Alaska State Defense Force

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Alaska Needs Your Help

Find out how you can volunteer to assist the State of Alaska and your fellow citizens by becoming a member of the Alaska State Defense Force. We are currently accepting applications from individuals over the age of 17. Whether you are prior military, right out of high school, or a full-time working professional, your experience and knowledge and participation are valuable assets. The following link contains instructions for application to the Alaska State Defense Force.

SGAUS Chaplain School Flyer

SGAUS Chaplain School Registration Form

The school is put on twice a year throughout the United States. Alaska is hosting the program to create a vibrant and active chaplaincy in Alaska and to bring qualified Alaska clergymen to the chaplaincy of the ASDF. The purpose of the 4 day school and retreat is to instruct practicing ministers on how to be a military chaplain to military units.

Chaplaincy is an important and essential mission of the ASDF. The importance of Chaplaincy is magnified in times of disaster or war. Chaplaincy provides support to members of the ASDF and their families. Our Chaplaincy is highly trained in Critical Stress Management and can also minister to victims and first responders in an extremely meaningful way. Our Chaplaincy has provided training and help in the important field of Suicide Prevention. Our Chaplains have presided over many military funerals.

ASDF and the Joint Operations Center (JOC)

State Military Operations Planning

•State Military operations and exercises are initiated by the Joint Operations Center (JOC) of the Joint Forces Headquarters Task Force, DMVA. •Disasters can prompt the DMVA State Emergency Operations Center (Emergency Services) to request military assistance in the form of personnel and equipment from the JOC. Such was the case in Operation Deep Dig in Cordova, Alaska in 2012.

Joint Operations Center

• Along with the National Guard, the ASDF is a participant in planning and execution of DMVA military plans for disaster and military response for Alaska.
• The ASDF has a seat in the JOC to fully participate.
• Participation in the JOC also allows the ASDF to contribute to the plan for its role in major military exercises, such as Operation Vigilant Guard and humanitarian medical operations, such as Operation Arctic Care.
• Because military exercises are planned in anticipation of actual events which may impact Alaska, they are extremely useful to rehearse for major events.

JOC Training for ASDF

• The National Guard and the DMVA have provided extensive JOC training for the ASDF.
• A number of ASDF officers are trained through Advanced JOC 201 Training.

The ASDF provides Liaison Officers to the JOC from the field.

•ASDF units are located throughout Alaska and have Alaska Land Mobile Radios at their locations. •ASDF personnel recently reported to the JOC during Operation Deep Dig 2012 from Valdez. •During September Severe Storms 2012, the ASDF called in situation reports from flooding and hurricane force winds from Seward and Wasilla.

We Are on the Team!

The DMVA Team is the Alaska Army National Guard, the Alaska Air National Guard, The Alaska State Defense Force, The Alaska Naval Militia, Missile Defense, The Space Corporation, The Department of Emergency Services, Veterans Affairs and the State of Alaska Homeland Security.

The Alaska State Defense Force does not respond alone, but responds in strength with the entire DMVA Team.

Through the JOC we have a coordinated response to military emergencies and natural disasters by:

• Unity of Purpose
• Unity of Training
• Unity of Resources
• Unity of Planning
• Unity of Missions and Mission Accomplishment
• Unity of our effectiveness to protect Alaskans and their families

Joint Staging and Reception (JSROI) •When a major event affects Alaska, thousands of troops could come to Alaska to assist. •These National Guardsmen from other states are called EMAC troops. •The ASDF would augment the National Guard by in-processing the troops, giving them an orientation to Alaska and getting them to the point of need.

By utilizing a small number of ASDF troops for JSROI, the ASDF assists in providing a tremendous force multiplier to the disaster or emergency by assisting in the deployment of thousands of trained and equipped soldiers to the point of need. •During Operation Vigilant Guard 2010, the ASDF assisted the National Guard to process approximately 4,000 troops. •At the end of the event or exercise, the ASDF would also out process the EMAC troops back to their home states.

ASDF Special Projects

• Alaska Chapter- State Guard Association of the United State (SGAUS).
• OCS and Senior NCO Academy
• Recruitment Planning Committee
• MEMS Chapter (ICS-Military Emergency Management Specialist Training from SGAUS)
• Special Olympics
• Wounded Warrior Program
• Operation Stand Down for Homeless Veterans