At the end of the legislative session of 2018, the California legislature and Governor passed a series of laws which included SB 1500, a bill that pertained to the California State Military Reserve (State Defense Force). The law forbids any…
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Maryland SDF receives visit from Estonia SGT MAJ
The Maryland State Defense Force recently was paid a visit from Sgt. Maj. Siim Saliste of the Estonian Defense Force. The visit was part of a partnership program developed by U.S. Department of Defense’s State Partner Program. The initiative partners state National Guards…
New York SDF JAG provides support to Air National Guard
The New York Guard (State Defense Force) JAG unit recently provided legal support to deploying Air National Guard troops. Source: New York Guard
Texas SDF supports the Border Patrol & Coast Guard mission
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) was recently featured in the National Guard newsmagazine where it highlighted a few missions of the force. A few of the operations the Texas State Guard participated in are Operation Drawbridge and the…
New York Guard troops PLDC & other training during AT RECAP
During their recent Annual Training, New York Guard (State Defense Force) troops participated in a variety of training exercises. From communication, chainsaw training, medical, logistics, as well as PLDC training was conducted. Check out the video below featuring their training:…
Benefits & Resources for Texas State Guard troops
The Texas National Guard & State Guard recently published a list of all the resources and benefits offered to troops of the Texas State Guard. Be sure to catch up on what’s available to you as a service member of…
Educational Grants open to Texas State Guard troops
If you are a member of the Texas State Guard, The National Guard Association of Texas Educational Foundation (NGATEF) is now accepting applications for their scholarship competition. The Deadline for submission is February 19 2019. Visit www.ngat.org/education.htm to download the…
Governor directs Texas State Guard to double in size
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently directed that the Texas State Guard would double in size from the current 2,300 troops to 5,000. The increase is to ensure that Texas has a rapidly deployable disaster response force in the event of…
Virginia Defense Force conducts POD exercise
The Virginia Defense Force (State Defense Force) recently conducted a POD (Point of Distribution) exercise. The exercise involved Defense Force troops setting up staging areas and operations whereby in an emergency situation they can provide citizens of Virginia critical supplies not…
New York Guard Annual Training 2018
During their weeklong Annual Training, the New York Guard (State Defense Force) participated in a multitude of training exercises. From introducing new members into their weeklong Initial Entry Training (Basic Training), a Personal Leadership Development Course (PLDC), Basic Officers Course…
