The New York Guard (State Defense Force) recently received a visit from the most senior military officer of the New York National Guard, the Adjutant General Raymond Shields. The Adjutant General commands all branches of the New York military forces, the NY Army National Guard, the NY Air National Guard,...

Due to widespread flooding the Governor of New York has issued a State Of Emergency in Oneida, Cayuga, Hamilton, Herkimer and Montgomery counties. In order to respond to this emergency Governor Cuomo activated two hundred National Guard soldiers, which includes half a dozen State Guard (State Defense Force) troops. Their...

The Georgia State Defense Force recently participated in their yearly Annual Training. The training focused on a multi branch exercise between the Georgia Army National Guard, Georgia Air National Guard and the Georgia State Defense Force. Below are videos and photos of Georgia State Defense Force troops participating in mass...

The California State Guard (State Defense Force) 40th Support Detachment recently supported the National Guard 40th Infantry Division during its Annual Training. During the training the State Guard assisted the National Guard in a multitude of fields from Signal Support, Medical, as well as conducting a Civil Military Operations Exercise....

New Name, Same State Defense Force. A few months ago the California State Military Reserve was renamed to the California State Guard. The mission and organizational structure of the California State Guard remains the same, however the logo of the organization has changed and is featured below.   Link to...

The instructors of the National Guard Small Arms Leaders Clinic, which is composed of soldiers from the Georgia National Marksmanship Team, the Combat Leaders Academy and volunteers from the Georgia State Defense Force, are experts in the field of small arms marksmanship. They assist and train multiple Army National Guard...

The Texas Air National Guard participated in a joint medical air evacuation exercise with the Texas State Guard. The Air National Guard 147th Attack Wing, 136th Contingency Response Flight, 136th Airlift Wing, and 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron worked alongside the Texas State Guards 8th Regiment & Medical Brigade to ensure...

The Texas State Guard recently spent their June & July drill months focusing and developing their medical training, from CPR to training troops to secure & transport patients to safety. This training is a vital part of the Texas State Guard as they support and augment the National Guard &...

The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) recently participated in a multi-county joint task force exercise. The State Guard worked with multi police departments, fire departments and the Office of Emergency Management to strength interoperability functionality between the Military and local emergency agencies. The exercised also focused on developing the...

The NY Guard (State Defense Force) was recently activated to support and augment National Guard forces due to widespread flooding throughout the state. The Joint Task Force was compromised of the New York National Guard, New York Guard (State Defense Force), Naval Militia (Naval Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve), New...

Staff Sgt. Jon Van Holm is the first Georgia State Defense Force soldier to be awarded the Governors Twenty, a National Guard Marksmanship Competition held at Fort Stewart, GA. We commend SSGT Van Holm for this great achievement. Source: Georgia National Guard

Senator Tom Umberg, a State Senator representing California’s 34th District, was recently provided a tour of the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos. During his tour he was briefed about a California Military Department program known as STARBASE, a youth program designed to encouraged youth’s to develop their science,...

The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) has within its organization an elite Maritime unit known as the Maritime Regiment. This unique unit has been utilized in a multitude of missions from Hurricane response to supporting the National Guard as well as State & Federal agencies. In April they conducted...

In a news roundup of the Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) of the months of March & April it appears that the Texas State Guard has been very active in training events and joint task force missions.   In March the Texas State Guard participated in a multitude of...