U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Theodore Scott, commander of the Marietta-based 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, discusses how leaders can create legacies by developing the next generation of leaders. This is episode 11 of the "Tone From The Top" series. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. 1st Class James Braswell)
The Georgia National Guard rededicated armories in northeast Georgia April 10, 2026, as part of an ongoing effort to renovate facilities across the state. The renovations were made possible by funding through the State Operational Asset Readiness Program, which is a state and federally funded effort to remodel, sustain and maintain Georgia National Guard facilities.
Brigadier General Jason Fryman, commander of the Georgia National Guard was the keynote speaker at ceremonies held in Toccoa and Hartwell.
“Throughout the first half of the 20th century, most of the Georgia Army National Guard units did not have dedicated armories,” Fryman observed during his comments at the Hartwell ceremony. “The reorganization of the Ga. ARNG...
Brigadier General Jason Fryman, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard; Soldiers of the 863rd and 874th Engineer Utility Detachments; and citizens of Toccoa, Georgia, rededicate the Toccoa armory during a ceremony April 10, 2026.
U.S. Airmen of the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, responded just before 7 p.m. Feb. 22, 2026, to contain a rapidly spreading brush fire located on the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport airfield.
The fire, which burned nearly 10 acres of grass surrounding the airfield, ignited shortly after an engine issue on a departing commercial aircraft and expanded quickly due to wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph. Fire attack...
