The Engineer Specialist Qualification Designation (ESQiD) program was developed to create a set of credentials to identify a soldier as a qualified individual for providing engineering support to their State. To that end, if the SDF in your State Has specific engineering missions and soldiers assigned to execute those missions and Mission Essential Tasks Lists (METLs) …
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As we look towards a new year I would like to thank each and every member of our State Defense Forces as well as all of those first responders who have worked the front lines of the pandemic over the last few years. We have seen an unprecedented operational tempo with many (if not) most …
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 Patrick led a team of SDF personnel to brief congressional leaders on behalf of SGAUS service members. Top priorities focused on the relationship and support of …
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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 article, which can be read by on the image of the magazine front cover below.
March 18, 2023 srice@mddf.us MDDF Soldier, NCO and Officer of the Year for 2022 Honored at State House On March 16, 2023 the Maryland Defense Force’s (MDDF) Soldier, non-commissioned officer (NCO) and officer of the year were recognized with their counterparts from the Maryland National Guard at the Maryland General …
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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 very long has learned, the quickest way to being miserable and unfulfilled is by being self-absorbed and inward focused. This is why I am proud to …
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