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Georgia Medical Detachment shifts to serve public need
November 19, 2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kirsti Horton, a combat medic with the Marietta-based Georgia Medical Detachment, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, labels a patient's test vials on May 14, 2020, at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center South in East Point, Georgia. The Georgia Army National Guard deployed Soldiers and Airmen to local hospitals to increase medical staffing.
Georgia National Guard trains company and platoon leaders
November 9, 2020
U.S. Army officers and noncommissioned officers from the Georgia Army National Guard proudly show their diplomas after graduating from Company Command Pre-Command Course at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia, Oct. 30, 2020. The five-day leadership course trained company command teams on systems and services to effectively lead their formations.
COVID-19 precautions helps keep Noble Partner 20 on track
September 11, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Carlos Mayfield, combat medic, 557th MCAS, 30th Medical Brigade, performs a nose swab test on Lt. Col. Jerry Wood Jr., squadron commander, assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during the Noble Partner 20 exercise at the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Sept. 10, 2020.
Noble Partner 20 multinational exercise begins
September 8, 2020
Georgian Defense Forces Col. Irodi Kadagishvili, deputy commander of East Command, and Georgia Army National Guard Col. Jason Fryman, U.S. exercise director of Noble Partner 20, participate in the opening ceremony at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2020. The Georgia National Guard and the country of Georgia have participated in the U.S. Army National Guard State Partnership Program for 26 years, ensuring interoperability, functionality, and regional stability.
Georgia National Guard to participate in Noble Partner 20
August 31, 2020
Members of the Georgia Army National Guard with the Monroe-based 178th Military Police Company stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Agile Spirit 19 at Vaziani Training Area on July 27, 2019. Participation in joint, multinational exercises like AgS19 enhances professional relationships and improves overall coordination with allies and partners during a crisis.
June 1950: The Georgia National Guard and the Korean War
June 23, 2020
Georgia National Guard Capt. Barney Casteel at the controls of the first F-84 Thunderjet assigned to the 128th Fighter Squadron. On Jan 21, 1952, while assigned to the 136th Bomber Wing, Casteel was killed conducting an armed reconnaissance mission north of Pyongyang, North Korea. He was the last Georgia Air National Guard pilot killed in Korea.
Guardsmen defuse tensions with Atlanta protesters
June 9, 2020
Staff Sgt. David Knicely talks to protesters across the fence line near the entrance to Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park June 6, 2020, explaining the National Guard’s mission to ensure the right of peaceful free speech.
Georgia Guard members deployed in 2019 respond to COVID in 2020
June 1, 2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Diane Piedrahita, an emergency management specialist for the 165th Airlift Wing, updates a spreadsheet tracking personnel devoted to COVID-19 relief efforts in the state of Georgia. Piedrahita recently returned from a deployment overseas and is pursuing a master’s degree in public health.
Georgia Guard helps feed school kids
May 20, 2020
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 13, 2020
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 ramps up COVID-19 testing
April 28, 2020
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 staff of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville April 21, 2020.
Mother, son serve at hospital as National Guard medics
April 22, 2020
Gen. Randall Simmons, commander, Georgia Army National Guard, recognized Spc. Leslie Davila, a medic with the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, for her contributions to the fight against COVID-19 during a tour of the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, March 28, 2020. Davila and her son, also with the Guard, were both assigned as medics at the hospital.
Looking back: 30 Days of Georgia DoD coronavirus response
April 13, 2020
Soldiers of the Atlanta-based Company C, 3rd Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, assist an infection control team of the Forsyth-based 2-121st who are disinfecting a nursing home in Plains, Georgia.
Georgia Guard disinfecting nursing homes across the state
April 3, 2020
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the Cordele-based Company C, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, disinfect common areas in a long-term care facility in Dawson, Ga., April 2, 2020.
Georgia National Guard announces State Partnership with Argentina
November 10, 2016
The Georgia National Guard has been selected as the U.S. partner for the Republic of Argentina as part of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program (SPP).
Aviation Support Facility provides key to preparedness in Georgia
March 25, 2014
Georgia Army National Guard’s Det. 1 Charlie 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion trains to provide Aero-medical Evacuation support throughout the week under day, night and night vision conditions.