Operations Lone Star, the largest humanitarian mission in the state of Texas, has concluded their 2021 mission. The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) participated in the operation with private, local and state agencies. The Texas State Guard has t ...
CA State Guard joins Army National Guard & CALFIRE to fight Wildfires
The California State Guard (State Defense Force) has teamed up with the Army National Guard's 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion & 1-160 Infantry Battalion to support CALFIRE in their fight against the wildfires plaguing California. Th ...
JTF Covid North ‘Rifle Jack’ pays tribute to their namesake
Joint Task Force Covid North ‘Rifle Jack’, composed of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, & New York Guard (State Defense Force) recently paid tribute to their namesake, the legendary Revolutionary War Hero, John Jacob “Rifle Jack” Peterson. ...
New class begins Basic Military Training
The California State Guard (State Defense Force) recently started Basic Military training for a new class of recruits. Joint Training Command is conducting basic training for over 40 new Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen that have recently enlisted ...
22 years of serving in Operation Lone Star
The Texas Military Department, which is composed of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard & Texas State Guard, is continuing one of their longest serving missions with Operation Long Star. Operation Lone Star is in its 22nd year and combines st ...
New SDF Federal Legislation Being Proposed!
The State Guard Association of the United States (SGAUS) and the South Carolina Representative to the United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Joe Wilson, are proposing a new bill that would provide for better integration and coordination bet ...
SARSPEC – 6 Months of Intense Training for Search & Rescue
One of the latest classes of the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) to undergo SARSPEC has recently completed their 5th month of training. This intense training program provides the troops of the GSDF the training needed to conduct Search & Rescue op ...
Washington State Guard forming teams for Wildland Firefighting
Earlier this year the Washington State Guard (State Defense Force) announced they are forming teams to assist the National Guard in wildland firefighting. The State Guard has assisted the National Guard in previous years in firefighting missions to comba ...
Mission Complete for Task Force Midas
Task Force Midas is a Joint Task Force composed of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard and Ohio Military Reserve (State Defense Force). The task force mission was to assist in processing unemployment claims which they successfully processed over ...
Final Day of Vaccination Operations for JTF Javits
July 9th marked the final day of Vaccination Operations for Joint Task Force Javits which composed of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, NY Guard (State Defense Force), and Naval Militia (USMC & Navy Reserve troops). The last person to rece ...