1. 2011
Georgia’s YCA Celebrates National Guard
10,000th Graduate helps
Georgia fight
March 5, 2011 – Fort Gordon’s wildfires
Timeline YCA campus graduates Georgia’s
10,000th Youth ChalleNGe
cadet, an achievement previously
reached by only two other states. Guard welcomes home
June 17, 2011
–
Soldiers
Citizen-
and
intelligence team from -Airmen work
Kosovo side-by-side
with the Forestry
April 7, 2011 – Thirty- Commission,
two intelligence analysts using military
from the 221st Military heavy earth
Intelligence Battalion’s moving bulldozers to widen the
first All-source Collection fire breaks and preparing to react to
Element return from their any flare-ups that might occur, and
yearlong deployment in flying helicopters from Detachment
support of Kosovo Forces 1, Company B, 1-169th Aviation, to
(KFOR 13). drop water over the wildfires.
NATO Secretary General visits, praises
Guard supports communities 116th ACW receives 15th 116th deployed to aid Georgia National Guard
during winter storm Outstanding Unit Award Libya
May 9, 2011 – The Georgia National Guard plays
Jan. 13, 2011 – Guardsmen from Feb. 24, 2011 – The Georgia March 25, 2011 – Aircraft host to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh
across the state lend a helping hand Air National Guard’s 116th and personnel from the Rasmussen, who took time to honor Georgia
to GEMA and other state agencies Air Control Wing, based Georgia Air National Army and Air Guardsmen for their service with
during the emergency response at Robins Air Force Base, Guard’s 116th Air Control NATO forces in the Global War on Terror, as well
to one of the worst winters to hit earns its 15th Air Force Wing deploy to support as for their work with the nation of Georgia since
Georgia in decades. Outstanding Unit Award. operations over Libya. 1995 through the State Partnership Program.
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4th CST Participates
in Bioterrorism Exercise
Feb. 8, 2011 – The
4th Civil Support
Team, based in
Marietta, participates
in Operation Vigilant
Sample III, a weeklong
bioterrorism response
exercise at Fort Detrick.
Georgia Guardsmen work with Ugandan troops
190th MPs return home April 22, 2011 – Soldiers from the Uganda Peoples Defense
Forces and the Georgia Army National Guard train and live
Jan. 10, 2011 – The 190th Military together in the bush north of Soroti as part of Atlas Drop
Police Company comes home after 11, an annual exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Africa to
165th Airlift Wing a yearlong deployment to Bagram increase the capability of both UPDF and U.S. forces to
deploys for ninth time Air Base in Afghanistan, where resupply Soldiers operating in remote areas.
the company’s primary job was to
Jan. 7, 2011 – In its largest ever provide security for the base detention
deployment of aircraft and personnel, center along its guard towers and Georgia Airmen excel at Navajo Nation
the 165th Airlift Wing sends six C-130 various entry control points. The unit reservation in Arizona
aircraft and more than 100 flight later picked up the additional task of
operations and maintenance personnel escorting detainees to and from the June 27, 2011 – Forty-six Airmen from the 116th Civil
to Afghanistan for a three-month stint at center; and the 190th served as part of Engineering Squadron take their skills to Window
Bagram Air Base. the base’s immediate response force, Rock, Ariz., to participate in a two-week, ongoing
protecting the area in which it resided construction project at St. Michaels Association for
in the event of an attack. Special Education on a Navajo Nation reservation.
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2. Simulated Afghan village
offers Soldiers realistic training
116th Medical Group
July 28, 2011 — The $1.5
perfect at Operation
million, state-of-the art village
Sunrise Rescue
comes to the Georgia Army
Guard from Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Nov. 29, 2011 – The 116th
Its 14 structures were constructed
Medical Group earns a
by a movie prop company in
perfect score in its Homeland
California. The interiors can be
Response Force Exercise
used as an Afghan home, a shop,
Evaluation during Operation
or school, and each even has
Sunrise Rescue at Camp
places in their walls and floors
Blanding Joint Training
for hiding weapons and other
Aviation Soldiers return from Iraq Center, Fla.
“contraband.”
Guard helps bring a piece of
9/11 history to Oconee County Nov. 23, 2011 – Soldiers from the 1-171st
General Support Aviation Battalion return 877th Engineer Company
Aug. 2, 2011 – Georgia Army from a year of duty in Iraq, providing returns from Afghanistan
Guardsmen use a material MEDEVAC assistance and other aviation
transport vehicle to help Oconee support missions. December 12, 2011 – More
County officials move a half- than 150 members of
ton section of steel beam from Augusta’s 877th Engineer
the World Trade Center from 165th Airlift Wing Company return from their
its pickup point in Athens, celebrates 65th anniversary yearlong deployment to
Ga., to the Oconee Veterans Afghanistan, where their
Park Community Center in an Oct. 13, 2011 – The Citizen-Airmen of the primary mission included
effort by Oconee County Parks 165th Airlift Wing celebrate their wing’s area clearance around
and Recreation to bring even 65th anniversary. The men and women who Bagram Air Field, as well
greater significance to the 10th make up the wing use the occasion to take as the construction of new
anniversary of the Sept. 11 a look back at the wing’s rich history which forward operating bases, new
terrorist attacks. started during the Korean War. checkpoints and road repairs.
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Marijuana grow operation
found in Ball Ground Jarrard installed as head of
Georgia Army National Guard
July 26, 2011 – The
Counterdrug Task Force Sept. 30, 2011 – Brigadier Gen. Joe
helps agents with the Jarrard assumes command of the Georgia
Cherokee Multi-Agency Army National Guard from Maj. Gen.
Narcotics Squad identify Maria L. Britt. Georgia celebrates National Guard’s 375th
a more than $200,000 Birthday, opens new JFHQ building
marijuana grow operation in
Cherokee County. 116th ACW Change of Command Dec. 7, 2011 – Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey
Cagle and Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth, Georgia’s
Sept. 30, 2011 – Colonel Jeffrey Herd passes Adjutant General, along with two former adjutants
command of the 116th Air Control Wing to general, a former Georgia Air Guard commander,
his former Vice Commander, and recently the Marietta mayor, and the Smyrna mayor pro-tem,
promoted, Brig. Gen. William Welsh. cut the ribbon officially opening the new Georgia
Department of Defense Joint Forces Headquarters
building. With them are the current Georgia Air and
Army Guard commanders, the Georgia Army Guard
Command Sergeant Major, and members of the Guard’s
construction and facilities maintenance office.
Georgia welcomes 41st adjutant general Georgia Guard Engineers help ISAF
build new road for Afghan citizens
Sept. 30, 2011 – More than 700 members of the
Georgia military community and various civilian Oct. 5, 2011 – U.S. Army engineers
dignitaries – including Gov. Nathan Deal and Lt. Gov. with the 877th Engineer Company
Casey Cagle – observe as Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth construct a bridge and detour to allow
assumes command of the Georgia DoD from Maj. for improved transportation in the
Gen. William T. Nesbitt. Ghormach, Afghanistan, area.
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