The Virginia State Defense Force recently participated in a mission supporting the National Guard during the Chalottesville security mission. A joint task force which consisted of law enforcement, fire, emergency services, Virginia State Police, Virginia National Guard, Virginia State Defense Force,…
Category: SDF News
New SDF Times edition released
The State Guard Association of The United States (SGAUS) recently published their latest edition of the State Defense Force Times. Within the edition are some exciting articles, I have noted a few below: Click Here to Download PDF SGAUS NATIONAL…
Georgia SDF assists National Guard as OPFOR
The Georgia State Defense Force regularly assists the Georgia Army National Guard by providing troops to act as ‘Opposing Forces’ (OPFOR) during their close combat training. They recently performed such a mission in June for the HHC 201st RSG. Sources: Georgia…
Georgia SDF forms OPFOR Unit to assist National Guard
The Georgia State Defense Force recently formed a new unit to fulfill a regularly requested mission from the National Guard. The National Guard routinely has their units undergo close combat training especially those deploying to combat zones, they repeatedly look…
Georgia SDF part of Hurricane response
In a recent issue of The Georgia Guardsman, the Georgia National Guard discussed the upcoming Hurricane season and how they are preparing for it. With increasing deployments of the Georgia National Guard to support combat commands throughout the world, the…
New York Guard news roundup
The New York Guard has been increasing busy the last few months, here is some news covering their training, events and missions: Former NYC Department of Corrections Assistant Commissioner joins New York Guard – Link The New York Guard 89th…
New York Guard Pistol Team wins Tim Murphy Trophy
Every year the New York State Military Forces participate in The Adjutant General Combat Shooting Matches. The matches include members of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard and New York Guard (State Defense Force). This year a New York…
OPERATION LONE STAR 2018!
In July, The Texas State Guard participated in a full scale emergency response exercise along with the Missouri National Guard, Texas Air National Guard as well as other federal, state, and local health and human service agencies. The exercise purpose is…
The Texas Medical Rangers, a Invaluable Medical Force
The Texas Medical Rangers, a component of the Texas State Guard, was recently featured in the Texas Military Magazine, The Dispatch. The article discussed the mission, history and remarkable capability of the medical unit. Source: https://tmd.texas.gov/mag/dispatch/2018/Jun/mobile/#p=14
Texas State Guard provides multilingual skills during disasters
The Texas State Guard (State Defense Force) ensure they can meet any challenge by utilizing their soldiers who are multilingual. This comes in very handy during disaster response as they can utilize these troops to effectively communicate with disaster victims.…
