Colonel Darren Fitz Gerald started his military career in the early 90’s after graduating from the prestigious West Point Military Academy. After his graduation, Fitz Gerald served for 23 years as an officer in the United States Army, including tours in K ...
Today we are realeasing the first episode of our newest podcast, Scuttlebutt. This podcast features a group of knowledgeable co-hosts who discuss everything related to State Defense Forces in an informative and engaging way. From updates on recent mission ...
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) held a ceremony to honor The 37 Fallen New York Guard Servicemen who died while on Active Duty during World War I. During World War I, the entire National Guard was activated and deployed to Europe to fight the Axi ...
The Georgia State Defense Force recently participated in a large scale hurricane response exercise with The National Guard, Georgia Emergency Management Agency & Georgia Homeland Security. Senior leaders from each organization including The Adjutant G ...
The Governors Guards also known as The Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) recently participated in The 248th Anniversary of Powder House Day. This historic day marks Connecticut’s entry in The American Revolution. Upon hearing of The first sh ...
The Georgia State Defense Force recently graduated a new class of soldiers from their Initial Entry Training (Basic Training) Course. Initial Entry Training is a course designed to teach new recruits, who have never served in the military, the basics of m ...
A few weeks ago we reported on The Texas State Guard’s 2nd Brigade Annual Training. During The training period the troops got a surprise visit from The Commanding General of The Texas State Guard, Major General Anthony Woods. Maj. Gen. Woods spent time t ...
We added and updated a number of legislative bills for The Alaska State Defense Force & West Virginia State Defense Force West Virginia does not have a State Defense Force / State Guard. For the past few years attempts have been made to create this ...
A POD, or Point of Distribution, exercise is a major function of nearly all State Defense Forces. It involves soldiers settings up emergency distribution locations throughout the state to facilitate the distribution of food, water and medical supplies to ...
StateDefenseForce.com has the largest online State Defense Force publications library on the internet. It contains dozens of articles and books on State Defense Force history. From a complete volume of The New York Guard’s (State Defense Force) training & ...
