U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman, the commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard, joins Command Sgt. Maj. John Ballenger, state command sergeant major of Georgia Army National Guard, in awarding 2025 Georgia Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition noncommissioned officer of the year, U.S. Army Sgt. Nicolas White, and 2025 Georgia Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition Soldier of the year, Georgia Defence Force Cpl. Dachi Matiashvili, during an award ceremony at Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia, March 13, 2025. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers by testing the competitors with physical fitness assessments, written exams, and other warrior tasks and battle drills. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Alexandria Amos)
Georgia Army National Guard Names Best Warriors for 2025
By Sgt. Allison Gilstrap | March 27, 2025
The Georgia Army National Guard has named its best warriors for the year as of March 14, 2025. After
During a February 28, 2025 retirement ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga., Command Sergeants Major Matthew Marks, senior enlisted leader of the Georgia Department of Defense and Jeff Ballanger, State Command Sgt. Major of the Georgia Army National Guard, ceremonially case the colors of retired Maj. Gen. Matthew Smith commemorating the end of his nearly 32 years of military service.
Major General Matthew Smith Honored for 32 Years of Military Service.
By Maj. William Carraway | March 27, 2025
Major General Matthew Smith retired from military service during a ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga. February 28, 2025. Lieutenant General Christopher Laneve, commander of the Eighth Army, was the presiding officer for the ceremony honoring Smith’s 32 years of service in the Army and Georgia National Guard.
Senior leaders of the Georgia National Guard join community members and Soldiers of the Thomasville-based 1230th Transportation Company for a ribbon cutting ceremony February 26, 2025, dedicating the unit’s newly renovated training facility. Photo by Staff Sgt. Drazen Pandza.
South Georgia Community Celebrates Local National Guard Unit’s Armory Renovation
By Maj. Williams Carraway | March 27, 2025
Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard’s 1230th Transportation Company welcomed citizens of Thomas County to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their newly renovated armory in Thomasville, Ga. February 26, 2025. Brigadier General Jason Fryman, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard was the ceremony’s keynote speaker.
Soldiers of the Newnan-based Company B, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, provide a tour of the newly renovated Jackson-Pless Armory in Newnan, Ga. February 10, 2025, following a ribbon cutting ceremony. Facility improvements include upgraded heating and cooling systems, expanded classroom and office space and a new dedicated training building.
Georgia Community Celebrates Local Unit’s Armory Renovation
By Maj. William Carraway | March 27, 2025
Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard’s Company B, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment welcomed citizens of Coweta County to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Jackson-Pless Armory in Newnan February 10, 2025. Highlights of the $4 million renovation included upgraded ventilation and air conditioning for the readiness center, which has been used as a community shelter during past emergencies, as well as a new 2,100 square foot multi-purpose training building. This latter addition provides space training and increased capacity for computer systems and communications.
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, complete a routine inspection of an F-35 Lightning II aircraft after its landing during Sentry Savannah 25-1, at the Air Dominance Center, Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Jan. 24, 2025. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s premier fourth- and fifth-generation fighter integration exercise, with this year’s event involving more than 1,000 participants and 56 aircraft from eight flying units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Xaviera Stevens)
Air National Guard hones Air Dominance tactics during joint exercise Sentry Savannah 25-1
By Senior Airman Xaviera Stevens | March 27, 2025
More than 1,000 Airmen and 56 aircraft from across the United States came together to sharpen their swords of Air Dominance during exercise Sentry Savannah 25-1, hosted by the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, commonly referred to as the Air Dominance Center, located at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Jan. 21-31, 2025.
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