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201st Regional Support Group, Region IV Homeland Response Force

The 201st RSG’s mission is to provide trained and ready troops to support overseas contingency operations and to man, train and equip a homeland response force (HRF) to provide assistance to civil authorities in saving lives and mitigating human suffering in response to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents. To achieve its mission, the 201st is comprised of the 170th Military Police Battalion in Decatur while the brigade headquarters, 4th Civil Support Team, 265th Chemical Battalion, and the 870th Engineer Detachment are stationed in Marietta. The 201st is one of ten HRFs in the National Guard. Each HRF is the designated response element for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Region. As the HRF for Region IV, the 201st capabilities are designed to respond to emergencies in the eight states From Florida to North Carolina and west to Mississippi.

GEORGIA GARRISON TRAINING CENTER, Fort Stewart, Ga., March 27, 2017 - Sergeant William Rivers, a Georgia Guardsman with the Swainsboro-based 810th Engineer Company builds shoring to secure structurally unstable walls and ceilings during an emergency response scenario at Fort Stewart, Ga.

Georgia Army National Guard photo by Sgt.1st Class Jerry Saslav / Released

Shoring

GEORGIA GARRISON TRAINING CENTER, Fort Stewart, Ga., March 27, 2017 - Sergeant William Rivers, a Georgia Guardsman with the Swainsboro-based 810th Engineer Company builds shoring to secure structurally unstable walls and ceilings during an emergency response scenario at Fort Stewart, Ga. Georgia...

U.S. Army Spc. Sorel Djomou, a supply specialist representing the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, takes aim at his target during the Urban Assault event of the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition Mar. 11, 2026 at the Catoosa Volunteer Training Site, Ringgold, Georgia. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of the Georgia DoD and country of Georgia Defence Force soldiers by testing the competitors with physical fitness assessments, written exams, and other warrior tasks and battle drills. (US Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jordan McNeal)

Takes Aim

U.S. Army Spc. Sorel Djomou, a supply specialist representing the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, takes aim at his target during the Urban Assault event of the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition Mar. 11, 2026 at the Catoosa...

A U.S. Army Soldier with the 4th Civil Support Team, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, surveys a doorway for any simulated chemical, biological or radiological contaminants during exercise Patriot 25, at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 26, 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. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Amanda Russell)

Doorway survey for contaminants

A U.S. Army Soldier with the 4th Civil Support Team, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, surveys a doorway for any simulated chemical, biological or radiological contaminants during exercise Patriot 25, at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 26, 2025. Approximately...

U.S. Army Spc. Myers Heidt, a motor transport operator with the Rome-based 1160th Transportation Company, 265th Chemical Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, unloads a pallet of emergency meals during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene at a Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) disaster relief supply drop site in Thomson, Georgia Oct. 4, 2024. Georgia National Guard has mobilized to provide response and recovery support to areas in the state impacted by Hurricane Helene. At the direction of the Governor and through The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), the Georgia National Guard will continue to partner local, state, and federal entities in this effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeron Walker)

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U.S. Army Spc. Myers Heidt, a motor transport operator with the Rome-based 1160th Transportation Company, 265th Chemical Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, unloads a pallet of emergency meals during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene at a Georgia Emergency...

Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from across the state of Georgia assemble and prepare to depart for hurricane response missions in Louisiana Sept. 1, 2021, in Decatur, Georgia. Units such as the Decatur-based 170th Military Polices Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard pictured here have responded to Hurricanes Irma, Michael and Dorian in recent years.

Convoy Operations

Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from across the state of Georgia assemble and prepare to depart for hurricane response missions in Louisiana Sept. 1, 2021, in Decatur, Georgia. Units such as the Decatur-based 170th Military Polices Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard...

201st Regional Support Group, Marietta: News Photos Facebook

Subordinate Battalions

4th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team, Marietta: News
170th Military Police Battalion, Decatur: News Photos Facebook
178th Military Police Company, Monroe: News
179th Military Police Company, Ft. Stewart: News
810th Engineer Company (SAPPER), Swainsboro: News Facebook
138th Chemical Company, Marietta: News
202nd Explosive Ordinance Detachment, Waynesboro
248th Medical Company, Marietta: News
1177th Transportation Company, Lagrange: News
870th Engineer Hazards Coordination Cell, Marietta
265th Chemical Battalion, Marietta: News Photos Facebook

Command Team

Commander - Colonel Patrick H. McDougald

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Command Sergeant Major - CSM Lafayette Deal

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Mission Statement:

Provide base operations support, command and control of assigned/attached units, and support of homeland security/defense and civil support missions. On order man, train, and equip a Homeland Response Force (HRF) to provide a response capability to assist civil authorities in saving lives and mitigating suffering in response to a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) incident while continuing to provide trained and ready troops to support overseas contingency operation

Vision Statement:

The 201^st RSG will “be grounded in green and ready for white” - postured to answer the call whenever it may come. We will have consistently high readiness levels across all formations. Our units and staffs will be lethal in combat capabilities, expertly led, and able to operate as decentralized as the current and future battlespace requires. Exceeding mission standards defines our culture. We will accomplish this by coaching and developing our people to be the most successful leaders and Soldiers they can be. Our brigade will be: an organization in which all members are excited to come to work; a brigade that grows and retains its talented leaders, and the best RSG and Homeland Response Force (HRF) in every measurable category among the 54 states and territories.