The Georgia National Guard and State Defense Force recently supported Cobb County’s Law Enforcement & Safety Event. The event focused on community development and showcasing equipment used by the Law Enforcement, military organizations, and Non Profit ...
The 56th Area Command of the New York Guard (State Defense Force) recently spent their July training weekend ensuring that each and every soldier in the unit can meet or exceed The NY Guard Readiness Test. The exercise makes sure each soldier has the equi ...
August 5th 2022 marks the 105th birthday of the New York Guard (State Defense Force). Formed at the outset of the US entry into World War I, the New York Guard was formed after the National Guard was federalized and sent to Europe. The mission of this new ...
In March of 2020, the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) was activated to assist in the response to the Covid-19 Pandemic sweeping through the state. Among the hundreds that were activated was Lt. Col. Margaret Vaughan, who had the enormous and vital ...
Joint Task Force Rattlesnake, composed of troops from the National Guard & State Guard (State Defense Force), have been serving on State Active Duty (SAD) fighting the Wild Fires in Mariposa County, California. They are working side by side with CALFI ...
During their July training the troops of the Ohio Military Reserve (State Defense Force) Honor Guard Detachment trained to perfect their ceremonial duties. They developed their Drill & Ceremony procedures to ensure they all move in perfect unison to p ...
Over a month ago we reported that two classes of the Texas State Guard graduated from and certified in SARTECH II, an advanced Search & Rescue course. The Texas State Guard recently published an in-depth article focusing on the training and spoke to s ...
In the last few years many natural disasters have affected Texas, from heavy snowfall to wildfires. During their July Inactive Duty Training weekend, the troops of the 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) spent their time developing ...
The Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) was recently featured on a ABC News Segment. Sergeant Franco and Sergeant First Class Caraballo were invited to the ABC News studio to discuss the history of the Connecticut Foot Guard and their current rec ...
New Soldiers from a few Georgia State Defense Force units recently graduated from their Initial Entry Training (Basic Training). The three month long program takes new recruits, who have no prior US Military experience, and provides them Basic Military in ...
