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Georgia Guard strengthens cyber capability at interagency, joint, multinational exercise
September 17, 2021 — Service members with the Georgia National Guard participated in exercise Cyber Dawg 21, a live-action cyber security exercise held Sept. 13-17, 2021, at the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, Georgia.The Georgia Technology Center created and led Cyber Dawg 21 to increase, practice and refine response to cyber-attacks amongst state agencies. The... MORE

History and Tradition Celebrated at Granite Battalion Change of Command Ceremony
August 30, 2021 — The Georgia Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion 214th Field Artillery bid farewell to Lt. Col. Nathaniel Knight and welcomed Lt. Col. Davis Mitchum as its new commander during a ceremony at the unit’s headquarters in Elberton, Ga. Aug, 29, 2021.“Today is another chapter in the long lineage of the Granite Battalion,” said Knight addressing the... MORE

The 78th Aviation Troop Command observes National Aviation Day
August 19, 2021 — Soldiers from the 78th Aviation Troop Command give their insights on the importance of aviation in their lives and in the Georgia National Guard in recognition of National Aviation Day in Marietta, Georgia on Aug. 19, 2021.U.S. Army Col. Barry Simmons, brigade commander of the 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, holds a dual... MORE

78th Aviation Troop Command says farewell to commander, welcomes new leader
August 8, 2021 — Colonel Jason W. Fryman bid farewell to the Georgia Army National Guard’s 78th Aviation Troop Command as he relinquished command of the brigade to Col. Barry B. Simmons during an official ceremony August 8, 2021, at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga.Fryman reflected on how the culmination of his three years as a brigade commander was... MORE

Georgia National Guardsman aids family after fatal car accident
July 7, 2021 — Specialist Gabrielle Kersey, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Macon, Ga., comforted a mother and daughter while waiting on the paramedics to arrive, in Dublin, Ga., on Highway 441, June 26, 2021.Kersey and her boyfriend Cale were driving home from Dublin when suddenly a truck, speeding in the wrong direction, forced Cale to swerve out of the way... MORE

Georgia Guard completes African Lion 21 with combined arms live-fire exercise
June 18, 2021 — U.S. Army Soldiers with the Georgia Army National Guard’s Fort Benning-based 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade and Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team completed exercise African Lion 21 with a combined arms live-fire exercise June 18, 2021, in Tan Tan Morocco.African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual... MORE

Georgia Guard completes multinational night live-fire
June 15, 2021 — U.S. Army Soldiers with the Georgia Army National Guard completed multinational live-fire training under the concealment of night during exercise African Lion 21 June 13-14, 2021, in Tan Tan, Morocco. Artillery fire filled the sky with illumination and infrared light to enable maneuver of infantry underneath.African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard sustains the fight at African Lion 21
June 11, 2021 — Tan Tan, Morocco - It takes an army to sustain an army.Teams of logisticians keep the Georgia Army National Guard supplied and equipped to sustain operations at exercise African Lion 21 here in Morocco.Army sustainment begins at the brigade and battalion level where staffs have logistic sections. Led by a logistics officer, called the S4, the... MORE

Georgia Department of Defense observes Memorial Day 2021
May 27, 2021 — The Georgia Department of Defense held its annual Memorial Day observance ceremony May 27, 2021, at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden, The Adjutant General of Georgia, presided over the event.“Today we gather like so many times before to honor our fallen,” said Carden. “They are American heroes, men... MORE

Georgia Guard recognizes Georgian Independence Day
May 26, 2021 — The Georgia National Guard extended well-wishes to the country of Georgia May 26, 2021, on the 103rd anniversary of their Independence Day. The Georgia National Guard and country of Georgia share a partnership under the National Guard State Partnership Program.“I would like to congratulate you, your Soldiers and all citizens of Georgia in... MORE