Briefing Room
Opportunity for State Defense Force (SDF) Service Members: Paid Federal Activation
SUBJECT: Opportunity for State Defense Force (SDF) Service Members: Paid Federal Activation through FEMA’s Supplemental Response Team (SRT) Program 1. SITUATION: On June 25, 2025, Lt. Colonel (NY, R) Barry [...]
Louisiana State Guard Force Protection Team Supports Security Operations During Annual Training
Soldiers from the Louisiana State Guard’s (LASG) Force Protection Team recently supported security operations at Jackson Barracks while soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard conducted their annual training. With [...]
61st Medical Battalion Supports Vigilant Guard Exercise with Expertise and Precision
During this year’s Vigilant Guard disaster response exercise held in May, 23 members of the State Guard’s 61st Medical Battalion integrated with the U.S. Army’s 531st Hospital Center out [...]
SGAUS Foundation Announces Hannah Ocon as its 2025 Scholarship Recipient
The State Guard Association of the United States (SGAUS) Foundation is proud to recognize Hannah Ocon as this year’s scholarship recipient. A student at Grand Canyon University earning her [...]
Message from the Commandant
Welcome to the State Guard Association of the United States Search & Rescue Academy (SGAUS SAR). Our mission is clear: to establish a national standardized program with structured academic [...]
From Combat to Community: How Veterans Can Find Purpose Through MEMS and Emergency Management
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Unlocking Readiness: The Value of the Military Emergency Management Academy (MEMS) Training Program
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SGAUS and NFIM Announce Teaming Agreement
Paving the Way for a Safer Future: SGAUS and NFIM Team on Innovative Health Verification Platform TAMPA, FL – May 22, 2025 – The State Guard Association of the [...]
2027 SOLDIER/SAILOR, NCO, OFFICER, and CIVILIAN of the Year
SUBMISSION DEADLINE 30-April-2026 To be presented at the 2026 SGAUS Annual Conference 2027 SOLDIER/SAILOR, NCO, OFFICER, and CIVILIAN of the Year Captain Marc Fruchtbaum, MDDF 2025 Service Member of [...]
Get Ready, SGAUS Members! Hurricane Response Exercise “HURREX JOAN” Announced!
The call for readiness has sounded! The State Guard Association of the U.S. (SGAUS) is thrilled to announce our upcoming national Hurricane Response Exercise, "HURREX JOAN," scheduled for November [...]
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Texas State Guard – MEMS Academy: Beyond the Basics
Texas State Guard – MEMS Academy: Beyond the Basics If you think the Texas State Guard (TXSG) is just another uniformed service standing in neat formations and drilling under [...]
California State Guard Aids in California Wildfire Relief Efforts
In January 2025, the California State Guard (CSG) 143rd Military Police Support Detachment was activated to support their National Guard unit during the devastating Southern California wildfires. The CSG [...]
Message from the Commandant
Message from Commandant of the MEMS Academy SGM Fred Tredy (CA) The MEMS Academy is a premier emergency management training and certification program. Over the past 27 years the [...]
Georgia State Defense Force Participates in Patriot 25
Submitted by Capt. Travis Bryan and Capt. Beverly Shepard Georgia State Guard Joins the Georgia National Guard in Interagency Training Exercise Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Soldiers participated in [...]
Commandants Message
The MEMS Academy Over my years with and around the military I have not experienced a more dedicated group of individuals with the interest of students in military schools [...]
SGAUS Leaders Brief Senators/Congress/Staff on State Defense Forces
SGAUS National Efforts SGAUS President LTC (OH) Roger Patrick briefs House staffers on SDF mission and history. SGAUS briefing in the Capital Building, Washington, DC 18-April-2023: SGAUS President Roger [...]
NATIONAL GUARD Magazine Highlights State Defense Forces
The June 2022 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 [...]
SGAUS Introduces New Chaplain: CPT (OH) J. Todd Smith
Message from CPT Smith: Martin Luther King, Jr. once stated that, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” As anyone who has lived [...]