NGTC becomes Georgia Garrison Training Center

The new garrison structure is more responsive to the modern mission requirements of the 21st century, and provides a unique role that can access nearby eastern seaports and Hunter Army Airfield. 

This organizational model began in December 2007 when the GGTC was home to the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the “Nighthawks.”  Their mobilization from the center was significant not only for Fort Stewart and 76th.  It was the largest deployment of “Hoosier” Guardsmen since World War II. 

More than 3,000 Indiana National Guard members lived and trained in the during their three month stay.  The 76th had more than 72,000 hours of language training, and they learned to speak common Arabic phrases from U.S Army Intelligence Interpreters, taught in the upgraded and remodeled GGTC classrooms. 

The GGTC now is providing support for the “Greyhound Brigade” of the Texas Army National Guard, and for an estimated 800 observer-controllers, trainers and support personnel from First Army Division who have also come to support the Texas National Guard’s 56th IBCT.  

The GGTC facilities, and the support provided by them, are based on the concept of “Theater-Immersion Training.”  It is the cornerstone of mobilization training for today’s deploying troops, and consists of an aggressive training regimen to replicate the operational environment Soldiers will encounter overseas.

With this concept in mind, the center modified and built new facilities and it also created a Forward Operating Base (FOB) for the deploying units. 

This capability makes the GGTC a valuable training asset by matching the talent and resources of the organization to the increasing needs of theater immersion training. It also means the assigned Soldiers and their civilian counterparts can effectively support the mobilization missions that are conducted here.