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McGuinn Named to Succeed
Seymour As SDF Commander
The Georgia State Defense Force will get a new
commander on Sunday, November 6 when Col. (P) Mike McGuinn takes the
reigns of leadership from Brig. Gen, Joel Seymour.
Col. McGuinn has served two tours totaling
nine years as Chief of Staff of the GSDF. His service began
following his retirement as a Colonel from active duty. Brig. Gen.
Seymour served 11 years as commander of the 600-member State Defense
Force, a position he assumed after a long and successful career in
the Georgia Army National Guard.
Lt. Col. Lyle Letteer will replace Col.
McGuinn as the organization’s chief of staff. The change of command
ceremony and Col. McGuinn’s promotion will begin at 1 PM on Sunday
at the National Guard Training Center at Ft. Stewart.
Col. James "Rev" Jones accepts 116th Guidon from Gov. Sonny
Perdue.
Jones Takes Command at 116th
Robins AFB, GA Oct. 28, 2005 -- Col. James “Rev” Jones assumed
command of the 116th Air Control Wing, as the first active duty
commander of the first and only U.S. Air Force Wing to activate
under the Air Force's Future Total Force concept. Governor Sonny
Perdue, who previously served as a Captain in the Air Force,
officiated the change of command ceremony. Joining the Governor
were Lt. Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of 8th Air Force and Maj.
Gen. David Poythress, the Adjutant General of the State of
Georgia
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(L-to-R) Mike Daly, FOX 5; Sgt David Bill, 48th BCT Public Affairs;
Sgt Britt Smith, 48th BCT Public Affairs; Dale Russell, FOX 5; Ray
Mariner, STAR-94; 2Lt Selena King, 48th BCT PAO; Dick Yarbrough;
and, Mike Aurand, STAR-94 pose before departing on a mission near
Baghdad.
Media Views 48th
During Trip to Iraq
Five Atlanta news media representatives
participated in the first Media Orientation Visit to the 48th BCT
when the GA DOD Directorate of Communications hosted a seven-day
media visit to Baghdad and the 48th in October.
Participating in the media visit was
syndicated columnist Dick Yarbrough whose weekly newspaper column
appears in more than forty newspapers across Georgia. Also involved
was Dale Russell, Investigative Reporter for WAGA-TV, FOX 5 in
Atlanta and awarding winning cinematographer Mike Daly, and Atlanta
radio talk show host Ray Mariner of STAR 94 and producer Mike Aurand.
While embedded with the 48th, the media was
provided full access by Brig Gen. Stewart Rodeheaver to experience
the same events as the soldiers and to ride along on numerous
missions into potentially dangerous areas patrolled by the 48th. Read More
Gov. Perdue, State Chamber Set $1
Million Goal for Guard Family Foundation
With a $1 million g oal in mind by the end of
this year, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Governor Sonny Perdue
are charging Georgia citizens and businesses to support The Georgia
National Guard Family Support Foundation’s established fund for
families of the more than 12,000 members of the Georgia National
Guard, including 4,000 who are on the frontlines overseas supporting
the global war on terror.
The Governor’s Office and the Chamber will
kick-off the initiative at a press conference on Thursday, November
10. Read more
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Georgia
Guardsman Awarded Purple Heart by President
Spc. Brian Hall, right, of Powder Springs and
a member of the Griffin-based Georgia Army National Guard, E Troop,
108th Cavalry, was recently awarded a
Purple Heart by President George W. Bush at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington, D.C. Hall suffered head injuries on Sept. 13
from an improvised explosive device while serving in Iraq. Also
pictured, from left, are President Bush’s wife, Laura, Hall’s wife,
Jessica, and Hall's infant daughter, Madeline.
124th MPAD Deploys to Iraq; Will Run Press
Information Center in Baghdad
The Georgia Army Guard’s 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
departed Camp Atterbury in October to Iraq As part of Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
The 19 member includes Georgia Army Guardsmen, along with
augmentees from seven other states. Commanded by Maj. Chris Dockery,
the 124th MPAD will be assigned to Coalition Press Information
Center (CPIC) in Baghdad’s Green Zone where it will be responsible
for handling media queries at the for Multi-National Forces-Iraq,
maintaining the MNF-I website and publishing the Scimitar, the MNF-I
weekly newsletter.
Ernie and Linda Stewart in costume
America's Revolution,
Georgia Native Americans, Iraq discussed at HSGNG Confab
Georgia's armed forces from the Revolution to Iraq were featured
during the annual Historical Society of the Georgia National Guard
Conference Oct. 22.
Ernie Stewart and his wife Linda, both
re-enactors and Revolutionary War enthusiasts, donned period
clothing to demonstrate how each piece had a purpose. He also argued
that Georgia's role in the revolution was minimal because it was the
youngest colony and hence many settlers still felt loyalty to crown.
Mrs. Stewart explained the role of women -- as camp followers --
during the war.
Lonnie Davis, park ranger at the
Ocmulgee Mounds outside of Macon, discussed Native American
communities in that area and the Yamasee Indian war of the early
19th century.
Maj. Gen. David Poythress, the Adjutant
General of Georgia, opened the conference emphasizing the need for
National Guard support for the Historical Society.
Lt. Col. Ken Baldowski reviewed his
recent media trip to Iraq and the 48th with the group which included
a powerful slide presentation.This is the third mobilization for the 124th, which is
headquartered at the Confederate Ave. complex in Atlanta. The unit
was mobilized for Desert Storm in 1991 and served a tour in Bosnia
in 1997.
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Deployment
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Ever Vigilant - A
Copany B, 108th Armor Battalion, 48th Brigade Team Soldier
keeps a watchful eye on the area surrounding the Lutifiyah
based compound.
'Beanie Babies'
and Bullets
LUTAFIYAH, Iraq – Soldiers
patrolling the Iraqi villages of Lutafiyah, Yusufiyah and
Mahmudiyah have many affectionate nicknames for their area –
ranging from the Arabic “feyahs” to the English “Triangle.”
No matter what this area is called, Capt. Scott Jackels and
his Soldiers simply want to call it secure and will do
whatever is necessary to make that happen.
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A forklift moves a barrier in place as Iraqi Army and
U.S. Soldiers work together to secure polling places in south
Baghdad for the Oct. 15 Constitutional Referendum.
Read More about the 48th's
role in the Oct. 15 referendum.
Other
stories about the 48th in Iraq at
http://www.gadod.net/files/news.php
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New MP Battalion Takes On
'Old' Designation'
The Georgia Army National
 Guard
will add a new battalion to its inventory when the 170th Military
Police Battalion is activated on Sunday. The new unit, which will be
commanded by LT. Col. Anthony Abbott, will stand-up as a
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, along with the new 278th MP
Company.
The new battalion will eventually become headquarters for the
178th MP Company, headquartered in Winder, and the 190th MP Company
from Kennesaw.. Both units will come under control of the 170th at
some point in the future once the newly formed unit is ready to
accept them. In addition, a fourth, unidentified military police
company will also become part of the new battalion.
The activation ceremony is scheduled for 10 am on Sunday,
November 6, at the unit’s armory at in Decatur.
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A
look at what happened this month in Georgia National
Guard history
November
2004
- COL Thomas R. Moore assumed command of the 165th
Airlift Wing, GaANG, in a ceremony at the unit's
headquarters at the Savannah International Airport. Members
of the 165th were serving in Southwest Asia in support of
Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
2001
- The 122nd Rear Operations was mobilized in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom. The following November unit
members were presented with a number of awards for their
service in Afghanistan as part of the Coalition Joint
Civil-Military Operations Task Force in a ceremony at the
Eighth Air Museum in Pooler, Georgia. The 122nd is again
deployed to Southwest Asia.
1999
- Members of Company H, 121st Infantry deployed to
Bizerta, Tunisia for their annual training where they
participated in Operation Atlas Drop with a Tunisian Special
Forces unit. The training focused on surveillance and
airborne missions and live fire exercises.
Complied by
Staff Sgt. Gail Parnelle, GaARNG Historical Section |
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