Brigadier General Jack James, on behalf of the New York National Guard Leadship, published an article detailing the incredible response the New York Military Forces performed during the Covid-19 response and thanking all those that served. ...
California State Guard recruiting for Wildfire Teams
The California State Guard (State Defense Force) has been augmenting The National Guard / Fire Department Wildfire Task Force for the last few years combating the wildfires plaguing the state. They recently announced they have a limited number of open po ...
California State Guard honored for continued support of California State Parks
The Commander of the California State Guard (State Defense Force) was recently honored by the California State Parks for the State Guards continued support of their mission. Major General Jay Coggan was presented the first Maritime Jack flown from a PB47 ...
Virginia SDF conduct Incident Management Exercise
The Virginia Defense Force (State Defense Force) recently conducted an incident management assistance exercise on July 18, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Members of the Virginia Defense Force conduct training on incident management assistance cap ...
New Georgia soldiers graduate from IET
A new class of sixteen soldiers recently graduated from Georgia State Defense Force's Initial Entry Training. Initial Entry Training is a course designed to introduce Non Prior service members to the military. The training is composed of Basic Soldierin ...
Retired National Guard Officer returns to duty in the SDF
We discovered an interesting story of a retired National Guard officer who decided to return to duty to assist combating the global pandemic. Lt. Colonel Kevin Swab served in the National Guard for decades, and in multiple combat zones, recently commissio ...
Special Swear In Ceremony at The Alamo
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently held a special swear in ceremony at the historic & legendary site of the The Alamo. The Alamo was a battle where approximately two hundred Texas defenders valiantly fought a Mexican Army that numbe ...
Texas Guard Engineers conduct a ISR for National Guard facility
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently assisted the National Guard by conducting a Installation Status Report (ISR) at a National Guard armory. These reports help assess any future maintenance or work needed at the facility. Texas ...
NY Guard & Army National Guard working hand in hand on Missions
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) worked hand in hand with the New York Army National Guard 3-142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion during a recent mission. The New York Guard & Army National Guard repeatedly work side by side on a variety of mis ...
Texas State Guard still on the job
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) has been on active duty since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak assisting the National Guard and serving Texans. Months later they are still serving providing Covid 19 Testing as well as providing commu ...
