1. Georgia Army National Guard
Georgia Air National Guard
Georgia State Defense Force

3. 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.

4. State
Defense
Force
Georgia Department
of Defense
President
National Guard
Bureau
Governor
Nathan Deal
Commander-in-Chief
Army
National
Guard
Air
National
Guard
Maj. Gen. Jim
Butterworth
Adjutant General
11,100+ Soldiers 2,800+ Airmen 800 Members 460 State Employees
State
Operations

5. The National Guard
• ​ National Guard members serve for one-third the cost of their active duty
counterparts but serve in the same roles when needed.
• ​ Using only 11% of the Army budget, the Army National Guard provides
32% of the Army’s total personnel and 40% of its operating forces .
• ​ Using only 6% of the Air Force budget, the Air National Guard provides
19% of the Air Force’s total personnel and 30-40% of the Air Force fighter,
tanker and airlift capacity.
• ​ National Guardsmen serve longer and retire later than their active
counterparts, maintaining expertise and increasing the value of the
training.
• ​ An “as-needed” force, nearly 85% of the National Guard is part-time.

6. 78th Aviation Troop Command
78th Homeland Response Force
Total Strength: 11,100+ Soldiers

7. Total Strength: 2,800+ Airmen
116th Air Control Wing
165th Airlift Wing

8. 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.

9. UNCLASSIFIED
State Partnership - Georgia
Operation Enduring Freedom
Kosovo
Qatar (OEF)
Africa
Malaysia

10. • $680M in federal funds
come into the State,
balanced by a state budget
of only $9M
• Over $25M in state income
tax on Guard payroll
• $135M in military
construction in progress
• 40% growth in the Georgia
Guard since 2005
* Blue = Georgia National
Guard Armories

12. Counterdrug Program
State Missions
“Always Ready, Always There, ALWAYS
ON TARGET!”
State Partnership Program
Youth ChalleNGe Academy

13. STARBASE
 A National Guard Youth Program, part of the Georgia
Department of Defense Directorate of Joint Operations,
and is located at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
 Provides at-risk kids a 25-hour immersion program in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
 Currently involves around 800 students a year, with plans
in motion to grow to 3000 students in the next 3 years.

14. YOUR Georgia National Guard
2012 Highlights
 ​Youth Challenge Academies – graduated 660 students
this year…11,499 since 1993!
 1,558 troops from the Georgia National Guard deployed
to 10 different countries since last November.
 Your GA National Guard partnered with The Republic of
Georgia 6 times this past year for training and
emergency preparedness efforts.
 New CH-47 Chinooks in Savannah and State of the Art
Hangar…well utilized during Hurricane Sandy.

15. • 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.georgiaguard.com
www.esgr.org
www.georgiaguardfamily.org
www.guardyourbusiness.net

16.  ​Global Guardian: This was the first of several annual training
exercises to be cancelled in March 2013. This impacts readiness not
to mention the economy of Savannah .
 Technician Furloughs: Economic impact to state, impact on shift
rotations and manning of furloughs to nearly 2,000 civilian
technicians, facing 20% pay cut.
 Degraded readiness: In addition to Global Guardian and other
exercises being cancelled, the training that is still happening is also
impeded due to the availability of training ammunition…that is going
to be severely reduced.
 Less community presence: In the wake of sequestration many
community events have been cancelled. Bands, color guards and
static displays will be few due to cost.

17. The Georgia
Department of Defense
www.GaDoD.net
www.GeorgiaGuard.com