In a recent issue of The Georgia Guardsman, the Georgia National Guard discussed the upcoming Hurricane season and how they are preparing for it. With increasing deployments of the Georgia National Guard to support combat commands throughout the world, t ...
New York Guard news roundup
The New York Guard has been increasing busy the last few months, here is some news covering their training, events and missions: Former NYC Department of Corrections Assistant Commissioner joins New York Guard - Link The New York Guard 89th Band j ...
OPERATION LONE STAR 2018!
In July, The Texas State Guard participated in a full scale emergency response exercise along with the Missouri National Guard, Texas Air National Guard as well as other federal, state, and local health and human service agencies. The exercise purpose is ...
The Texas Medical Rangers, a Invaluable Medical Force
The Texas Medical Rangers, a component of the Texas State Guard, was recently featured in the Texas Military Magazine, The Dispatch. The article discussed the mission, history and remarkable capability of the medical unit. Source: https://tmd.texa ...
Texas State Guard provides multilingual skills during disasters
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) ensure they can meet any challenge by utilizing their soldiers who are multilingual. This comes in very handy during disaster response as they can utilize these troops to effectively communicate with disaster v ...
Texas State Guard partners with agencies to form emergency tracking network
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently partnered with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, Walker County Emergency Management, and the Sam Houston State University Emergency Management to engage in a joint evacuation exercise. The ex ...
New York Guard prepares soldiers for future activations
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) recently certified their troops in the operation of forklift operations. The soldiers underwent the New York Division of Military & Naval Affairs (DMNA) training certification so they can be utilized for futur ...
Puerto Rico SDF makes remote communication possible
The Puerto Rico State Guard (State Defense Force) recently conducted an exercise where they were able to setup and attain communications in a remote part of Puerto Rico with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and all bases and armories on the island. ...
Ohio SDF ensure troops are Army Standards Fit
The Ohio Military Reserve (State Defense Force) ensures that their troops meet the Army Standards of Fitness, Ohio Regulation 40-1 Standards of Physical Fitness. Troops that do not meet those standards are not able to be deployed for missions. Source: ...
Ohio SDF conducts SAR, Medical FTX
The Ohio Military Reserve (State Defense Force) recently conducted a large Field Training Exercise (FTX) where they trained on Land Navigation, Medical, and Search & Rescue (SAR). Here is the official news item: Source: https://www.facebook.co ...