Michigan Defense Force

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Michigan Defense Force

Agency overview
Formed	2004
Preceding agencies	Michigan State Troops Home Guard (1917–1952) Michigan Emergency Volunteers (1988–1998)
Headquarters	Lansing, Michigan
Employees	100 officers and enlisted members
Agency executive	MAJ (MI) Jeff Steinport, Brigade Commander
Parent agency	Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Child agency	1st – 2nd Battalions
Website	midefenseforce.us

The Michigan Defense Force (MIDF), formerly Michigan Volunteer Defense Force (MIVDF), is a military force, constituted as a state defense force and an element of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The MIDF is one of the three components of the military establishment of Michigan, along with the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.^[1]