The Georgia State Defense Force is an all-volunteer element of the Georgia Department of Defense headquartered at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta. The GSDF consists of personnel qualified in search and rescue, incident command, administrative, medical, legal, public affairs and other support activities. When ordered by the adjutant general, the GSDF provides an organized, trained, disciplined, rapid-response volunteer force to assist state and local government agencies and civil relief organizations in impending or ongoing emergencies to ensure the welfare and safety of the citizens of Georgia. The GSDF also supports training events of the Georgia National Guard. As part of the GSDF-2030 plan, the organization is transforming from a brigade-centric structure to more agile 12-person cross functional teams that can rapidly deploy and augment Georgia National Guard emergency response operations.