The 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently spent their monthly drill competing in a Search & Rescue Field Training Exercise. Multiple teams were organized with the goal of locating casualties, providing life ...
Colonel John James of the Alaska State Defense Force, commander of Joint Task Force Bethel, was recently interviewed regarding the mission status of Operation Merbok Response. He discusses the focus of the mission, how troops are assembled and how relief ...
The Georgia State Defense Force began their Annual Training this week, and they kicked it off training with the 1st Battalion 171st Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion of the Georgia Army National Guard. The troops trained onboarding and ...
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) was recently invited to hold a recruiting event at the renown Texas A&M Univserity by its Corps of Cadets. The 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard setup a recruiting station in one of the main halls with in ...
A few days ago the Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, issued a disaster declaration for multiple regions in Western Alaska that were devastated by storms and flooding. The Governor quickly activated the States' military forces, the Alaska Army National Gu ...
After the devastating and historic storm that wrecked havoc on multiple towns and communities throughout western Alaska, recovery is currently underway. Significant damage had been done, from the destruction of the sea wall, compromised drinking water sys ...
Troops from the Georgia State Defense Force recently had the opportunity to train with White County Search & Rescue / CERT Team. The training focused on integrating K9's into Search & Rescue operations in a wilderness environment. The exercise all ...
The Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, has just issued a disaster declaration throughout regions of Western Alaska that have been affected by devastating storms. These storms flooded entire towns and communities, destroyed roads, and shut down power. The ...
The Texas State Guard recently held a worst case scenario exercise in a fictionally created town named San Patrick, Texas. This fictional town of 149,000 residents was designed to experience a massive drought, similar to events currently occurring through ...
Instructors from the United States Northern Command taught a emergency operations course to troops from the Army National Guard, Air National Guard and New York Guard (State Defense Force). They course focused on the latest techniques in Domestic Emergenc ...