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 ...
New Class of Soldiers Graduate Georgia SDF Basic Training
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 ...
Surprise Visit From The Commanding General
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 ...
New Updates on West Virginia State Defense Force Creation Bill & Alaska State Defense Force Legislation
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 ...
88th Area Command Holds POD Exercise To Be Ready For Any Emergency
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 ...
Learn More About The PA State Guard, We Added New Articles To Our Publications Library
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 & ...
SC State Guard Participates in Large Scale US Army Exercise
The South Carolina State Guard (State Defense Force) recently participated in a large scale US Army exercise called Operation Guardian Spring. The mission involved nearly 1,000 soldiers from a wealth of units from multiple departments and branches of The ...
Overview of The Washington State Guard in 2022
The Washington Military Department recently released their 2022 Annual Report. This is a yearly document that evaluates the missions and performance of The Washington Army National Guard, Air National Guard and State Guard (State Defense Force). During th ...
A Deeper Look At 2nd Brigade’s Mass Care Exercise
Recently, we reported on The Texas State Guard's 2nd Brigade Annual Training (AT), where soldiers honed their skills in responding to natural disasters and emergency situations through a series of aerial, waterborne, and land exercises. Among these exe ...
Poll Should The Florida State Guard Be Under The Command of The Adjutant General?
Over the last few days we reported on a new legislative bill making its way through The Florida Legislature. House Bill 1285, also known as The Florida State Guard Act, will introduce a variety of changes to the Florida State Guard. It will increase the s ...










