The Georgia Army National Guard hosts the awards ceremony of the State Best Warrior Competition March 15, 2024, at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia. Georgia Army National Guardsmen and country of Georgia Defense Force soldiers strengthened their nearly 30-year partnership through competition while promoting esprit de corps and resiliency. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Allison Gilstrap and Spc. Ehron Ostendorf)
One hundred ninety-four new Soldiers joined the Georgia Army National Guard during a battle handoff ceremony in Fort Stewart, Ga., April 13, 2024. The ceremony was the culmination of basic training, military occupational specialty training, and administrative processes. Most will now report to one of the Ga. ARNG’s five brigades, and prepare for unit assemblies and annual training. For a select few in the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team “Volunteers”, an overseas deployment is in their immediate future.
Following the official ceremony, the 74 Soldiers of the 48th IBCT received welcoming words of advice from senior leaders of the brigade, and were offered a life-changing opportunity; the choice to volunteer and deploy in a...
Private First Class Cassandra Vazquez receives an Army Achievement medal from the Georgia Army National Guard command team of Maj. Gen. Dwayne Wilson and Command Sgt. Maj. John Ballenger during a battle handoff ceremony April 13, 2024, in Fort Stewart, Ga.
