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