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California State Guard troops undergo Firefighting training
Troops from the 40th Support Detachment of the California underwent firefighting training at Camp Roberts in California. Once certified in Fire Hand Crew Type II Training they will deploy to Northern California to combat the wild land fires. Members of…
California State Guard troops fight wildfires with National Guard
The California State Guard (State Defense Force) have been actively fighting the wildfires that have been causing widespread destruction throughout the state. The State Guard is part of a Joint Task Force which includes The Army National Guard as well…
NY National Guard leadership thanks NY Military Forces for Coronavirus response
Brigadier General Jack James, on behalf of the New York National Guard Leadship, published an article detailing the incredible response the New York Military Forces performed during the Covid-19 response and thanking all those that served. Our Soldiers, Airmen,…
California State Guard recruiting for Wildfire Teams
The California State Guard (State Defense Force) has been augmenting The National Guard / Fire Department Wildfire Task Force for the last few years combating the wildfires plaguing the state. They recently announced they have a limited number of open…
California State Guard honored for continued support of California State Parks
The Commander of the California State Guard (State Defense Force) was recently honored by the California State Parks for the State Guards continued support of their mission. Major General Jay Coggan was presented the first Maritime Jack flown from a PB47.…
Engineer by Day, Soldier during Emergency
The Texas Military Department website recently published an article featuring Texas State Guard soldier SFC Damon Williams. The article discusses the critical responsibility SFC Williams faced during the COVID-19 pandemic activation. Here is the article: Damon Williams: Electrical/Computer Engineer on…
Virginia SDF conduct Incident Management Exercise
The Virginia Defense Force (State Defense Force) recently conducted an incident management assistance exercise on July 18, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Members of the Virginia Defense Force conduct training on incident management assistance capabilities July 18, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia.…
New Georgia soldiers graduate from IET
A new class of sixteen soldiers recently graduated from Georgia State Defense Force’s Initial Entry Training. Initial Entry Training is a course designed to introduce Non Prior service members to the military. The training is composed of Basic Soldiering Skills…
Retired National Guard Officer returns to duty in the SDF
We discovered an interesting story of a retired National Guard officer who decided to return to duty to assist combating the global pandemic. Lt. Colonel Kevin Swab served in the National Guard for decades, and in multiple combat zones, recently…