U.S. Army Soldiers with the 170th Military Police Battalion walk from a C-130 on Dobbins Air Reserve Base after returning home from D.C., December 9, 2025. The unit supported the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission by providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department and community partners to enhance public safety and quality of life throughout the district.
Georgia National Guard Unit Returns Home from D.C.
By Amanda Russell | Dec. 10, 2025
After a three-month mobilization to D.C., Soldiers attached to the 170th Military Police Battalion return home to Georgia, December 9, 2025.
U.S. Army Soldiers with the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, simulate Incident Site Operations during Vigilant Guard 26-1 at Pelham Range Complex, Anniston, Alabama, Dec. 3, 2025. The Ga. Department of Defense conducts Vigilant Guard 26-1 to improve National Homeland Defense Readiness, by exercising the Ga. DoD Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) to execute State/Territory Homeland Defense plans in a simulated environment, rehearse JFHQ interoperability with federal and civilian partners, in response to a complex, multi-domain attack. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Norred)
GA DoD Stays Vigilant During Homeland Response Exercise
By Sgt. Thomas Norris | Dec. 5, 2025
U.S. National Guardsmen with the 201st Regional Support Group (RSG)’s Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear (CBRN) Task Force, Georgia Army National Guard, and the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) conducted Vigilant Guard 26-1 in Anniston, Alabama from Dec. 2-5, 2025. The Georgia DoD conducted the training in order to train and refine their Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in a Deployment Readiness Exercise.
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Battery A, 118th Field Artillery Regiment fire live rounds from their M777 Howitzer at Fort Stewart Dec. 11, 2018. The 1-118th, and other units of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are preparing for their fourth combat deployment since September 11, 2001.
National Guard Unit with ties to the American Revolution recognized for excellence
By Maj. William Carraway | Nov. 21, 2025
In 2025, the Georgia National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, added two national level awards to its long history of laurels that date to the American Revolution.
Soldiers of the 3rd ID MCPOD return to Fort Stewart April 11, 2018, following a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Photo by Shye Wilborn.
Georgia National Guard’s 3rd ID Main Command Post Operational Detachment Mobilizes to Europe
By Maj. William Carraway | Nov. 21, 2025
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 3rd Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment mobilized to Europe in October and November 2025.
Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard’s 1230th Transportation Company return home to Thomasville, Ga. May 31, 2014, after an 11-month deployment to Afghanistan.
Georgia National Guard Unit Returns to U.S. Mexico Border
By Maj. William Carraway | Oct. 25, 2025
Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the Thomasville-based 1230th Transportation Company mobilized to Fort Bliss, Texas, October 25, 2025, as part of US Northern Command and Joint Task Force North in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This is the second border support mission for the 1230th which was previously deployed in October 2020.
Key guests stand for a group photo at the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17, 2025. The Freedom Award recognizes civilian employers who go above and beyond in their support of service members. (U.S. Army photo by Chasity Williams)
Cox Enterprises receives the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
By Chasity Williams | Oct. 17, 2025
The award is the highest U.S. Government honor to employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve employees and is presented annually by the Secretary of Defense.
Individuals participate in Cyber Dawg 2025 at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center in Augusta, Georgia, September, 24, 2025. Cyber Dawg 25, a joint live-action cyber security exercise in which scenarios for cyber protections and defense along with demonstrations are accomplished on a large scale. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chasity Williams)
Annual Exercise Cyber Dawg 2025
By Chasity Williams | Oct. 2, 2025
Cyber Dawg 25, an annual exercise hosted by the Georgia National Guard, Georgia Technology Authority, and the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, brought together National Guard cyber units, active-duty and reserve service members, and representatives from Georgia’s state partnership countries, Argentina and Georgia.
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