Have any of our membership joined a State Guard after leaving the (federal) military?

Col Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:09:13 -0500

Have any of our membership joined a State Guard after leaving the (federal) military? I'm a member of the South Carolina State Guard ... originated in 1775 by Francis Marion (Swamp Fox) ... the movie "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson was based on Marion's military background. The current SC State Guard is about 1000 non-paid military reporting to a 2-star who reports to the SC Adjutant General, in turn to the Governor. We respond to natural and man-made disasters and back up local National Guard and Police/Security. During HC Joaquin, SC SG Engineers gave thousands of man-hours to the Governor assessing bridges, dams, dkies and infrastructure. Under the authority of Title 32, Section 109, of the United States Code, there are about 19 states with State Guard. Look it up if you are interested!
Alaska
COL(AK) John C. James
Alaska State Defense Force
49th Brigade
801 E. Burlwood Drive
Wasilla, Alaska 99687
California
BG(CA) Jay M. Coggan
California State Military Reserve
9800 Goethe Road
Sacramento, CA 95826
Georgia
BG(GA) Tom Danielson
Georgia State Defense Force
1000 Halsey Avenue SE
Building 30
Marietta, GA 30060
Indiana
MG(IN) Bruce D. Bowers
Indiana Guard Reserve
711 North Pennsylvania St., 4th Floor
Indianapolis IN 46204-1128
Maryland
BG(MD) Lorenza Cooper
Maryland Defense Force
Pikesville Military Reservation
610 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

Michigan
COL(MI) William Ewald
Michigan Volunteer Defense Force
P.O. Box 26245
Lansing, MI 48909
Mississippi
BG(MS) Doug Hayhurst
Mississippi State Guard
Joint Force Headquarters
1410 Riverside Drive
Jackson, MS 39202
New Mexico
BG(NM) David Torres
New Mexico State Defense Force
47 Bataan Boulevard
Santa Fe, NM 87508-4695
New York
BG(NY) David Warager
New York Guard
330 Old Niskayuna Road
Latham, NY 12110-2224
Ohio
COL(OH) Richard Vasquez
Ohio Military Reserve
Haubrich Armory
4094 Sullivant Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43228-2127

Puerto Rico
BG(PR) Edwin Rivera
Military Forces of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico State Guard
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-3786
South Carolina
BG (SC) Leon Lott
South Carolina State Guard
Olympia Armory
551 Granby Lane
Columbia, SC
29201-4655
Tennessee
BG (TN) L. Craig Johnson
Tennessee State Guard
Houston Barracks
3041 Sidco Drive
Nashville, TN 37204-1502
Texas
MG (TX) Robert J. Bodisch, Sr.
Texas State Guard
P.O. Box 5218
Austin, TX, 78763-5218
Vermont
MG (VT) Richard D. Morrison
Vermont State Guard
Building 5, Room 105, Camp Johnson
Colchester, VT 05446-3099

Virginia
BG (VA) Justin Carlitti
Virginia State Defense Force
5001 Waller Road
Richmond, VA 23230
Washington
COL(WA) Brad Klippert
Washington State Guard
Camp Murray, WA 98430-5002

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Dec 20 at 2018 4:58 PM

Lt Col Charlie Brown — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:58:28 -0500

I am not aware of any but I suspect some of the people in Team Rubicon may be...you might want to post in that section.

Response by SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint made Dec 20 at 2018 4:59 PM

SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:59:26 -0500

I see backing up police, are they trained? Do State Guard get MOS training?

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Dec 21 at 2018 3:16 PM

MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:16:24 -0500

Yes sir. Proud member of the TN State Guard. We are in desperate need of qualified individuals to assist with our disaster response mission.