6th Brigade, Texas State Guard

10/02/2026

Texas State Guard service members are on duty as severe weather and flooding continue across the state.

Working alongside the Texas Division of Emergency Management and our state agency partners, our service members remain ready to support emergency response operations and the communities we serve.

Duty First. Texas Always.🇨🇱

10/01/2026

Congratulations to all, well deserved!

09/21/2026

Duty called, Texas State Guard answered.

09/20/2026

AUSTIN, Texas - Recently, Command Sgt. Maj. David Ocasio relinquished responsibility as the 6th Brigade senior enlisted advisor during a change of responsibility ceremony Aug. 29, 2026, at Camp Mabry, concluding two years of service in the position.

Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry Kovar, Texas State Guard senior enlisted advisor, and Col. Jonathan MacClements, 6th Brigade commander, officiated the ceremony, recognizing Ocasio’s leadership and dedicated service to the brigade.

During his tenure, Ocasio provided leadership, guidance and mentorship to enlisted service members while supporting the brigade’s training, readiness and standards.

Command Sgt. Maj. Zeb Surdam succeeded Ocasio as the brigade’s senior enlisted advisor.

Ocasio’s service to the Texas State Guard continues as he assumes responsibility as command sergeant major of the Texas State Guard Training Command, where he will continue supporting the development and readiness of service members.

The 6th Brigade extends its appreciation to Command Sgt. Maj. Ocasio for his dedicated service and leadership and wishes him continued success in his new assignment.


( Sgt. Jason Hunter, Public Affairs Officer, 6th Brigade)
( Sgt. Ryan McCready, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, 6th Brigade)

09/17/2026

Boat Maintenance Workshop - Camp Mabry Aug 2026
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(📸 Sgt. Jason Hunter 6BDE PAO)

09/14/2026

Recently, service members, family and friends gathered at Martindale Army Heliport in San Antonio to honor Maj. Ferdinand Girard, outgoing commander of 4th Battalion, 6th Brigade, as he retired after 23 years of military service.

Col. Jonathan MacClements, 6th Brigade commander, officiated the ceremony, with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hubbard serving as master of ceremonies.

Lt. Col. Michael Moore, former 4th Battalion commander and current Texas State Guard Director of Intelligence and Force Protection, presented the brigade guidon. MacClements and Lt. Col. McNeal, incoming 4th Battalion commander, presented Girard with a signed retirement plaque.

The brigade also recognized Mrs. Girard for her unwavering support and thanks the Johnson High School JROTC Color Guard for helping honor Girard’s 23 years of service.

(📸 Spc. Douglas Gable, 4th Battalion, 6th Brigade UPAR)
(📸 1st Lt. Lucas Meier, commander, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 6th Brigade)
(📸 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mike Gonzales, 4th Battalion, 6th Brigade HHC S-4)

09/11/2026

6th Brigade joins the Texas State Guard and our nation in solemn remembrance of the lives lost, the courage shown, and the sacrifices made on Sept. 11, 2001. We will never forget. 🇺🇸

Never Forget.
On September 11, 2001, our nation was attacked. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken in New York, at the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania. Families were forever changed. First responders ran toward danger. Ordinary Americans showed extraordinary courage.

We remember them today with reverence.

We honor the firefighters, police officers, emergency medical personnel, and military members who answered the call that morning and in the years that followed. We honor every service member who has stood watch since that day. We honor the families who still carry the loss.

The Texas State Guard stands with our fellow Texans and with all Americans in solemn remembrance. Our mission remains what it has always been: to serve, to stand ready, and to protect those we are sworn to defend.

May we never forget the lives lost.

May we never forget the courage shown.

May we never forget the duty that day placed upon all of us.

Duty First. Texas Always.

09/09/2026

Texas State Guard — Serving for the Love of Texas

To every Texan and every Texas State Guard service member who answers the call for the Love of Texas: thank you. Your service — in disasters, community support, and missions across the state — is part of a powerful story worth remembering.

Be sure to take a look at the Texas State Guard official online photo album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/txsguardpao/albums/

If you are a service member and would like your photos added to the album, please email them to [email protected]. We would be glad to include them.

09/03/2026

Congratulations Col. Moore on your promotion!

09/03/2026

Freedom 250!