FORT STEWART, Ga. — The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, comprised of more than 4,000 Soldiers across the Georgia Army National Guard, is conducting annual training at Fort Stewart, Georgia, as the brigade prepares for its transition into a Mobile Brigade Combat Team while continuing to develop Soldiers for future missions. Annual training serves as the National Guard’s program of record designed to build platoon-level readiness and ensure brigade combat teams remain prepared to deploy, fight and win in complex operational environments.

When an agitated man wielding a hammer and chains began chasing a mother and her young child through the streets of Southeast Washington, a Georgia National Guard Soldier’s civilian police training and teamwork kicked in just in time to prevent a possible tragedy.

Soldiers from the Georgia National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, provided static security at Federal Triangle Station and responded quickly to a theft and assault incident involving an older male suspect and a teenage victim, and helped ensure the safety of civilians until Metro Transit Police arrived on scene in Washington, May 20, 2026.

Members of the Georgia National Guard Counterdrug Task Force assisted state and local law enforcement agencies in an investigation that resulted in the seizure of more than 13 kilograms (nearly 29 pounds) of fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, along with 10 firearms, cash and other property (pictured above).

MARIETTA, Ga. –Soldiers from the Georgia Army National Guard departed today for a deployment to Djibouti, where they will provide critical fixed-wing aviation support across the Horn of Africa. The departing element, Bravo Company of the 245th Aviation Regiment, operates the C-26 aircraft. They will serve primarily under U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), handling VIP transport, cargo logistics, and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) missions.

The Georgia National Guard celebrated its long history in Cedartown Georgia with a ceremony rededicating the Herbert R. Bridges National Guard Armory. The ribbon cutting ceremony followed extensive renovations of the facility that was constructed in 1955.

MARIETTA, Ga.– The Georgia Department of Defense recently supported the Georgia Forestry Commission and the U.S. Forest Service with more than 100 guardsmen dedicated to wildfire suppression operations in South Georgia from April 23-30.