Readiness & Deployment

Ridgeway Defense Guard Status

Current defense readiness condition, military condition, and unit deployment status for the Ridgeway National Guard and Ridgeway State Guard.

Last updated August 23, 2026. Ridgeway defense posture remains stable. Routine readiness exercises continue across National Guard and State Guard commands with no elevated threats identified.

Defense Readiness Condition

DEFCON 3

Increased force readiness above normal. Guard units on standby to mobilize.

DEFCON 5GREEN

DEFCON 4GREEN

DEFCON 3YELLOW

DEFCON 2ORANGE

DEFCON 1RED

Military Condition

MILCON BRAVO

Increased or predictable threat of hostile activity against installations.

MILCON NORMALGREEN

MILCON ALPHAGREEN

MILCON BRAVOYELLOW

MILCON CHARLIEORANGE

MILCON DELTARED

Continuity of Government

Status of key civil and defense leadership positions in the line of succession.

Position	Name	Status
Governor	Rathuzen	Normal
Lieutenant Governor	largetitanic2	Normal
Attorney General	AdamStratton	Normal
President Pro Tempore	PeepGPT	Normal
Secretary of State	Hydroplant	Normal
Secretary of Defense	mlchalpm	Normal
Colonel of RSP	mattcern	Normal
Superintendent of RPS	ItzCrazyAaron	Normal

Deployment History

July 4, 2026
Ridgeway National Guard
Returned to normal operations.
July 2, 2026
Ridgeway National Guard
Activated and deployed for supporting law enforcement operations.
July 21, 2026
Ridgeway National Guard
Returned to normal operations.
June 19, 2026
Ridgeway National Guard
Activated and deployed for supporting law enforcement operations, public safety and providing additional manpower for maintenance of law and order.
April 14, 2026
Ridgeway National Guard
Returned to normal operations.
April 14, 2026
Ridgeway National Guard
Deployed to Sterling Heights as part of a temporary military district.

MILCON & DEFCON History

July 1, 2026 • MILCON ALPHA
Adjusted to Alpha for the duration of the state capitol security detail rotation.
April 14, 2026 • MILCON NORMAL
Reduced to Normal after completion of critical infrastructure protection tasking.
February 8, 2026 • MILCON BRAVO
Elevated to Bravo during joint law-enforcement support operation.
November 30, 2025 • MILCON NORMAL
Baseline condition maintained through the reporting period.
July 16, 2026 • DEFCON 4
Raised from DEFCON 5 for scheduled joint readiness exercise, Operation STEADY RIDGE.
May 2, 2026 • DEFCON 5
Returned to normal peacetime posture following conclusion of border security operations.
March 11, 2026 • DEFCON 4
Elevated ahead of severe weather response staging in the northern counties.
January 20, 2026 • DEFCON 5
Standard posture maintained through winter training cycle.