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Ga. DoD Press Releases, Media, & News Coverage

Winter Storm Gianna (2026)
- DVIDS (GA DOD PRESS RELEASES AND MEDIA)
Winter Storm Fern (2026)
Hurricane Helene (2024)
Tropical Storm Debby (2024)
Hurricane Ida (2021)
COVID19 (2019)
Hurricane Michael (2018)
Hurricane Irma (2017)
Hurricane Matthew (2016)
Historical Responses
- Hurricane Katrina (2005)
  - News Coverage
- Tropical Storm Alberto (2018)
  - DVIDS (GA DOD PRESS RELEASES AND MEDIA)
  - News Coverage
    - Ga. Guard History: The Georgia Guard Response to the Flood of 1994
    - Coastal Courier: The Georgia Guard response to the Flood of 1994: 25 years later
- Hurricane Milton (2024)
  - News Coverage
    - WSBTV: Hurricane Milton: Georgia National Guard ready to pivot to help with Hurricane Milton if needed
    - NGAUS: Guard Helps Victims of 2 Hurricanes
- Hurricane Dorian (2019)
  - DVIDS (Ga DoD Press Releases and Media)
  - News Coverage

Examples Photos of Georgia DoD Support

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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Members of Maryland Urban Search and Rescue Task Force one fly aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. to Staten Island, N.Y. to conduct house-to-house searches, Nov 3, 2012. Maryland Task Force one is part of the National Search and Rescue Task Force recovery effort in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres/Released)

Georgia National Guard Chinook transports the National Search and Rescue Task Force

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Members of Maryland Urban Search and Rescue Task Force one fly aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. to Staten Island, N.Y. to conduct house-to-house searches, Nov 3, 2012....

Warrant Officer 1 Craig Emmett, A UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with the Georgia Army National Guard’s Marietta-based 78th Aviation Troop Command flies personnel of the Ga. Department of Defense, American Red Cross and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency to Seminole County, Ga. Georgia National Guard flights have provided valuable aerial assessment of hurricane impacted counties and provided state and Federal agencies with situational awareness of conditions on the ground following Hurricane Michael. Georgia Army National Guard photo by Maj. William Carraway / released

Aviation Operations

Warrant Officer 1 Craig Emmett, A UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with the Georgia Army National Guard’s Marietta-based 78th Aviation Troop Command flies personnel of the Ga. Department of Defense, American Red Cross and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency to Seminole County, Ga. Georgia National Guard...

Engineers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Douglasville-based 848th Engineer Company bring additional supplies and capabilities to relief efforts in Seminole County, Ga. These Soldiers helped establish a second point of distribution for relief supplies in Seminole County Oct. 14, 2018. Georgia National Guard photo by Maj. William Carraway / released

Engineers Enroute

Engineers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Douglasville-based 848th Engineer Company bring additional supplies and capabilities to relief efforts in Seminole County, Ga. These Soldiers helped establish a second point of distribution for relief supplies in Seminole County Oct. 14, 2018. Georgia...

AUGUSTA, Ga., March 28, 2017 - Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the 877th Engineer Company move a sand bag machine into position to facilitate repair of a damaged levee during Vigilant Guard 17.

Georgia National Guard photo by Spc. Jordan Trent / released

Engineers

AUGUSTA, Ga., March 28, 2017 - Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the 877th Engineer Company move a sand bag machine into position to facilitate repair of a damaged levee during Vigilant Guard 17. Georgia National Guard photo by Spc. Jordan Trent / released

A massive convoy of Georgia National Guard personnel and equipment prepares to depart the armory of the 170th Military Police Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard in Decatur, Georgia, Sept. 1, 2021. Convoys from across the state are moving relief supplies and heavy equipment along with Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen who have honed their expertise at debris removal, transportation and logistics support, security and traffic control during responses to Hurricanes Irma, Michael and Dorian. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. William Carraway)

Convoy Teams

A massive convoy of Georgia National Guard personnel and equipment prepares to depart the armory of the 170th Military Police Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard in Decatur, Georgia, Sept. 1, 2021. Convoys from across the state are moving relief supplies and heavy...

A Georgia Department of Defense UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs for Seminole County with representatives from The American Red Cross and Georgia Emergency Management Agency to continue to provide disaster relief to the area following Hurricane Michael.

Georgia National Guard photo by Major William Carraway

Partnership

A Georgia Department of Defense UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs for Seminole County with representatives from The American Red Cross and Georgia Emergency Management Agency to continue to provide disaster relief to the area following Hurricane Michael. Georgia National Guard photo by...

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...

The first convoys of Georgia National Guard vehicles and personnel arrive in Minden, Louisiana, throughout the evening of Sept. 2, 2021. These Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen have assembled from units across the state from Toccoa in the north, Augusta in the east and Fort Stewart in the south. The units bring engineering and debris clearing equipment and expertise, transportation assets and security personnel. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Baker)

Ga. Engineers Arrive in La.

The first convoys of Georgia National Guard vehicles and personnel arrive in Minden, Louisiana, throughout the evening of Sept. 2, 2021. These Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen have assembled from units across the state from Toccoa in the north, Augusta in the east and Fort Stewart in the south. The...

SAVANNAH, Ga., October 8, 2016 - Soldiers with the 178th Military Police Company based in Monroe, ford through standing water at an intersection in West Chatham County while helping Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police with patrolling duties. Georgia National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Perry/released

Highwater Vehicle

SAVANNAH, Ga., October 8, 2016 - Soldiers with the 178th Military Police Company based in Monroe, ford through standing water at an intersection in West Chatham County while helping Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police with patrolling duties. Georgia National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mike...

Ten Airmen from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron, 165th Airlift Wing, clear trees and other debris from a school September 4, 2021 in Parish of Saint Tammany, Louisiana, which is located north of New Orleans. These Airmen are working as quickly and safely as possible to clear the school property and roads around it so that children in the neighborhood can return to school as soon as possible.

165th Civil Engineering Squadron

Ten Airmen from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron, 165th Airlift Wing, clear trees and other debris from a school September 4, 2021 in Parish of Saint Tammany, Louisiana, which is located north of New Orleans. These Airmen are working as quickly and safely as possible to clear the school...

CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., March 31, 2017 –A flight of UH-60 Black Hawks departs the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta on the way to Winder, Ga. after the final mission of Vigilant Guard 17

Georgia Army National Guard photo by Spc. Isaiah Matthews

Black Hawk Formation

CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., March 31, 2017 –A flight of UH-60 Black Hawks departs the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta on the way to Winder, Ga. after the final mission of Vigilant Guard 17 Georgia Army National Guard photo by Spc. Isaiah Matthews

WAYCROSS, Ga., October 8, 2016 - A column of Georgia Army National Guard vehicles of the Swainsboro-based 810th Engineer Company heads south to Glynn County to assist Hurricane Matthew response operations. Georgia National Guard photo by Sgt. James Braswell / released

Relief Column

WAYCROSS, Ga., October 8, 2016 - A column of Georgia Army National Guard vehicles of the Swainsboro-based 810th Engineer Company heads south to Glynn County to assist Hurricane Matthew response operations. Georgia National Guard photo by Sgt. James Braswell / released

U.S. Army Pfc. Ayinlola Sanyaolu, a unit supply specialist, with the Cumming-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, performs chainsaw duties during a route clearance mission in Cobbtown, Georgia, Oct. 2, 2024. The 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 Spc. Ayanna Tillman)

Route Clearance

U.S. Army Pfc. Ayinlola Sanyaolu, a unit supply specialist, with the Cumming-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, performs chainsaw duties during a route clearance mission in Cobbtown, Georgia, Oct. 2, 2024. The...

Major General Dwayne Wilson, Adjutant General of Georgia, discusses Georgia National Guard preparations for Winter Storm Fern during a press conference at the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency in Atlanta, January 24, 2026. With GEMA as the lead agency, Georgia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and personnel of the Georgia State Defense Force are preparing for possible response missions. Photo by Colone/ Barry Simmons.

Interagency Coordination

Major General Dwayne Wilson, Adjutant General of Georgia, discusses Georgia National Guard preparations for Winter Storm Fern during a press conference at the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency in Atlanta, January 24, 2026. With GEMA as the lead agency, Georgia National Guard...

Example B-Roll of Georgia DoD Support

Video by Sgt. 1st Class James Braswell

473rd TPASE and 124th MPAD Rolling Out (B-Roll)

124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Jan. 25, 2026 | 0:29

U.S. Soldiers with the Marietta-based 473rd Theater Public Affairs Support Element and the 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 781st Troop Command Detachment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, convoy from Marietta to Toccoa, Georgia to provide public affairs support for units responding to Winter Storm Fern on January 25, 2026. The Georgia DoD is trained and ready to provide support to civil authorities on short notice.

(U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. 1st Class James Braswell)

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