureau Instruction in reference to 10-4 National Guard Interaction with State Defense Forces – Click Here to Read (Revised 2017)
• Department of Defense Inspector General – Evaluation of Department of Defense Interaction with State Defense Forces – Click Here to Read – 2014
• National Guard Bureau – National Guard Interaction with State Defense Forces – Click Here To Read – Revised 2024
  • Deprecated – National Guard Bureau – National Guard Interaction with State Defense Forces – Click Here to Read – (Revised 2017)
• Department of Defense House Armed Services Committee Report – Click Here to Read – 2005
• National Guard Bureau – National Guard Bureau and State Defense Forces Interaction – Click Here to Read – 1987
• United States of America – Title 32 § 109. Maintenance of other troops (State Defense Forces) – Click Here to Read – 1956

US MILITARY

• United States Army – New York Guard was born in World War I as the National Guard went to war – Click Here to Read – Source: US Army

STATE GOVERNMENT

• Maine State Guard History – Click Here To Download
• California State Military Reserve 203rd Infantry Battalion A Military History – Allen Bristow – Click Here to Read – 1991
• World War 2: A Report to the Secretary of War On the Activities of the State Guards – Click Here to Read – 1941
• The Provisional Brigade, the New York Guard on State Active Duty in WWI – Click Here To Read

GOVERNMENT ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1955 letter to Congress concerning State Defense Forces – Click Here to Read

STATEDEFENSEFORCE.COM ARTICLES (Patreon Member Exclusive):

• The Maryland Defense Force Deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina – Click Here To Read – 2023
  • Author: Collin Mayfield
• The New York Guards Response to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks – Click Here To Read – 2023
  • Author: Collin Mayfield
• State Defense Forces During The Cold War & 9/11 – Click Here To Read – 2024
  • Author: Berkay Aksoy
• Exclusive Preview of ‘Without Grit’ – Click Here To Read – 2023
  • Author: Walter Rosado
• The Legacy of State Defense Forces: An Extensive Analysis of Their Contribution to Homeland Security and World War II – Click Here – 2024
  • Author: Michelle Seeds
• The Problem of Militia – Click Here To Read – 2024
  • Author: Professor Barry M. Stentiford

COMMANDERS BRIEFING (Interviews with SDF Commanding Officers)

• Summary
• Episode 4 – Brigadier General Gregory Juday of the Maryland Defense Force  – Commercial Free Patreon Version
  • Transcript (Sergeant Tier Only)
• Episode 5 – Brigadier General Peter Riley of the New York Guard – Commercial Free Patreon Version
  • Transcript (Sergeant Tier Only)
• Episode 7 – Major General Jay Coggan, Commanding General of the California State Guard – Commercial Free Patreon Version
  • Transcript (Sergeant Tier Only)
• Episode 8 – Brigadier General Mark D. Gelhardt Sr., Commanding General of The Georgia State Defense Force – Commercial Free Patreon Version
  • Transcript (Sergeant Tier Only)
• Episode 9 – Major General Anthony Woods, Commander of Texas State Guard – Commercial Free Patreon Version
  • Transcript (Sergeant Tier Only)

WRITTEN INTERVIEWS WITH STATE DEFENSE FORCE COMMANDING GENERALS & OFFICERS (Patreon Sergeant Tier Only)

• Interview with Puerto Rico State Guard Commanding General, Brigadier General Edrick Ramirez González – Click Here – 2022
• Interview with Alaska State Defense Force Commanding General, Brigadier General (AK) Simon Brown II – Click Here – 2022
• Interview with Washington State Guard Commanding Genera Colonel Joseph P. Maassen – Click Here – 2022
• Interview with The Commanding Officer of The Michigan Defense Force, Lieutenant Colonel (MI) Michael E. Ewing – Click Here – 2023
• Interview With The New York National Guard About Recent Changes To The New York Guard – Click Here – 2023

Books

• The Minutemen of ’17 – Click Here to Read Book
  • Summary: An inside look at the missions, training & history of the New York Guard (State Defense Force), the 9th Coast Artillery Corps, & the Veteran Corps of Artillery during World War 1

INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS

• The Militia You’ve Never Heard Of – Adam Freedman – Click Here to Read – 2016
• State Defense Forces and their role in American Homeland Security – Jonathan R. Pohnel, Naval Postgraduate School – Click Here to Read – 2015
• State defense forces: Challenges and opportunities of recruiting and retention – Deano L. McNeil – Click Here to Read – 2015
• Tapping State Defense Forces to Decrease Defense Spending – WO1 Seth G. Stuck – Click Here to Read – 2012
• Why More States Should Establish State Defense Forces – Jessica Zuckerman, Colonel Martin Hershkowitz, Brigadier General Frederic N. Smalkin, and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. – Click Here to Read – 2012
• The 21st Century Militia: State Defense Forces and Homeland Security – James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Jessica Zuckerman – Click Here to Read – 2010
• The Challenges of an Operationalized National Guard and a Militia Alternative – Lieutenant Colonel D. E. Gelinas (USAF) – Click Here to Read – 2008
  
• A well regulated militia – James Jay Carafano – Click Here to Read – 2008
• A State Guard/State Defense Force Advisory Reserve – Click Here to Read – 2008
• On the Need for a State Defense Force Noncommissioned Officer Council – Click Here To Read – 2008
  • Ronald Scott, First Sergeant (MD)
  • Martin Hershkowitz, Colonel (MD)
• Maryland Defense Force Joins National Guard for Major Homeland Security / Terrorist Response Exercise – Click Here to Read – 2007
  • Lieutenant Colonel (MD) Robert Hastings
  • Major Kristine Henry, MDARNG
• Maryland Defense Force 10th Medical Regiment: Past, Present & Future – Click Here To Read
  • Colonel (MD) Martin Hershkowitz
  • Colonel (MD) H. Wayne Nelson, Ph.D.
• Expanding Support Roles for 10th Medical Regiment: Pre & Post Health Screenings of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen – Click Here To Read
  • Colonel (MD) H. Wayne Nelson, Ph.D.
• Operation Lifeline: Health Care Professionals From Maryland Respond to Hurricane Katrina – Click Here To Read – 2006
  • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Colgan, M.D., MDDF Major Kisha Davis, M.D., MDDF and Colonel Robert A. Barish, M.D., MDDF
• The Texas Medical Rangers in the Military Response of The Uniformed Medical Reserve Corps To Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita 2005: The New and Tested Role of The Medical Reserve Corps in the United States – Click Here to Read – 2006
  • Colonel James L. Greenstone, Ed.D., J.D., DABECI, TXS
• The Texas Medical Rangers and Thousands of Patients – Sergeant First Class Brenda Benner, TXARNG – Click Here To Read – 2006
• Summary of Available State Defense Force After Action Reports From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Deployments – Colonel Martin Hershkowitz (MDDF-Ret) – Click Here to Read – 2006
• Developing Vibrant State Defense Forces: A Successful Medical and Health Service Model – Click Here to Read – 2006
  • Colonel (MD) H. Wayne Nelson, Ph.D.
  • Colonel (MD) Robert Barish, M.D.
  • Brigadier General (MD) Frederic Smalkin, J.D.
  • Lieutenant Colonel (MD) James Doyle, M.D.
  • Colonel (MD) Martin Hershkowitz
• The Impact of the Military Emergency Management Specialist (MEMS) Academy on State Defense Forces – Click Here to Read – 2006
  • Command Sergeant Major Jeffrey A. Slotnick, WASG
•  A Guide For Establishing a State Defense Force with a Homeland Security Mission – Click Here to Read – 2005
  • Colonel Martin Hershkowitz, OCP, (MDDF-Ret)
  • Brigadier General Herbert O. Wardell, Jr., (DNG-Ret)
• The Role of State Defense Forces in Homeland Security – Col. John R. Brinkerhoff – Click Here to Read – 2005
• America’s State Defense Forces: An Historical Component of National Defense – Dr. Kent G. Sieg – Click Here to Read – 2005
• Homeland Defense: The Pennsylvania State Guard 1941-1953 – Lieutenant Colonel Brent C. Bankus (USA) – Click Here To Read – 2005
• Expanding the Use of State Defense Forces in Homeland Defense Missions – Lieutenant Colonel Brent C. Bankus (USA) – Click Here To Read – 2004
  
• State Defense Forces and Homeland Security – Arthur N. Tulak, Robert W. Kraft, and Don Silbaugh –  Click Here To Read – 2003
• The Georgia State Defense Corps and The Georgia State Guard, 1940—1947 – Captain (GA) Rich Elwell – Click Here To Read – 2003
• State Defense Forces: The Missing Link in National Security – George J. Stien – Click Here to Read – 1984
• US Home Defense Forces Study – Click Here to Read – 1981
• State Defense Forces: Past, Present and Future – Ronald Ray Armstrong, Alexander Philip Gisoldi – Click Here to Read – 1974

STATE DEFENSE FORCE JOURNAL

• Volume 1, Issue 1 – Click Here To Read – 2005

INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS – INDIVIDUAL STATES

• A Condensed History of California’s State Defense Forces – SSGT. D. Carl Ehlig – Click Here to Read – 2013
• Maryland Defense Force 10th Medical Regiment: Past, Present and Future – Colonel (MD) Martin Hershkowitz, Colonel (MD) H. Wayne Nelson, Ph.D. – Click Here to Read – 2008
• Homeland Defense: The Pennsylvania State Guard 1941-1953 – Lieutenant Colonel Brent C. Bankus, U.S. Army – Click Here to Read