U.S. Airmen with the 116th Security Forces Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, conduct a base defense training exercise during an operational readiness assessment at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 19, 2020. Team JSTARS conducted the large-scale training exercise to demonstrate the unit’s ability to perform force generation, employment, and sustainment missions in a contested, degraded, or operationally-limited environment, while sustaining essential home station missions during and after a deployment of forces. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj . Matthew Marks assumed responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the Georgia Department of Defense during a change of responsibility ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., Jan. 8, 2021. Marks assumed the mantle of responsibility from Command Sgt. Maj. Roy Marchert, who is retiring after more than 30 years of military service.
Speaking during the ceremony, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom Carden, Adjutant General of the Ga. DOD praised Marchert’s long career in the military and public education.
“Today, we celebrate success. Command Sgt. Maj. Marchert has led at every level and delivered exceptional results for more than 32 years,” said Carden. “From his humble beginnings as an...
A Georgia National Guard medic administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Georgia's Adjutant General, Major General Thomas Carden Jr. during a vaccination event at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga., Jan. 8, 2021.
