Guard News - The National Guard

‘Charlie Med’ keeps Soldiers, civilians in the fight
November 24, 2020 — MACON, Ga. – One company of only 100 Soldiers ensures the health of a force of over 4,000 within the Georgia Army National Guard. Affectionately known as "Charlie Med," the Charlie Company, 148th... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Murphy Alexander, a combat medic assigned to Charlie Company, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, administers a flu vaccination to a Soldier during drill weekend, Nov. 14, 2020, at the unit’s armory in Macon, Georgia. Preventative medical care ensures the brigade is medically fit and ready to respond to any mission.

Georgia Guard Soldiers get ‘stick time’ removing foundation
September 23, 2020 — FORT BENNING, Ga. – Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers spent nearly 10 days here as part of a joint project, giving Soldiers “stick time” on the heavy equipment that is part of their trade while... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers spent nearly 10 days on Fort Benning as part of a joint project, giving Soldiers “stick time” on the heavy equipment that is part of their trade while reducing the installation’s footprint.

Georgia National Guard's 116th Army Band helps with testing
May 15, 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. Guard Soldiers have... 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 Army National Guard topples Fort Benning structures
October 7, 2019 — FORT BENNING, Ga. – As Spc. Earnest Poss pressed the excavator’s shovel into Building 1369 on Main Post, Spc. Randy Warner shot water at the tumbling structure to keep dust from rising. Buildings 1367... MORE

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A Georgia Army National Guard Soldier with the 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, operates an excavator to demolish a building Sept. 13. U.S. Army Garrison Fort Benning and the Georgia Army National Guard worked for two weeks to demolish dilapidated buildings and provide the National Guard Soldiers mission-essential training.

1st Lt. Vivian Roberts: Only Georgia National Guard WWI POW
September 20, 2019 — MACON, Ga. – One hundred years ago, the only Georgia Guardsman held as a POW during World War I began his long journey home to Macon from a prison hospital in Germany. 1st Lt. Vivian Roberts was... MORE

Vivian Roberts, the only Georgia Guardsman POW during World War I, in his American Legion uniform. Roberts was shot in the leg and captured by German soldiers in France in 1918. After the war, he served as clerk of Bibb County Superior Court in Georgia.

Hawaii Air Guard, Marines Host Hazmat-Combat Training in Toxic Swell 25

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron Participates in Exercise Toxic Swell 25

New York Guard's Harlem Hellfighters Honored by Congress

Alaska Air Guard 168th Medics Train for Real-World Combat Casualty Care

Kentucky Air Guard Flexes Maritime Skill in Caribbean for Emerald Warrior