SGAUS – State Guard Association of the United States

Field Casualty Course – Camp Atterbury, Columbus, IN – 17SEP2022

The annual SGAUS Field Casualty Course WAS held weekend of September 17th in Columbus Indiana, near Camp Atterbury, IN. FOLLOW this link to get information for the 2023 Course, date TBD.

National Guard Magazine Highlights State Defense Forces

The June issue of National Guard Magazine published an article titled “State Guards” that provides history and mission of the nation’s State Defense Forces, pp.14-18. SGAUS recommends this excellent article, which […]

About State Defense Forces

StateDefenseForce.com is an excellent source of information about how State Defense Forces (SDFs) are organized; their relationship to active duty, reserve, and National Guard units; the legal background of SDFs […]

2023 National Conference

Save the date! 2023 SGAUS National Conference will be held 01-04 November in Dayton, Ohio. Plans call for sessions to be held at the US Air Force Museum including the banquet, JAG and FCC trainings, and Field Training, Communications, and Cyber exercises.

Adjutant-General-NY

New York Adjutant Major General Raymond Shields spoke at the annual SGAUS Conference in Albany, New York. Read about his comments here.

vest at SAMS

Dr. Barry Stentiford (center), Professor of Military History at the Command and General Staff College's School of Advanced Military Studies, along with colleagues MAJ Hunt (left) and COL Morgado (SAMS Director). In the image Dr. Stentiford shows off the vest awarded by the Military Association of New York (MANY) which sponsored his Conference Keynote.

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New York Guard hosts 2022 Annual SGAUS Conference.

Message from the SGAUS President

Greetings Fellow SGAUS Members: I am very excited to host and welcome you to the 2022 SGAUS Annual Conference in Albany, New York at the Crowne Plaza - Desmond Hotel, which has just been refurbished. We have an excellent program planned, which includes the first ever SGAUS sponsored CYBER competition, which will include both State Guard and National Guard teams competing. Cyber is a growing opportunity for our State Defense Forces. There will also be a nation-wide communications exercise for all State Defense Forces worldwide. There will be SGUAS Academy sessions for MEMS, Engineering, Public Affairs, JAG, and Chaplain. Recruiting is a critical issue for each SDF. We will be hosting a session to bring together our respective recruiting sections to share … ...read more

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