In their recent training drill South Carolina State Guard (State Defense Force) troops spent their weekend re-certifying on emergency first aid and CPR. This is an important aspect every State Defense Force soldier is required to know as well as be up to ...
Last year as Covid-19 cases skyrocketed throughout the nation, staffs in many facilities were reduced with the personnel they had on hand. Ohio was not immune from this as a county jail in Cuyahoga County had a drastic shortage in staff due to illness. In ...
During the last few years as hurricanes moved past or at times into South Carolina causing widespread damage to power lines and roadways the South Carolina State Guard has repeatedly been activated to assist in clearing obstructions. When activated the St ...
The South Carolina State Guard recently held a Field Training Exercise (FTX) that employed crucial skills and training of their Search & Rescue Teams. The exercise started with the State Guard simulating an event in which a casualty was discovered in ...
Last month The Georgia State Defense Force conducted their 2022 Annual Training. The training involved a library of courses and training including Search & Rescue, Evacuating casualties from Black Hawk helicopters, Medical training, as well as Emergen ...
Soldiers from the Connecticut Army National Guard recently were invited to judge the Connecticut Foot Guard’s Charleston Medal Competition. This competition features multiple squads from the Second Company of the Governor’s Foot Guard who compete with one ...
Each and every applicant joining the State Defense Forces, unless they served in the United States Military, must attend and graduate Initial Entry Training (Basic Training). The purpose of this training is to introduce civilian applicants to the military ...
The Tennessee State Guard (State Defense Force) 2022 Initial Entry Training class recently held its final training exercises and graduated from Basic Training. The Tennessee State Guard requires every new recruit to go through an Initial Entry Training pr ...
Many State Defense Forces have Cyber Defense Units that assist and augment their National Guard, one of those State Defense Forces is the South Carolina State Guard. Recently the unit spent their weekend drill training on identifying and removing malware ...
1st Lt. Christopher Beck of the Texas State Guard was recently awarded the Texas Purple Heart. He was awarded this prestigious award for his actions helping save his fellow soldiers while under attack in Iraqi. While returning to base his convoy was am ...
