The Georgia National Guard is the National Guard of the U.S. state of Georgia, and consists of the Georgia Army National Guard and the Georgia Air National Guard. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. The state functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control.
A joint operation between the Alabama and Georgia National Guard
Annual training of the 118th Field Artillery Regiment.
48th Georgia Army National Guard Soldier of the Year Competition
A platoon from 3rd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, in Kosovo.
Georgia Army National Guard
The Georgia Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Georgia National Guard, administratively part of the Georgia Department of Defense. It consists of more than 11,100 citizen-soldiers training in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state. Georgia’s Army Guard is the sixth largest in the nation and includes combat, combat support and combat service support units.
An M60A3 main battle tank (foreground) and an M113A1 armored personnel carrier (left background) from the 108th Armored Regiment, Georgia National Guard, move out to attack opposing forces. The training Exercise COMPANY TEAM DEFENSE 1983 is being conducted in preparation for annual training to be held at Fort Irwin, California.