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Georgia Army National Guard
Georgia Air National Guard
Georgia State Defense Force
The Georgia Department of Defense provides ready and relevant military forces to Combatant Commanders, and with consent of the Governor provides capabilities to support Homeland Defense and Defense Support to Civil Authorities.
StateDefense
Force
Georgia Department of Defense
President
National GuardBureau
GovernorNathan Deal
Commander-in-Chief
ArmyNational
Guard
AirNational
Guard
Maj. Gen. JimButterworth
Adjutant General
11,000+ Soldiers 2,800+ Airmen 800+ Members 460+ State Employees
StateOperations
The National Guard• Guardsmenserveforone-thirdthecost
oftheiractivedutycounterparts
• Consumesonly11%oftheArmybudget,yetprovides32%ofArmy’stotalpersonnel
• Guardsmenservelongerandretirelaterthanactivecounterpartsforincreasedreturnoninvestment
• 85%ofGuardsmanaretraditionalpart-timeservicemembers
State Partnership - GeorgiaKosovo
MalaysiaAfrica
Operation Enduring Freedom Exercise Maple Resolve
Beyond the Horizon
78th Troop Command
Total Strength: 11,000+ Soldiers
78th Aviation Troop Command 201st Regional Support Group
Total Strength: 2,800+ Airmen116th Air Control Wing
165th Airlift Wing
Total Strength: 800+ Volunteers• Re-authorized in 1973 under the Official Code of Georgia, Title 38, and the State Constitution.
• Supports National Guard forces deployed on state missions and the families of federalized National Guard units.
• Can be mobilized to provide immediate, short-term aid to communities.
• $680M in federal funds brought into Georgia, balanced by $9M State budget for FY 2013
• $25M in state income tax generated from Guard payroll
• $135M in military construction throughout the state since 2009
* Yellow = Georgia National Guard Armories
Counterdrug Task Force Program
State Missions “Always Ready, Always There,
ALWAYS ON TARGET!”
Providesfull-spectrumlawenforcementoperations
BridgesgapbetweenDoDandcivilauthoritiesrelationshipsandcapabilities
Partnerswithlawenforcement,communityorganizationsandschooldistricts
Assistedintheseizureof$144,000,000sofarin2013
State Missions “Always Ready, Always There,
ALWAYS ON TARGET!”
State Partnership Program
Enduringcivil-militaryrelationshipwiththecountryofGeorgia
Improvesinternationalsecurityandbuildspartnershipcapability
IncreasescountryofGeorgiacombatoperationsanddisasterresponsecapabilities
Youth ChalleNGe Academy
Provides"at-risk"youthacademictraining
22-weekintensiveacademicprogramsatFt.GordonandFt.Stewart
YCAgraduatesawardedtheGeneralEquivalencyDiplomaorhighschooldiploma
ReturnoninvestmentforGeorgiais$2.61foreveryYCAdollarspent
State Missions “Always Ready, Always There,
ALWAYS ON TARGET!”
YOUR Georgia National Guard FY 2013 Highlights
(1 OCT12 – 30 SEP13)
2013ArmyCommunitiesofExcellenceWinner
GaDoDhashighestNationalGuardMedicalReadinessRateinthecountry–over90%
1,693 service members willhavedeployedto20differentcountries
YCAwillgraduate805 students thisyear.12,304since1993
PartneredwithcountryofGeorgia10 times fortrainingandemergencypreparedness
• Support drilling Guardsmen when they return home from the war fight
• Hire a hero – “Guard your Business” helped 300 Guardsmen find work since June 2012
• Support Guard families
Helpful web sites:
www.gadod.net
www.esgr.org
www.georgiaguardfamily.org
www.guardyourbusiness.net
The Georgia The Georgia Department of Department of DefenseDefense
www.GaDoD.newww.GaDoD.nettwww.GeorgiaGuard.com