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Georgia National Guard Unit Achieves Historic Score on Inspection
December 18, 2025 — MARIETTA, Ga – Georgia National Guard’s, 4th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (4th WMD-CST) made history by achieving a score of a 100% after completing an in-depth and comprehensive Standardization Evaluation and Assistance Team (SEAT) inspection on November 20, 2025, at the Clay National Guard Center. ... MORE

Members of multiple Civil Support Teams prepare to execute active shooter response operations during Patriot 25 at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 27, 2025. Approximately 700 participants from the National Guard as well as federal, state, and local agencies are taking part in Patriot 25, a National Guard-sponsored exercise designed to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Rice)

Soldiers from two Georgia National Guard Units Home for the Holidays
December 17, 2025 — Citizen Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard’s 277th Support Maintenance Company and 877th Engineer Company have returned home following a one-year deployment as part of U.S. Northern Command and Joint Task Force North in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Fifty Soldiers of the 877th returned home in time for Thanksgiving while the remaining Soldiers returned through the middle of December. ... MORE

Soldiers with the Kennesaw-based 277th Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, stand at attention with the uncased guidon during their Welcome Home Ceremony at Hangar Five, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia, Dec. 12, 2025. The 277th Maintenance Company has supported numerous emergency response operations and has most recently provided personnel and expertise in support of Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB). (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt Alex Lopez)

Georgia Guard’s 648th MEB recognizes global achievements of outgoing commander, welcomes new leader
December 13, 2025 — The Georgia Army National Guard's 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) conducted a change of command ceremony on Dec. 13, in Fort Benning, Ga. The ceremony marked the transfer of authority from Col. Christopher S. Powell to Col. Rodney C. Edenfield. Brigadier General Jason Fryman, Commanding General of the Georgia Army National Guard, presided over the event... MORE

Outgoing 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade commander, Col. Christopher S. Powell, delivers remarks to Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard during a change of command ceremony, December 13, 2025 at Fort Benning, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Charles A. Emmons)

Georgia National Guard Unit Returns Home from D.C.
December 10, 2025 — After a three-month mobilization to D.C., Soldiers attached to the 170th Military Police Battalion return home to Georgia, December 9, 2025... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 170th Military Police Battalion walk from a C-130 on Dobbins Air Reserve Base after returning home from D.C., December 9, 2025. The unit supported the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission by providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department and community partners to enhance public safety and quality of life throughout the district.

Four Decades, One Legacy: The Rademacher Family’s Generational Service
December 7, 2025 — CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Ga. – Master Sgt. Jerome “Jay” Rademacher’s military journey began in 1984, long before many of today’s Soldiers were born. On Dec. 7, 2025, surrounded by family, friends, and fellow Soldiers, he closed out more than 40 years in uniform at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Marietta, Georgia... MORE

Master Sergeant Jerome "Jay" Rademacher stands with his family for a photo during his retirement ceremony Dec. 7, 2025 at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga.

GA DoD Stays Vigilant During Homeland Response Exercise
December 5, 2025 — U.S. National Guardsmen with the 201st Regional Support Group (RSG)’s Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear (CBRN) Task Force, Georgia Army National Guard, and the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) conducted Vigilant Guard 26-1 in Anniston, Alabama from Dec. 2-5, 2025. The Georgia DoD conducted the training in order to train and refine their Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in a Deployment Readiness Exercise... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, simulate Incident Site Operations during Vigilant Guard 26-1 at Pelham Range Complex, Anniston, Alabama, Dec. 3, 2025. The Ga. Department of Defense conducts Vigilant Guard 26-1 to improve National Homeland Defense Readiness, by exercising the Ga. DoD Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) to execute State/Territory Homeland Defense plans in a simulated environment, rehearse JFHQ interoperability with federal and civilian partners, in response to a complex, multi-domain attack. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Norred)

National Guard Unit with ties to the American Revolution recognized for excellence
November 21, 2025 — In 2025, the Georgia National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, added two national level awards to its long history of laurels that date to the American Revolution... MORE

Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Battery A, 118th Field Artillery Regiment fire live rounds from their M777 Howitzer at Fort Stewart Dec. 11, 2018. The 1-118th, and other units of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are preparing for their fourth combat deployment since September 11, 2001.

Georgia National Guard’s 3rd ID Main Command Post Operational Detachment Mobilizes to Europe
November 21, 2025 — Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 3rd Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment mobilized to Europe in October and November 2025. ... MORE

Soldiers of the 3rd ID MCPOD return to Fort Stewart April 11, 2018, following a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Photo by Shye Wilborn.

Georgia National Guard Unit Returns to U.S. Mexico Border
October 25, 2025 — Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the Thomasville-based 1230th Transportation Company mobilized to Fort Bliss, Texas, October 25, 2025, as part of US Northern Command and Joint Task Force North in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This is the second border support mission for the 1230th which was previously deployed in October 2020. ... MORE

Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard’s 1230th Transportation Company return home to Thomasville, Ga. May 31, 2014, after an 11-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Cox Enterprises receives the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
October 17, 2025 — The award is the highest U.S. Government honor to employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve employees and is presented annually by the Secretary of Defense. ... MORE

Key guests stand for a group photo at the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17, 2025. The Freedom Award recognizes civilian employers who go above and beyond in their support of service members. (U.S. Army photo by Chasity Williams)