Sergeant Randy
Robinson and Sgt.
Jeffery Dulworth help
a stranded motorist
push his truck clear
of the standing water
at an intersection in
West Chatham County,
Savannah, Georgia
on October 8, 2016.
(Georgia National
Guard photo by Staff
Sgt. Mike Perry.)
Private 1st Class Adam Carter and Sgt. Caleb Lindsey of the Winderbased
Detachment 2, Company D 1st Battalion 185th Aviation Regiment
render honors during 78th Aviation Troop Command change of command
ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center on August 5, 2018, during
which Col Dwayne Wilson relinquished command to Col. Jason Fryman.
(Georgia National Guard photo by Maj. William Carraway.)
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Georgia ARNG, the 78th Troop Command, provides a number
public affairs professionals, historians, supply management
specialists and parachute riggers to name a few.
ANG’s 116th Air Control Wing features the Joint Surveillance
Target Attack Radar System, more commonly known as
JSTARS. ANG’s people and equipment are in constant demand
and regularly rotate throughout the world to provide support
operations in every geographic combatant command. The
165th Airlift Wing provides lift capabilities with their C-130H3
Hercules aircraft, and has deployed aircraft and personnel to Iraq
and Afghanistan an average of every 18 months since late 2001.
Missions
The Georgia National Guard’s (Guard or Georgia Guard) motto
of “Always Ready, Always There” is consistently practiced in the
mission of the organization, which is to provide ready military
forces to combatant commanders and to the Governor of the state.
Many of the Guard’s operations have been experienced directly
by citizens in Georgia throughout hurricane seasons and extreme
weather incidents over the last few years. National Guard Soldiers
live and serve in nearly every zip code. The Guard’s presence
in 150 Georgia counties provides a local force that can respond
rapidly to save lives and reduce human suffering. In times of
declared emergencies, the Georgia Guard may activate personnel
supply distribution, debris removal, and aviation support.
Guardsmen regularly train for these emergencies throughout the
year in scenario-based exercises that stress joint staff scenarios
all the way down to individual skill training such as chainsaw
operations. In 2017, the Vigilant Guard exercise brought all of
the training together on a massive scale throughout the state and
prepared the Georgia DoD to respond to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma,
and Jose last summer.
service members to missions overseas. One recent example
was the 648th MEB’s Military Engagement Team and Main
Command Post Operational Detachment missions in Southwest
Asia. Elements of those units engaged in missions in Afghanistan,
Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
Georgia Guard units are supporting military engagements
throughout the world during long-term deployments or short
training rotations in support of the Georgia’s State Partnership
Program (SPP) with the countries of Argentina and Georgia.
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