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 ...
Florida Governor to Re-Establish State Guard
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 ...
MI SDF Officers Discuss Future of SDF with US Senator & Michigan Leaders
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 ...
Georgia SDF Brig. General inducted into Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame
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 ...
Aerial Shots of Foot Guards Emergency Field Hospital Deployment
One of The Missions assigned to the Connecticut Foot Guard is the deployment of Emergency Field Hospitals. During statewide emergencies the Foot Guard is tasked with providing these critical assets in key locations where temporary hospitals are needed to ...
SC State Guard participates in Multi-Agency Large Scale SAR Exercise
The South Carolina State Guard (State Defense Force) recently participated in a large scale Search And Rescue (SAR) exercise which involved a State & Multi-County Joint Task Force operation. The State Guard worked with State Officials as well as Ocone ...
Georgia SDF Graduates New Class of Staff Officers
A new class of troops graduated from the Georgia State Defense Force Command and General Staff Officer Course. This course is intended to develop the skills of Officers to ensure they fulfill the missions of the State Defense Force. Congrats to the Gra ...
TX State Guard 2nd Brigade Holds Joint Exercise
The Texas State Guard's (State Defense Force) 2nd Brigade recently held a Joint Exercise with troops from 1st Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 4th Battalion, Judge Advocate General (JAG) and the Fort Bend County EMS. The exercise covered Emergency Tracking Netwo ...
New Texas State Guard & Georgia SDF Shirts
Today we released two new shirts in our StateDefenseForce.com Online Store. The first shirt shirt is designed for those troops serving in the California State Guard Emergency Response Command (ERC). The Emergency Response Command (ERC) is a Joint Task ...
Poll – Which State Defense Force is the Most Active and has a Great Relationship with The National Guard?
There are twenty State Defense Forces throughout the country serving their State & National Guard. Some State Defense Forces are more active than others, have a better relationship with their National Guard, and receive more training and active duty ...