U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Airmen prepare to land after conducting a static line airborne jump out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the joint Parachute Operational Mishap Preventative Orientation Course Enhanced (POMPOC) May 1, 2025, at the Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Georgia. The course, hosted by the Georgia Army National Guard State Safety Office, trained airborne personnel, riggers, jumpmasters, safety officers, and commanders from U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S. Army and Air National Guard units on safely conducting airborne operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Princess Alexandria Higgins)
165th Quartermaster Leadership Enhances the 11th Annual POMPOC
By Spc. Pincess Higgins | May 2, 2025
The Georgia Army National Guard Safety Office hosted its 11th annual Joint Parachute Operations Mishap Prevention Orientation Course (POMPOC) from April 28 to May 2, 2025, at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, and the Plantation Airpark in Sylvania, Georgia.

A U.S. Air Force aircrew flight equipment specialist participates in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) decontamination training during exercise Toxic Peach at the 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, April 29, 2025. Hosted by the Georgia Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Wing, exercise Toxic Peach 2025 readied approximately 150 joint service military members to complete large-scale CBRN decontamination of aircrew in a simulated austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Coursey)
Georgia's 165th Airlift Wing hosts major CBRN response exercise TOXIC PEACH 2025
By Senior Airman Victoria Coursey | May 2, 2025
GA ANG’s 165th Airlift Wing hosts major CBRN response exercise Toxic Peach 2025 Approximately 150 joint service military members, including Airmen and Soldiers from more than 36 different units and seven major commands (MAJCOMs), conducted exercise Toxic Peach April 28–May 2, 2025, at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia.

The Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, celebrates 200 years of service to the state and nation, Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, in Macon, Ga. In honor of this milestone, a monument will be dedicated to the armory during the ceremony to commemorate the bicentennial celebration,
Georgia Army National Guard’s infantry brigade’s bicentennial celebration
By Amanda Russell | April 21, 2025
The Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, celebrates 200 years of service to the state and nation Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, in Macon, Ga. In honor of this milestone, a monument will be dedicated to the armory during the ceremony to commemorate the bicentennial celebration.

U.S. AIr National Guard medical Airmen load role players with simulated casualties for transport on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the Georgia Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Wing on the Air Dominance Center’s flight line in Savannah, Georgia, March 25, 2025. The scenario tests the AE team's readiness to provide en-route care during domestic contingency operations in support of civil authorities. Patriot 25, headquartered at the Air Dominance Center this year, is a premier National Guard disaster response exercise uniting military and civilian agencies to train for large-scale emergencies, including search and rescue, medical evacuations, and critical infrastructure assessments.

 (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Caila Arahood)
Air National Guard Enhances Disaster Response Capabilities Through Joint Aeromedical Evacuation Training at Patriot 25
By Master Sgt. Caila Arahood | March 28, 2025
Airlift and aeromedical evacuation capabilities enhancement was a main training objective during Patriot 25, a National Guard-led disaster response exercise held at multiple training locations across the state of Georgia, March 24–28, 2025.

Members of multiple Civil Support Teams prepare to execute active shooter response operations during Patriot 25 at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 27, 2025. Approximately 700 participants from the National Guard as well as federal, state, and local agencies are taking part in Patriot 25, a National Guard-sponsored exercise designed to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Rice)
Civil Support Teams from Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan National Guards complete joint training
By Maj. Amanda Russell | March 27, 2025
Civil Support Teams from the Georgia, North Carolina and the Michigan Army National Guard complete a joint active shooter exercise, along with a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) detection and mitigation training during a week-long exercise called Patriot 25 at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 26-27, 2025.