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In this episode of Scuttlebutt, “Two Forces, Two Missions – When Domestic Response Comes at the Cost of Combat Readiness,” Major (GA – Retired) Beverly Shepard and Major General (TX – Retired) Anthony Woods examine one of the most consequential questions facing America’s State Defense Forces: which domestic missions should be performed by the National Guard, and which should ...

We are pleased to announce that the State Guard & Defense Force Council’s Office of Government & Legislative Affairs has received encouraging updates regarding our two ongoing investigations into the National Guard Bureau and Maryland Military Department, particularly concerning the controversial uniform policies affecting State Guard...

For this week’s Flashback Friday, StateDefenseForce.com has uncovered an incredible historical report documenting the Massachusetts State Guard’s heroic mission during the devastating Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917. The official Report of the Halifax Relief Expedition, December 6–15, 1917, provides a fascinating account of the State Guard’s rapid mobilization, emergenc...

Hurricane Isaias unleashed widespread destruction across Florida’s Panhandle after making landfall near Destin on Friday evening, October 9, 2026, as a powerful Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 105 mph. Wind gusts reached approximately 116 mph in portions of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, ripping roofs from buildings, uprooting trees, destroying electrical infr...

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