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The Georgia Department of Defense

The Georgia Department of Defense. Georgia Army National Guard Georgia Air National Guard Georgia State Defense Force. Mission.

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The Georgia Department of Defense

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  1. The Georgia Department of Defense Georgia Army National GuardGeorgia Air National GuardGeorgia State Defense Force

  2. Mission 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.

  3. Organization GovernorNathan DealCommander-in-Chief President Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth Adjutant General National Guard Bureau Georgia Department of Defense StateOperations StateDefenseForce AirNationalGuard Army NationalGuard 460+ State Employees 11,000+ Soldiers 2,800+ Airmen 800+ Members

  4. The National Guard • ​Guardsmen serve for one-third the cost of their active duty counterparts • ​Consumes only 11% of the Army budget, yet provides 32% of Army’s total personnel • ​Guardsmen serve longer and retire later than active counterparts for increased return on investment • ​ 85% of Guardsman are traditional part-time service members

  5. Deployments – more than 1500 GA Guardsmen deployed in FY 2013. Operation Enduring Freedom Kosovo State Partnership - Georgia Exercise Maple Resolve Qatar (OEF) Africa Malaysia  Beyond the Horizon UNCLASSIFIED

  6. Georgia Army National Guard 78th Troop Command Total Strength: 11,000+ Soldiers 78th Aviation Troop Command 201st Regional Support Group

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

  8. Georgia State Defense Force 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. A Statewide Impact • $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

  10. State Missions “Always Ready, Always There, ALWAYS ON TARGET!” Counterdrug Task Force Program • Provides full-spectrum law enforcement operations • Bridges gap between DoD and civil authorities relationships and capabilities • Partners with law enforcement, community organizations and school districts • Assisted in the seizure of $144,000,000 so far in 2013

  11. State Missions “Always Ready, Always There, ALWAYS ON TARGET!” State Partnership Program • Enduring civil-military relationship with the country of Georgia • Improves international security and builds partnership capability • Increases country of Georgia combat operations and disaster response capabilities

  12. State Missions “Always Ready, Always There, ALWAYS ON TARGET!” Youth ChalleNGe Academy • Provides "at-risk" youth academic training • 22-week intensive academic programs at Ft. Gordon and Ft. Stewart • YCA graduates awarded the General Equivalency Diploma or high school diploma • Return on investment for Georgia is $2.61 for every YCA dollar spent

  13. YOUR Georgia National Guard FY 2013 Highlights (1 OCT12 – 30 SEP13) • 2013 Army Communities of Excellence Winner • GaDoD has highest National Guard Medical Readiness Rate in the country – over 90% • 1,693 service members will have deployed to 20 different countries • YCA will graduate 805 students this year. 12,304 since 1993 • Partnered with country of Georgia 10 times for training and emergency preparedness

  14. Supporting Your Georgia Guard • 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

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

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