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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

2020 Georgia Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition
July 23, 2020 — The Georgia Army National Guard held the 2020 Best Warrior Competition at Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia between July 19-23, 2020.Sergeant Michael Tenoschok, representing the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, won the competition for noncommissioned officers, and Sgt. Mason Mackrell, representing the Marietta-based 201st... MORE

Georgia National Guard State Best Warrior Competition

Taking care of home base
July 21, 2020 — SAVANNAH, Ga. -- While teleworking is still an option for some jobs the 165th Airlift Wing has expanded daily operations after the state of Georgia has mostly opened back up after COVID-19 precautions. ... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard Activates SFAB Battalion
July 21, 2020 — FORT BENNING, GA, June 25, 2020 – The Georgia Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade held a ceremony marking the official activation of the unit June 25, 2020 at Fort Benning, Georgia. The 1-54th SFAB mission is to assess, advise, liaise and support foreign security forces during peacetime, contingency, crisis and combat operations supporting the combatant commander’s needs... MORE

Georgia Guard helps feed school kids
May 20, 2020 — ATLANTA – The Georgia Army National Guard helped the Atlanta Public Schools system distribute almost 1 million meals to families affected by COVID-19.From April 11 to the mission’s conclusion on May 18, to coincide with the end of the school year, the Soldiers from the Tifton-based 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 78th Troop Command,... MORE

Brig. Gen. John Gentry, commander of the Marietta-based, 78th Troop Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Locke, senior enlisted adviser, meet with Cpt. Athena Brown, officer in charge, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia, May 18, 2020. Members of the Guard helped distribute food to children who normally would get two meals a day at school.

Georgia National Guard helps increase COVID-19 testing
May 15, 2020 — ATLANTA – The Georgia National Guard is helping increase COVID-19 testing across the state in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health and Augusta University... MORE

Georgia National Guard Spc. Illiana Bartsch of the Ft. Stewart-based 179th Military Police Company sorts test specimen vials at Delmar Gardens of Smyrna April 29, 2020. Bartsch is a member of a Georgia National Guard mobile testing strike team deployed to test senior citizens for COVID-19.

Georgia National Guard's 116th Army Band helps with testing
May 14, 2020 — AUGUSTA, Ga. – Members of the Georgia National Guard’s 116th Army Band and 93rd Financial Management Support Unit are helping Augusta University test Georgia citizens for COVID-19... MORE

Soldiers with the 116th Army Band, Georgia Army National Guard, along with Airmen from both the 116th Airlift Wing and 165th Air Control Wing, operate a call center that helps facilitate testing through the Augusta University ExpressCare cellphone app. The Soldiers in the call center pull information from a database pool and help people experiencing possible COVID-19 symptoms find testing sites near them.

Georgia National Guard ramps up COVID-19 testing
April 3, 2020 — More than 200 members of the Georgia National Guard are helping test 1,500 people a day, using 10 mobile “strike teams” deployed to hot spots in the state to slow the spread of COVID-19... MORE

A mobile testing strike team comprised of Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team administer more than 100 Covid 19 tests to the staff of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Ga. April 21, 2020. Nine mobile testing teams are currently fielded across the state while Guard personnel are supporting Ga. Department of Public Health at 20 of 36 specimen control points statewide. (Capt. Fred Dablemont)

Georgia Guard disinfecting nursing homes across the state
April 3, 2020 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia National Guard is sending infection-control teams to nursing homes around the state to help limit the spread of COVID-19... MORE

Col. John Till, safety officer for the Georgia Department of Defense, briefs an infection-control team of Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers from the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group and Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, March 31, 2020. The team will disinfect nursing homes to limit the spread of the coronavirus.