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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....

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 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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 Pfc. Emerson Sneary

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Georgia National Guard Wildfire Suppression Operations - U.S. Army Capt. Brighton Wenzel and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Williams (A-Roll Package)

124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

April 28, 2026 | 3:12

U.S. Army Capt. Bryton Wenzel, company commander, and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Williams, a platoon sergeant with the 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineering Battalion, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia National Guard, discuss the Georgia Army National Guard's wildfire suppression efforts on the ground in Fruitland, Georgia, April 28, 2026. The Georgia Department of Defense plays an integral role in declared emergencies by providing a versatile and ready force capable of responding to natural and manmade disasters across the United States. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Pfc. Emerson Sneary)