Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, stand in formation during the unit’s deployment ceremony at Barrow County Airport, Winder, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2026.
Soldiers of Ga. ARNG's 1-111th Aviation Regiment deploy
By Staff Sgt. Josiah Meece | Aug. 20, 2026
WINDER, Ga. – U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard, held a departure ceremony at Barrow County Airport in Winder, Ga., Aug. 14. Detachment 1, Charlie Company, along with elements of Delta and Echo companies, will support ongoing the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol mission along the southern border.
The Georgia Army National Guard conducts Soldier Readiness Processing for nearly 6,600 Soldiers at its 12-building readiness site on the Georgia Garrison Training Center at Fort Stewart, Ga.
Ga. ARNG Achieves High Medical Readiness through Comprehensive Soldier Readiness Processing
By William Carraway | Aug. 19, 2026
The Georgia Army National Guard has achieved the second highest medical and dental readiness rating among the 54 states and territories after more than 6,600 of its Soldiers completed Soldier Readiness Processing in nineteen days. This effort was the culmination of planning by the Ga. ARNG personnel office designed to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase readiness.
The newly commissioned 2nd lieutenants of the Georgia Military Institute’s Officer Candidate School Class 65 and Summer Accelerated Class following their commissioning ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Ga. August 15, 2026.
The Georgia Military Institute Commissions Ten Lieutenants into the Georgia Army National Guard
By William Carraway | Aug. 19, 2026
Ten officer candidates of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Georgia Military Institute received their commissions as 2nd lieutenants during a ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga. August 15, 2026.
U.S. Soldiers with the 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, and Airmen with the 116th Medical Group, Detachment 1 and the 165th Airlift Wing, both with the Georgia Air National Guard, conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear operational readiness exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 9, 2026. The field training simulated a radiological bomb attack in a downtown portion of a city, with the participating units practicing their capabilities as part of an annual collective training exercise (U.S Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Meece).
Georgia Army and Air National Guard units conduct joint CBRN exercise
By Staff Sgt. Josiah Meece | Aug. 13, 2026
HINESVILLE, Ga. – U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Georgia National Guard conducted a joint medical readiness exercise at Fort Stewart, Aug. 9 through 10, 2026. The exercise is a collective training event between elements of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 201st Regional Support Group and the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Medical Group, Detachment 1 and the 165th Airlift Wing.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dylan Brown, executive officer at headquarters of the Georgia Air National Guard, poses for a portrait inside the headquarters building at Clay National Guard Center, in Marietta, Georgia, Aug. 8, 2026. Brown was recently recognized as one of the University of Georgia's 40 Under 40 for his contributions to aviation, engineering and mentorship. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airmen First Class Kc Calhoun).
One conversation at a time: From finding his path to guiding others
By Calhoun KC | Aug. 12, 2026
MARIETTA, Ga. – As a high school student climbing into a family friend’s Piper PA-28 Cherokee aircraft for the first time, Capt. Dylan Brown, executive officer at Georgia Air National Guard Headquarters, discovered more than the thrill of flying. As he watched Georgia disappear beneath the wings, he found a passion that would shape his career and inspire him to help others pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
U.S. Army Soldier, Staff Sgt. Jaeden Hamelly with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion poses during a photoshoot after being crowned Miss Connecticut USA on May 24, 2026. Staff Sgt. Hamelly will represent Connecticut at Miss USA on August 27, 2026.
Georgia Guard combat medic, Miss Connecticut USA, competes for Miss USA 2026
By Amanda Russell | Aug. 10, 2026
MARIETTA, Ga. – The first day at her initial duty station at the Brooke Army Medical Center Trauma Unit on Fort Sam Houston, TX, Staff Sgt. Jaeden Hamelly had to respond to a 14 year old boy who lit himself on fire in a failed attempt to take his own life. This traumatic event was unbearable and at that moment, she told herself that she could not do this. However, she had leadership who noticed this struggle and gave her the necessary push to overcome her distress.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Levi Luciani, an aerospace ground equipment specialist assigned to the 165th Maintenance Squadron, 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, washes a maintenance stand after an inspection, July 20, 2026 at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia.Inspections of aerospace ground equipment help ensure maintainers have safe, serviceable equipment to perform aircraft maintenance while supporting the wing's operational readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Selena Acosta)
Supporting the mission from the ground up: 165th Airlift AGE specialist shares what it takes to keep aircraft flying
By Senior Airman Christa Ross | Aug. 7, 2026
SAVANNAH, Ga.— Before a C-130J Super Hercules can taxi down the runway, a network of specialized equipment must power, cool and support the aircraft while maintainers prepare it for flight. Ensuring those systems are available and fully operational is the responsibility of aerospace ground equipment specialists like U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Levi Luciani, assigned to the Georgia Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Wing.
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