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Maurice “Mo” Hughes, an Alaska State Trooper, was recently promoted to the rank of Colonel within the Law Enforcement agency. Colonel Hughes is the first Black Colonel in Alaska State Trooper history. Brigadier General Simon Brown of the Alaska State Defense Force was present to pin the rank on Colonel...

This weekend the Tennessee State Guard (State Defense Force) welcomed into its ranks four new recruits, one of which is a former Navy Corpsman (Medic). The Tennessee State Guard has recently been on a big recruiting drive and looking to increase their ranks. Since the Covid-19 Pandemic the Tennessee State...

For those of us who live too far away from the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, Texas, the incredible staff there have designed and developed a system where you can visit the museum, virtually. There are four amazing virtual tours all of which allows you free access to roam...

From the US Marine Corps to the Ohio Military Reserve, Command Sergeant Major of the Ohio State Defense Force (E10) Richard Backus led a long and distinguished history of service to his State and Country. CSM Backus started his career years ago by enlisting in the United States Marine Corps,...

The Commanding General of the Texas State Guard, MG Anthony Woods, was recently promoted to the rank of Major General by the Adjutant General (Senior National Guard General) of Texas, Major General Thomas Suelzer. Major General Anthony Woods took command of the Texas State Guard in 2021 after a long...

The Virginia Defense Force spent their recent drill focusing on their communications & security mission. During their Multi-Day Unit Training Assembly (MUTA) they had their troops train on their emergency radio system. This radio system is the Virginia National Guard’s backup communications if cell phone & internet communications become disrupted....

The Spring Class Basic Training Class of the Connecticut Foot Guard (State Defense Force) recently finished their training and held their graduation ceremony. This was the largest Basic Training class the Connecticut Foot Guard has ever held with 23 new recruits now joining the ranks. Among the 23 recruits was...

The Texas State Guard has one of the most important and advanced diving schools in the State Defense Forces. This elite unit spends their time training in “heavy lift” dive operations as well as maritime Search & Rescue.. They have been assisting law enforcement agencies as well as numerous State...

The national news outlet, Bloomberg, recently featured an article on the Ohio Cyber Reserve, one of the departments within the Ohio State Defense Force. The Cyber Reserve is made up of 80 troops who are experts in the IT field volunteering to serve the State of Ohio to ensure its...

Two soldiers from the Ohio State Defense Force recently participated in the Norwegian Ruck March. The Challenge involves a 18.6-mile Foot March with a 25-pound ruck pack while wearing their full boots and uniform. Troops who complete the march in the respective time limit receive a foreign award pin, the...

One of the most physically and mentally demanding professions in the military is that of MOS 92G Army Culinary Specialist. These troops wake up long before reveille to ensure a hot breakfast is waiting for the hungry troops. They spent the rest of the day cooking lunch and dinner meals...

1st Lieutenant Christopher Beck of the Texas State Guard was recently awarded the United States Military Purple Heart. 1st. LT Beck served in Operation Iraqi Freedom III and while medically evacuating an injured soldier he he was injured when a mortar round landed near him. The Commanding General of the...

Yesterday was a big day for Staff Sergeant Bernadette Ramirez of the California State Guard (State Defense Force). She was awarded the President Volunteer Service Award for serving nearly 1400 hours in 2021. She was then presented with the California State Guard 10 year Service Medal for her time in...

One of the key training courses New York Guard troops underwent during their Annual Training week was Engineering Field Operations. This training event focused on responding to emergency and disaster events. As the New York Guard is called on more and more for such events they developed curriculum and field...