Photo by Sgt. Jordan McNeal | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.13.2026
Georgia State Defense Force Sgt. Steven Naturman, representing the Georgia State Defense Force, receives the Chad Mercer Award during the awards ceremony for the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia, March 13, 2026. The peer-selected award is named for U.S. Army Sgt. Chad M. Mercer and is given to the competitor who......
Photo by Sgt. Jordan McNeal | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.13.2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Ballenger, senior enlisted leader of the Georgia Army National Guard, present the Soldier of the Year state award to U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Oneal, representing the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, during the awards ceremony for the......
Photo by Sgt. Jordan McNeal | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.13.2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Ballenger, senior enlisted leader of the Georgia Army National Guard, present the Chad Mercer Award to Georgia State Defense Force Sgt. Steven Naturman during the awards ceremony for the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition at Clay National Guard......
Photo by Sgt. Jordan McNeal | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.13.2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Ballenger, senior enlisted leader of the Georgia Army National Guard, stand with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hayes and U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Oneal representing the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, after they received their awards during the......
Photo by Sgt. Jordan McNeal | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.13.2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman, commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard, pins the Georgia Meritorious Service Medal on U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Oneal, representing the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, during the awards ceremony for the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition at Clay National Guard Center in......
Photo by Sgt. Jordan McNeal | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.13.2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason Fryman, commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard, pins the Georgia Meritorious Service Medal on U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Hayes, representing the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, during the awards ceremony for the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition at Clay National Guard Center in......
Photo by Spc. Fernanda Olivas | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.12.2026
From left to right, Georgia Defence Force Junior Sergeant Vakhtangi Kopadze representing the Georgian Special Operations Command, Georgian Defence Forces, and Georgia Defence Force Cpl. Valiko Lobzhandidze representing the 3rd Infantry Brigade, Georgian Land Forces, Georgian Defence Forces, pose for a photo in the Professional Development event of the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State......
Photo by Spc. Fernanda Olivas | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.12.2026
Georgia Defence Force Junior Sergeant Vakhtangi Kopadze representing the Georgian Special Operations Command, Georgian Defence Forces, engages in the Professional Development event of the 2026 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition at the Medal of Honor Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mar. 12, 2026. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of the Georgia DoD......
