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Civic leaders, family
honor retiring
Lt. Gen. Poythress
More than 300 military and civic leaders, along with family and friends,gathered to pay tribute to Lt. Gen. David Poythress, Georgia’s Adjutant
General, who retires later this year. The event, hosted at the National
Museum of Patriotism in Atlanta, featured tributes by the many people who
have been touched by General Poythress during his tenure as TAG, and his
years in public service. Among the presentations was a $10,000 donation in
General Poythress’ name to the National Guard Youth Challenge Foundation
from Atlanta businessman and YCA supporter Sunny Park. General Poythress
announced that the money would be used, in part, to fund YCA scholarships
in the name of Park, Elizabeth Poythress and Charlene
Anderson, a member of the YCA Selection Committee and longtime
administrative assistant to the Adjutant General.
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of the event
Ceremonies, dinners lead up to TAG change of responsibility
A formal Change of Command Ceremony when Maj. Gen. Terry
Nesbitt officially takes the reigns of leadership from Lt. Gen. David
Poythress will be the centerpiece of the transition to the new Adjutant
General. The ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, October 28 at 3:00 pm on
Fort McPherson’s Hedekin Parade Field.
Hosted by Governor Sonny Perdue, the ceremony will feature a formation
made up of representatives of all Georgia National Guard and State Defense
Force units.
Leading up to the ceremony, General Poythress will be honored at
a farewell dinner on Saturday October 27 at 6:00 pm at the Cobb Galleria.
All Georgia Army and Air National Guard members, State Defense Force
members and employees of the Georgia Department of Defense are invited to
the dinner and can RSVP by
clicking here.
Cost of the dinner is $45.
ANG, USAF celebrate 60th at home
of the 'Braves'
When the United States Air Force celebrated its 60th birthday in Atlanta
during the Braves baseball game at Turner Field Sept. 18, baseball fans
witnessed what announcers called a spectacular evening of parachutes,
flyovers and American spirit. "This is terrific," said Maj. Gen. Scott
Hammond, Georgia Air National Guard commander. "As commander of more than
3,000 Air National Guard members, it is great to have an organization such
as the Braves show such support of our Airmen."
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Poythress appoint 15 Georgians as
civilian aides to the Adjutant General
Lieutenant General David B. Poythress, retiring Adjutant
General for Georgia, has named 15 prominent Georgians to a new senior
advisory board to the Adjutant General.
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Georgia
Army Guard stands up two new brigades
The Georgia Army
National Guard stood up two new brigades on Oct. 1 The two are the
648th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement) in Columbus and the
560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade head- quartered at Fort Gillem.
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CERFP gets thumbs up after evaluation
Georgia's Joint Task Force 781 Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced
Response Force Package - known as JTF 781st CERFP -- has received NGB's
seal of approval following a week long intensive evaluation in
September. Full Story
1/121st trains in Germany
Members of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 1st
Battalion, 121st Infantry spent this year’s annual training in
Germany working
with their Bulgarian counterparts.
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2/121st trains in Britain
In mid-September Soldiers of the 2nd battalion, 121st Infantry
journeyed to Britain where they and members of the British army's 4th
Yorks "trained for the race."
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Guard hosts U.S. - Nation of Georgia consultation
The Georgia National Guard is host to this
year's annual U.S.- nation of Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultation (BDC).
The five-day event, which began Sept. 16, was part of the
state's on-going relationship with the Balkan nation.
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SDF names Coroso as new chief
of staff
The Georgia State Defense Force has a
new Chief of Staff. Col. Louis "Lou" Coroso took over the position last
month from Col. Lyle Letteer.
Previously Col. Coroso was the Assistant Chief of
Staff G-3 (Operations and Training). A six year veteran of the GSDF,
Col. Coroso retired from the U.S. Army Reserves in 2000 following a
29-year military career that included service on active duty, in the
National Guard and in the Reserves. His last assignment was as Ground
Liaison Officer with the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins ARB.
Originally from West Hartford Conn., Col. Coroso
and his wife Marsha live in Duluth. In civilian life he is director of
Learning & Development for MetLife Insurance.
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Deployment Update |
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As America's military continues its
support of the Global War on Terrorism , members of the Georgia Army
and Air National Guard continue to play an important role in
operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle. This is an
update on the status of several of those units and their missions.
1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Detachment
- Some 18 pilots and support crew, along with their UH-1N Huey
helicopters, deployed Oct. 16 of last year in support of the ongoing
NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. The unit is expected to return
home Oct. 27 of this year.
Embedded Training Team (ETT) - This 16
Soldier light infantry training team, which deployed May 15, 2007 from
Fort Riley, Kan., continues its mission of training and working with
Afghan national and local police units in central Afghanistan. The ETT
is made up of volunteers from units across the state.
Company H, 171st Aviation -
Deployed June 7 in support of OIF 06-08, and flying the C-23 Sherpa
cargo-troop transport, five of the six Soldiers manning the unit
continue that mission in country. The six continues in a support role
at Fort Knox, Ky.
Other units deployed include members of the Air
Guard's 116th ACW, 165th AW and almost 80 Soldiers on the border. |
116th marks five years as USAF
Wing with both unique makeup, mission
Through five years of war, inspections and varying opinions, the only
Total Force blended wing in the Air Force, Robins’ 116th Air Control Wing
has made a name for itself -- not only because of its unique make-up, but
because of the continuing success of it equally unique E-8C Joint STARS
mission. Full Story
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Family honors
Guardsmen with gift to Guard Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Campbell of Canal Point, Fla.,
have donated close to $4,000 to the Georgia Guard Family Foundation in
honor of their son, William Bryant Campbell, a member of Company H,
121st Infantry who died last year in a traffic accident. Campbell
served with Company H, Long Range Surveillance in Iraq. He later joined
more than 1,500 Georgia Guardsmen who responded to the ravages of Hurricane
Katrina in Mississippi. “He was a proud member of Company H, 121st
Infantry,” his mother said “We decided to honor his life with
(this donation to) the Georgia National Guard."
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This
month a look at where you can find the history of the Georgia National
Guard and that of other states.
The history of the Georgia
National Guard encompasses 274 years of service to the state and
country. Over that time events and members have shaped and given us a
rich tradition and heritage. Organizational history and/or unit
history is an ongoing project as long as a detachment, company,
battalion, regiment and combat team is active.
The collected history that any organizational
element maintains is and will be part of the record of its entire
past. Unit history is for both older and newer units. It promotes
troop morale and public pride and respect in a military organization.
Army and Air Force regulations recognize the importance of history in
that commanders at all echelons are charged with the responsibility of
establishing and maintaining organizational history programs.
Annual Historical Reviews, other documents,
artifacts and other items from Georgia National Guard units and
former members are housed in Atlanta in the History Office on
Confederate Ave. The office is the archive for the Georgia
National Guard and represents its entire past. It is hoped that in the
future, the Georgia National Guard will be represented with a
museum and archives similar to those that exist in 36 other states
including those in Texas, Minnesota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Carolina and Florida.
Complied by Gail Parnelle,
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