U.S. National Guardsmen with the 201st Regional Support Group (RSG)’s Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear (CBRN) Task Force, Georgia Army National Guard, and the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) conducted Vigilant Guard 26-1 in Anniston, Alabama from Dec. 2-5, 2025. The Georgia DoD conducted the training in order to train and refine their Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in a Deployment Readiness Exercise.
The Vigilant Guard training event was designed to enhance National Homeland Defense Readiness by rehearsing interoperability between the Georgia Department of Defense (DoD), the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), and federal and civilian partners. The 201st RSG fortified the skills needed to save lives in a...
U.S. National Guardsmen with the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group, Georgia Army National Guard, clean up the area of operations after Vigilant Guard 26-1 at Pelham Range Complex, Anniston, Alabama, Dec. 3, 2025. The Ga. Department of Defense conducts Vigilant Guard 26-1 to improve National Homeland Defense Readiness, by exercising the Ga. DoD Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) to execute State/Territory Homeland Defense plans in a simulated environment, rehearse JFHQ interoperability with federal and civilian partners, in response to a complex, multi-domain attack. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Jaylan Caulton)
