South Dakota Senate Bill Aims to Raise Stakes for National Guard Deployments

by Hunter | Jan 30, 2025

South Dakota Senate Bill 82 passed the military and veterans affairs committee Wednesday with a three to one vote. If passed, the bill would require the U.S. Congress to formally declare war for South Dakota’s National Guard members to be deployed into international...

South Dakota Lawmakers Urge Caution for U.S. Involvement As Russia Invades Ukraine

by Defend the Guard | Feb 23, 2022

As the world readies for another military conflict in eastern Europe, government officials 5,400 miles from there are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to get Congressional approval before getting involved. The South Dakota House of Representatives voted 65-2 on Tuesday...

South Dakota House of Representatives Passes Resolution Against Unconstitutional Wars

by Defend the Guard | Feb 23, 2022

House Concurrent Resolution 6006 urges “the United States Congress and the President of the United States to take no action to employ military forces of the United States in active-duty combat unless the United States Congress has passed an official declaration...

Veterans Group Urges State Leaders to Support National Guard Legislation

by Defend the Guard | Feb 22, 2021

A bipartisan veteran group is urging state lawmakers and Gov. Kristi Noem to support legislation that would limit how South Dakota’s National Guard units can be deployed overseas. Rep. Aaron Aylward (R, Harrisburg) introduced House Bill 1122 with the support of...

Veterans Leader Hopes to Gain Support for Guard Legislation

by Defend the Guard | Feb 22, 2021

BringOurTroopsHome.US, a bipartisan nationwide group of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, Monday praised Rep. Aaron Aylward, R-Harrisburg, for introducing legislation that would require that South Dakota’s National Guard units could not be deployed for foreign combat...