The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) 1st Brigade Search & Rescue (SAR) Team recently underwent a difficult and challenging swim qualification test to certify for water survival skills. Last Saturday, the 1st Brigade Dive Team hosted a Pack Float test and Second Class Swim Qualification. The test was administered...

Brigadier General Hastings recently visited Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) troops before they performed a Search & Rescue (SAR) mission with the Fannin County Emergency Management Team.   BG Hastings: Saturday morning I had the privilege to visit with soldiers of the 1BDE GSAR team conducting search operations in...

The California National Guard, State Guard (State Defense Force) & CALFIRE have been engaging in firefighting to contain the states largest wildfire. JTF 578 hard at work on the Dixie Fire with our CAL FIRE partners. The Dixie Fire has burned over 578,000 acres and is State’s largest single wild...

The California State Guard (State Defense Force) 40th Support Detachment recently trained with the Army National Guard in casualty extraction to and from a Black Hawk & Chinook. California State Guard Army Component Commander Brigadier General (CA) Michael Herman (Right), attends 40th Support Detachment Medical Section training at Joint Forces...

The Virginia Defense Force (State Defense Force) has been activated to assist National Guard forces combating the floods that are plaguing northern Virginia. Members of the Virginia Defense Force provide operations center augmentation during Virginia National Guard flooding response Sept. 1, 2021, at the VNG Joint Operations Center at Defense...

The Georgia State Defense Force Opposing Force (OPFOR) unit was recently invited by the Army National Guard to attend a change of command ceremony for the 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment. The OPFOR unit works very closely with Army National Guard units acting as an opposing force during their Military...

The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently held a Senior Leadership Conference to discuss the missions & training of the force. Our leaders took part in some very dynamic presentations and training in a variety of areas that they will bring home to their troops. Retention, Mentorship, Sharepoint, Positive...

There has been more media released from the joint California State Guard (State Defense Force), United States Coast Guard, & CALFIRE training exercise. California State Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Riva, a coxswain with Maritime Littoral Command 2, Maritime Command, operates a 16-foot inflatable rescue boat during a training...

The California State Guard (State Defense Force) recently participated in a joint training exercise with the United States Coast Guard to develop their emergency response capabilities. California State Guard Capt. Robert Baird (left), commander of Maritime Command, and Chief Petty Officer Benjamin Snider, officer in charge of U.S. Coast Guard...

The Tennessee State Guard (State Defense Force) troops have recently been assisting Tennesseans who have been affected by the floods that have devastated parts of the state.   Tennessee State Guard Commanding General Brig. Gen. Juan Santiago visited troops staffing donation collection sites in Waverly and McEwen today. More than...

The Tennessee State Guard (State Defense Force) was recently recognized by the Tennessee National Guard for the 17 months of Active Duty service assisting in Covid-19 Relief Efforts. Soldiers of the Medical Expeditionary Group (MEG), comprised of members of the 61st MEDCOM and other members of the TNSG, are honored...

A new GSDF Search and Rescue Specialist II (SARSPEC) class of the Georgia State Defense Force recently graduated. The training involved evidence collection, tracking, search techniques, victim behavior, and rappelling. The Georgia State Defense Force has one of the most effective and skilled Search & Rescue teams in the State...