Troops of the Virginia Defense Force recently received their Covid 19 Vaccine shots while training at Fort Pickett. Members of the Virginia Defense Force receive the COVID-19 vaccination March 18, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Virg ...
New York Guard in the News
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) was recently featured in the New York Daily News. The NY Daily News is one of the largest newspaper organizations in New York City. Source: New York Guard The NY Guard was also included in an a ...
Secretary of the Army expresses gratitude to NY State Military Forces
The Secretary of the Army, John E. Whitley, recently expressed his gratitude and appreciation for all the hard work and dedication of the soldiers of the NY State Military Forces. The civilian aide of the Secretary of the Army is shown in the following p ...
Alaska SDF troops prepare for large scale exercise
Soldiers of the Alaska State Defense Force recently spent multiple drill weekends developing their disaster response skill set in preparation for a large state wide exercise called "ARCTIC FALCON 21". At the upcoming drill weekend in APRIL 2021 ...
Georgia SDF conducts SAR Training in Unusual Urban Building
The Georgia State Defense Force recently conducted a Search & Rescue (SAR) training exercise in an unusual building, a haunted house. Soldiers from the 1st Brigade’s 2nd Battalion conducted urban search & rescue in this unique building to provide ...
National Guard Command Sergeant Major highlights importance of NY Guard
Command Sergeant Major Roberts Jenks of the The New York National Guard recently highlighted the importance of the NY Guard (State Defense Force) during a recent Commanders Conference. NYG Commander's Conference 02/20/21 Command ...
New Mississippi State Guard Brigade Patches
The Mississippi State Guard (State Defense Force) recently unveiled new Brigade patches for their units. Here are a few photos from their Third Brigade. Commanding General Douglas Hayhurst of the Mississippi State Guard placing newly designed Brigade pa ...
NY Guard Commanding General visits Troops in the Field
The New York Guard Commander, Brig. Gen. David Warager, recently visited the New York National Guard Command Post at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. The commander spoke with National Guard & State Guard (State Defense Force) troops who are ...
California State Guard celebrates 80th Birthday
The California State Guard recently celebrated its 80th Birthday. We thank them for their service and dedication to California and the United States. The latest in our series of images commemorating the Califo ...
StateDefenseForce.com Facebook Group Hacked, UPDATE: RESTORED
Unfortunately in the last few hours two individuals hacked into the Facebook administrator accout. That account moderated the Facebook Group StateDefenseForce.com. We as yet do not have access to this group but Facebook has been alerted of the violation ...