Quick Overview of Panel:
- The Panel discusses State Defense Forces response missions throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic as well as other recent missions. The Panel also dives into the capabilities of their State Defense Forces as well as how they manage deployment, logistics and activation during Statewide Emergencies
- Panelists:
- Brigadier General Isabel Smith (United States Army), Director Joint Staff, Division of Military & Naval Affairs (New York State Military Forces)
- Brigadier General Mark D. Gelhardt Sr. (Georgia State Defense Force), Commanding General, Georgia State Defense Force)
- Brigadier General Gregory Juday (Maryland Defense Force), Commanding General, Maryland Defense Force
- Colonel David Albanese (New York Guard), Chief of Staff, New York Guard
