Tactical air control party (TACP) Airmen from the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, conduct airfield clearing operations and provided landing zone and drop zone control for C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 165th Airlift Wing and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard May 9, 2023 while simultaneously pushing long-range communications to command and control located at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Caila Arahood)
The Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team welcomed their new senior enlisted leader June 2, 2023 when Command Sergeant Major Ray L. Kinney Jr. assumed responsibility for the Macon-based brigade at Donovan Field at Fort Stewart, Ga. Command Sergeant Major John E. Ballenger was recognized as the outgoing command sergeant major, now serving in the top enlisted job in the Ga. ARNG as the State Command Sergeant Major.
Colonel Jason Baker, the commander of the 4,100 Soldier brigade, presided over the ceremony and congratulated Ballenger on his new appointment as the State Command Sergeant Major.
“He’s going to work at a higher level where he will not only have impacts on the 48th, but will also have...
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Amy Holbeck, Georgia Air National Guard chief of staff, signs documents after reciting the oath of office at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga. June 5, 2023.
