The Virginia State Defense Force recently participated in a multi-state exercise with multiple agencies & military departments. This communications exercised included state defense force organizations in New York, California, Washington and Indiana, as well as elements of the Virginia Civil…
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Georgia SDF assists in the National Guard Small Arms Leaders Clinic
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…
Air National Guard & State Guard participate in Joint Exercise
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…
Medical training vital part in Texas State Guard
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…
Texas State Guard participates in Multi County exercise
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…
NY Guard Responds to Major Flooding
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…
Georgia SDF soldier awarded Governors Twenty
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 visits STARBASE
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…
Texas Maritime Unit perfect Search & Rescue skills
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…
Texas State Guard has been busy…
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…
