Statedefenseforce

What began as a routine day of First Aid Specialist Level II training for members of the Georgia State Defense Force quickly turned into a real-world emergency response on August 30, 2026. While conducting litter-carry training, GSDF Soldiers heard a vehicle crash near their training location. Without hesitation, these Citizen-Soldiers moved toward the accident and immediatel...

The Definitive History of America’s State Guards Returns in a New Second Edition

For anyone who has served in a State Guard or State Defense Force and ever wondered where our organizations came from, why they exist, what missions their predecessors performed or what they may be capable of becoming in the future, one book has stood above every other work on the subje...

In this Scuttlebutt clip, the discussion examines how mission scope can become counterproductive when the resources needed to carry it out is unavailable. Major (GA) Beverly Shepard is asked whether Texas State Guard missions ever lack sufficient funding despite careful planning, and explains how Texas law protects State Guardsmen placed on state active duty.

The cl...

In California, the difference between a wildfire burning through remote vegetation and one reaching a populated community can sometimes be measured in hours, or even minutes. Driven by extreme heat, dry vegetation, steep terrain and shifting winds, a relatively small wildland fire can rapidly expand into an emergency threatening homes, businesses, electrical infrastructure an...

Much is happening within the Office of Government & Legislative Affairs, with multiple investigations, legislative initiatives, policy projects, and advocacy campaigns now moving forward simultaneously.

Because of the sheer volume of work underway, we cannot publicly report every phone call, email, meeting, records request, and development as it occurs. However,...