US NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCE SUPPORT COMMAND

[This website I found...interesting, to say the least.  But they have a good section (LEADERSHIP), that has command billet descriptions and job descriptions.  I am not sure how this jives with the DoD et al.  And they wear the old woodland green BDU's, which is nice to know when a disaster happens.  I have always recommended that we get to know our neighbors...as well as our fellow disaster relief responder brothers and sisters.]

SDF FOCUS: GEORGIA - Donald Conkey: Pure Service - The All-Volunteer Georgia State Defense Force

Donald Conkey: Pure service - The all-volunteer Georgia State Defense Force

I have served in the National Guard, the Army and Army Reserve, but I had never heard of the Georgia State Defense Force until one of its active members, Charles “Chuck” Pesta, suggested I write about it.
The Georgia State Defense Force is an all volunteer organization of individuals between the ages of 18 and 64. They provide their own uniforms and receive no compensation for their services. The commander of the Georgia State Defense Force is Brig. Gen. Jerry J. Bradford. Its mission and purpose statement is, “When ordered by the Adjutant General provide an organized, trained, disciplined, rapid response volunteer force to assist state and local government agencies, and civil relief organizations in impending or actual emergencies to assure the welfare and safely of the citizens of Georgia.”  Read more

StateDefenseForce.com: Website and Twitter Info

states with state defense forces

[This is not my website, but it has some good information contained within:  http://statedefenseforce.com/database/about-state-defense-force-com/whats-happening-with-state-defense-force-com/   They also have a new twitter following:  http://twitter.com/#!/TheSDFs  -SDFblogger]

SDF Spotlight > Japan State Defense Force

[Japanese Ministry of Defense, State Defense Force.  Lots on the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. It is in english.]

photo courtesy of:  www.mod.go.jp/e/index.html

SDF in the News > State Defense Forces Part 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiTim9NqQ9s&NR=1

SDF in the News > State Defense Forces Part 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6eLu7SS_Ik&NR=1

Video > SDF in the News - State Defense Forces Part 4

Video > SDF in the News - State Defense Forces Part 3

Video > SDF in the News - State Defense Forces Part 2

Video > SDF in the News - State Defense Forces Part 1

SDF in the News > Maryland Defense Force

[Maryland Defense Force Supports 2011 Gubernatorial Inauguration]
 http://mddf.maryland.gov/blogpost.aspx?id=3

Free Courses > Air War College

Strategic leadership studies. Some state defense forces require some of these courses.  More here...

State Defense Force on the Internet

[Who knew there was a statedefenseforce.com?]
http://statedefenseforce.com/

SDF Spotlight > Georgia State Defense Force

[Heads Up, the Georgia State Defense Force news letter.]

Article > http://www.gasdf.com/docs/HeadsUpMar2011.pdf

State Defense Forces > CARAFANO: Small answers to big problems

[Really good article on State Defense Forces, put out by James Jay Carafano (senior national security analyst of Heritage Foundation), in the Washington Times. One of the few positive non-state defense articles, I have ever seen.]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/23/carafano-small-answers-to-big-problems/