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Change of Command for the Ga. ARNG's 1-171st Aviation Regiment
October 3, 2020 — Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Buck relinquished command of the Marietta, Ga.-based 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment to Lt. Col. Matthew Kukla during a ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center Oct. 3, 2020. Buck has commanded the Dragon Masters of the 171st since February 2019 and mobilized Soldiers and aircraft of the 171st to Kosovo as... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard OCS Program Commissions 12 Lieutenants
September 30, 2020 — Twelve officer candidates of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Georgia Military Institute received their commissions as 2nd lieutenants during a ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga. The ceremony marks the culmination of 18 months of training by the officer candidates of OCS Class 59.The newly commissioned lieutenants will... MORE

Veteran Ga. ARNG Aviators Complete Final Flight After More Than 70 Years’ Combined Service
September 24, 2020 — Two Veteran Ga. ARNG pilots completed their final flight with the Marietta-based 78th Aviation Troop Command Sept. 23, 2020 at the Clay National Guard Center. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Pete Demkow and CW4 Ken Dyson have more than 70 years combined military service. Friends, family members and fellow Soldiers of the 78th ATC lined the taxiway at... MORE

National Guard Aviators from Marietta, Ga. Prepare for Deployment
September 23, 2020 — Citizen Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Marietta-based Detachment 1, Company C, 2nd Battalion 151st Security and Support Battalion will soon join hundreds of Georgia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who are deployed supporting operations in four geographic combatant commands around the world. The Soldiers held a departure ceremony... MORE

Georgia National Guard hosts POMPOC
September 18, 2020 — The Georgia National Guard hosted the annual Parachute Operation Mishap Preventative Orientation Course (POMPOC) in Savannah, Ga. on Sept. 14 – 18, 2020. This year, the weeklong event brought together over 110 jumpmasters, parachute riggers and airborne Soldiers from Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard components from around the country into... MORE

Coming home, keeping promises
September 13, 2020 — Born in Batumi, a city resting on the coast of the Black Sea in the country of Georgia, U.S. Army Sgt. Nikolas Petrosyan made a promise to his grandfather to join the United States Army. Now in 2020, Petrosyan is fulfilling his promise and participating in Noble Partner 20, a multinational, cooperatively-led training exercise between Georgian... MORE

Noble Partner 20 Begins
September 10, 2020 — Allied and partner nations from around the world gathered at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, for the opening ceremony of Noble Partner 20 September 7, 2020.Noble Partner 20 is a Georgian Defense Force and U.S. Army Europe cooperatively-led exercise hosted at Vaziani and Camp Norio training areas designed to enhance Georgian, regional partner, and... MORE

Eight Decades of Coordinated Domestic Response Operations: The Ga. DoD and GSP
September 9, 2020 — Over Labor Day weekend, Citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the Georgia National Guard worked with members of the Georgia State Patrol in Atlanta to ensure public safety following instances of civil unrest. The Ga. National Guard has a long tradition of partnering with the GSP and other state and local responders in times of emergency.Operation... MORE

Following Six-Months of Unprecedented Civil Support Operations, Lt. Col. Brent Henson, J3, Ga. DoD Promoted to Colonel
September 8, 2020 — Family, friends and service members of the Georgia Department of Defense gathered in the drill hall of the Ga. DoD Joint Force Headquarters in Marietta, Ga. Sept. 4, 2020 to witness the promotion of Lt. Col. Brent Henson to colonel. Major General Tom Carden, Georgia’s Adjutant General presided over the ceremony.“Today, in addition to being able to... MORE

Ga. ARNG Completes Soldier Readiness Processing, Safely, For More Than 6,100 Soldiers in One Month
September 4, 2020 — More than 6,100 Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard completed medical screenings in August as part of its Soldier Readiness Processing. This unprecedented effort was the culmination of planning by the Ga. ARNG personnel office designed to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and increase readiness while maintaining strict COVID-19 safety... MORE