There are twenty State Defense Forces throughout the country serving their State & National Guard. Each of these State Defense Forces / State Guards have different standards from one another. These standards differ in a variety of fields, from basic t ...
The Georgia State Defense Force recently graduated a new IET (Initial Entry Training / Basic Training) class of troops. The State Defense Forces are mostly made up of prior service US Military service members, those with no prior service background must u ...
Troops from The Ohio State Defense Force recently received the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Campaign Medal from United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. This is a unique achievement as it is a Federal Government award bestowed on State Troo ...
Troops from The Texas State Guard 3rd Brigade recently provided a Thanksgiving Dinner to Soldiers of the Army National Guard that were deployed and not able to be home for the Holiday. Gobble Gobble!!! Texas State Guard, 3rd Brigade troops bring joyf ...
Brig. Gen. Lou Coroso of the Georgia State Defense Force recently retired after serving 50 years in the Military. BG Coroso served in the US Army, US Army Reserve, US Army National Guard, and ended that service in the Georgia State Defense Force. During h ...
The announcement of the Re-Activation of the Florida State Guard has been reported in various media outlets. Here are some of the articles that has reported on this news: THEHILL.COM DeSantis proposes civilian Florida State Guard military force he w ...
We added a number of updates to the 'History of Major Missions' Section of our Website. We provided a list of missions & training exercises that the State Defense Forces performed in 2021 & 2020. We will be adding more additions throughout the wee ...
The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, recently announced that the State of Florida will re-activate its State Guard after being deactivated approximately 74 years. The State Guard will take its place alongside the Florida Army National Guard & Air Na ...
Michigan Defense Force Officers recently met with leaders of the State of Michigan and Senator Gary Peters from the United States Senate to discuss how to better utilize and develop the Michigan State Defense Force for future missions. Several ...
During Veterans Day, The Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame inducted and recognized Retired Brig. Gen. E. H. “Rusty” Hightower into their organization. Brig. Gen. Hightower served in the United States Army earning the Purple Star and Silver Star durin ...
