Story by Spc. Tori Miller | Georgia National Guard | 11.03.2020
The Georgia National Guard Family Support Foundation, the official support organization of the Georgia National Guard, hosted its 9th annual Assault on Kennesaw Mountain 5k run from Sept. 15 – Oct. 31, 2020. Over the span of 43 days, Georgia Guardsmen, their families and friends across the world promoted good health and raised awareness of the Georgia National Guard Family Support Foundation....
Story by Staff Sgt. Amy King | Georgia National Guard | 05.14.2020
Georgia National Guard Soldiers with the 116th Army Band and 93rd Financial Management Support Unit, and airmen with the 116th Airlift Wing and 165th Air Control Wings, have been working in a call center that helps Georgia citizens find testing sites and coordinate appointments....
Story by Maj. William Carraway | Georgia National Guard | 02.12.2020
The Daytona 500, held annually in Daytona Beach, Fla., heralds the start of the NASCAR Cup Series. In 1950, nearly a decade before the construction of the Daytona International Speedway, the Daytona race course consisted of a 4.2 mile loop of road and beach. The combination of road and sandy terrain was challenging to even the most experienced drivers. Nevertheless, Capt. Harold Kite of the......
Story by Maj. William Carraway | Georgia National Guard | 12.07.2019
Lieutenant Colonel Dan Chicola assumed command of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion from Lt. Col. Jean-Paul Laurenceau during a ceremony at the Macon Readiness Center Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019....
Story by Maj. William Carraway | Georgia National Guard | 11.15.2019
As Georgia citizens sought shelter from the gripping cold that seized the state from November 11 to 15, 2019, Georgia’s Citizen Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade set out into sub-freezing temperatures for extended field training at Fort Benning....
Story by Maj. William Carraway | Georgia National Guard | 08.04.2019
More than 230 Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard were welcomed by their units of assignment during a battle handoff ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga. August 4, 2019....
Story by Maj. William Carraway | Georgia National Guard | 08.02.2019
Soldiers, Airmen, and civilian employees of the Georgia Department of Defense crowded into the drill hall of the Clay National Guard Center August 2, 2019 to witness the promotion of Maj. Jason Lewis of Cartersville, Ga. to lieutenant colonel....
Story by Desiree Bamba | Georgia National Guard | 05.23.2019
The Georgia Department of Defense held its annual Memorial Day observance at the Clay National Guard Center May 23, 2019. Major General Tom Carden, Georgia’s Adjutant General, presided over the ceremony held at the Memorial Wall which honors 42 Fallen Soldiers from Georgia National Guard units who fell since September 11, 2001....
