After a 2 year postponement due to Covid-19, the St. Patrick's Day Parade has resumed being held in New Haven, Connecticut. The Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) was invited by the city to participate in the parade. During the course of the eve ...
Two State Legislators of New York, Michelle Ostrelich and Gary Hughes, recently visited New York Army National Guard & New York Guard troops at the Glendale Retirement Home where they have been serving since the Covid-19 Surge. The troops have been as ...
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently graduated 30 new recruits from Initial Entry Training (IET - Basic Training). State Defense Forces require all new troops to undergo IET if they have never served in the US Military. IET provides new re ...
Troops from The South Carolina State Guard recently spent their last drill weekend training and certifying on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) courses. The troops certified on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) also known as ICS-300. ...
Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Soldiers recently assisted the Lawrenceville Police Department and other local authorities in a search and rescue mission. The GSDF offers its Soldiers search and rescue training. GSDF’s advanced search and rescue tra ...
During a recent weekend training drill the entire 2nd Brigade of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) transitioned from their previous shoulder patch to the newly designed one. This new patch will take the Texas State Guard into the 21st Century. ...
Brigadier General Anthony Woods, a former Army Commander & Combat Veteran, recently took command of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force). During his long career he served in combat with the US Army during multiple tours in Afghanistan, he train ...
New recruits take the oath of enlistment to join The Tennessee State Guard (State Defense Force). The group is made up of Prior Service as well as Non-Prior Service personnel. The Non-Prior Service recruits will continue their journey in the Tennessee Sta ...
We added a few new articles to the ‘Publications’ section of our website. The first article covers the incredible performance of the Texas Medical Rangers, which is a unit within the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force), during the natural disasters of ...
The Georgia State Defense Force recently had one of their latest Initial Entry Training (Basic Training) classes graduate. The Georgia State Defense Force along with every other State Defense Force requires troops with no prior service experience in the U ...
