National Guard
Association
of Georgia
Conference
Held at Stone
Mountain
The Naonal Guard Associaon of Georgia NGAGA held
its 71st Annual Conference at Stone Mountain’s vergreen
Conference Center on May 1 June 2, 2019.
This conference serves as a forum for members of the Georgia
Air and Air Naonal Guard to present, idenfy and discuss
naonal and state level Naonal Guard issues. Members vote on
priories to be voiced at the naonal level.
The weekend’s events kicked o with a golf tournament and
TAG recepon on Friday. The business session was held on
Saturday and included speakers Senator David erdue, MG Gary
Brito and TG Daniel Hokanson. The conference was wrapped up
with a formal banquet on Saturday night.
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NGAGA members enjoy listening to NGAUS president, BG (R) Roy
Robinson as he addresses the group.
BG Randall
Simmons, MG Tom
Carden and COL
Alex McLemore
present Georgia
National Guard
Family Support
Foundation’s
Program Manager,
Harriet Morgan,
and Nancy Couch,
Board Member,
with the James
Edward Oglethorpe
Award.
MG Tom Carden welcomes
everyone to the TAG reception.
Conference
attendees had
the opportunity
to talk with a
large number of
vendors.
Senator David Perdue speaks to full room of NGAGA members.