The Virginia Defense Force Chaplains recently spent their summer assisting the National Guard Chaplain Corps by performing religious services to soldiers training at Fort Pickett. NEWS | Sept. 28, 2021 VDF chaplains provide su ...
New Shirts, Sweaters & PT Gear from our SDF Online Store
We added a number of new item from our StateDefenseForce.com Online Store. Take a look at our new apparel: State Guard & State Defense Force PT Shirts ...
Georgia Congresswoman visits GA SDF during their Annual Training
During the Georgia State Defense Force 76th Support Brigade annual training they received a visit from the the US House of Representatives Congresswoman, the Honorable Karen Mathiak. Georgia Rep. Karen Mathiak (center) joins Georgia State Defense For ...
Foot Guard trains for emergency hospital deployment & celebrates 250th Anniversary
The Second Company of the Governors Foot Guard recently spent their drill weekend training for one of their tasked missions, emergency hospital deployment. During a statewide emergency the Foot Guard has the capability to quickly setup and deploy an emerg ...
US Air Force & CA State Guard build Portable Shelters for Upcoming Exercise
In August, The United States Air Force & California State Guard recently built portable shelters at the Moffett Air National Guard base in preparation for the upcoming wildfire season. U.S. Air Force Airmen and California State Guard assign ...
Homeland Security provides Conn Foot Guard Firearms Familiarization Course
The Second Company of the Governor's Foot Guard (State Defense Force) recently completed their annual training which consisted of Range Safety Procedures, First Aid, Basic Radio Operations & weapons familiarization on the M4 carbine by the Department ...
Virginia Defense Force will expand mission set to better support Virginia & National Guard
The Virginia Defense Force commander, Brig. Gen. Justin Carlitti, recently announced that due to the successful missions the VDF performed during the Covid Pandemic, the VDF has been asked to expand its mission set to better support the National Guard &am ...
NY Guard Chaplains assist during 2020-2021 Covid Operations
During Covid Operations between 2020-2021, the New York Guard (State Defense Force) Chaplain team provided multiple religious services to on duty Army National Guard, Air National Guard & New York Guard troops. They also from time to time assisted in ...
A Letter from the Outgoing NY Guard Commander
The outgoing New York Guard (State Defense Force) commanding general, Brig. Gen. David Warager, recently wrote a letter to his fellow NY Guard troops that discusses the success the branch had over the past few years. A letter from the outgoing Co ...
National Guard Combat Veteran takes command of NY Guard
Brigadier General Peter Riley recently took command of the New York Guard (State Defense Force). BG Riley is a 30 year combat veteran of the NY Army National Guard, who served during major operations such as the 9/11 response, conducting military operati ...
