With more than 11,000 Citizen Soldiers training in hometown armories and readiness centers across the state, Georgia’s Army National Guard is the eighth largest in the nation. Comprised of combat, combat support and combat service support units, the mission of the Ga. ARNG is to provide combat-ready forces (manned, trained, equipped, and well-led), to conduct large-scale combat operations, defend the homeland, and respond rapidly in support of civil authorities and the citizens of Georgia. The Ga. ARNG is organized into five major subordinate commands: the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Macon, the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Fort Benning, the 78th Troop Command, the 201st Regional Support Group / Region 4 Homeland Response Force and the 78th Aviation Troop Command at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta.