U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Justin Seidenstucker, assigned to the Thomson-based, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Artillery Regiment, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, explains the unit's role during React to Contact exercises during the DEFENDER 24 exercise in Skillingaryd, Sweden on May 7, 2024. DEFENDER 24 is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercises that consist of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO's Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD's Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest...
Colonel Jason Fryman was promoted to brigadier general and assumed command of the Georgia Army National Guard from Maj. Gen. Dwayne Wilson during a ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center May 3, 2024. Fryman is Georgia’s 17th Assistant Adjutant General-Army to serve since the position was created by the passage of the Georgia Military Forces Reorganization Act of 1955.
To symbolize the change of command, Maj. Gen. Tom Carden, Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard, transferred the organizational colors from Wilson to Fryman. Fryman then placed the colors in the guardianship of Command Sergeant Major John Ballenger, State Command Sergeant Major of the Ga. ARNG.
Fryman graduated from the University of North Georgia in...
Command Sergeant Major John Ballenger, the State Command Sergeant Major for the Georgia Army National Guard receives the organizational colors from Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman following his assumption of command at the Clay National Guard Center. May 3, 2024.
