We’re are announcing a new origin article to StateDefenseForce.com’s library of original articles. First we would like to introduce a new author to our team, Captain (TX) David J. Walker, an author who brings an immense amount of knowledge and experience ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
January 28, 2026, marked a historic moment in South Carolina political life as Governor Henry McMaster delivered his final State of the State address. After nearly a decade serving as the state’s chief executive and acting as Commander in Chief of the So ...
In this Episode 10 clip of Scuttlebutt, Jean Marciniak, Major General (TX - Retired) Anthony Woods & Major (GA-Retired) examine what led to the disbandment of four State Defense Forces in just a decade and zero in on a key lesson: visibility matters. ...
