The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) requires their units and troops to perform Physical Fitness exercises during their Inactive Duty Training (IDT) weekends. They also require each member to meet height & weight requirements so when called to ...
Virginia Defense Force Holds Communications Exercise
Troops from the Virginia Defense Force recently held a communications exercise during their recent Inactive Duty Training weekend. They tested out their newest radio equipment which during a emergency or natural disaster will allow National Guard units to ...
CASG 40th Support Detachment holds CMOC Exercise during 40th Infantry Division IDT
Bravo Company from the California State Guard's (State Defense Force) 40th Support Detachment recently assisted the California Army National Guards 40th Infantry Division during their Inactive Duty Training (IDT). A IDT is a requirement of a reserve membe ...
VA Defense Force Gives Presentation to Virginia General Assembly
Colonel Robin Phillips recently gave a presentation to members of the Military and Veterans Caucus of the Virginia General Assembly. The presentation focused on the Virginia Defense Force's role and the missions they perform to support and assist the Virg ...
Poll – Who Do You Want Us To Interview?
StateDefenseForce.com has been conducting a multitude of interviews with Commanding Generals of the State Defense Forces since we began our Podcast, Commanders Briefing, in 2021. We wanted to hold a poll to see what kind of interviews you'd like to see ...
TX 2nd Brigade Packs Tons of Training For Drill Weekend
The 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently held their January Drill weekend in which they packed tons of training. The units trained in the administering of First Aid, CPR, training on POD (Pod Of Distribution) supply points, ...
2021 was Record Year for StateDefenseForce.com, 2022 Well On its Way to Top It
We spent some time looking over our website statistics for 2021 on website visits, views, posts & other information. We compared the statistics to our 2020 and 2022 stats and found some record breaking information. In 2020, we had 5,682 unique visi ...
New Mississippi State Guard Ad Focuses on Selfless Service
The Mississippi State Guard (State Defense Force) recently published a new recruiting ad that focuses on Selfless Service. Source: Mississippi State Guard
New Recruits Take the Oath to Join the Texas State Guard
The 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently sworn in new recruits into the unit. The troops will now head to the Reception & Training Unit to receive basic military training, as well as specialized mission operation trainin ...
New Barracks for Troops who are on Active Duty for Operation Lone Star
The Texas Military Department recently announced new housing for Texas Army National Guard, Air National Guard & State Guard troops who are currently serving on Active Duty for Operation Lone Star. Operation Lone Star is an Joint Task Force operation ...