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| Georgia Army National Guard | |
|---|---|
 Georgia National Guard Joint Force Headquarters–Army ElementShoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | 1751–present |
| Countries |  United States Kingdom of Great Britain Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | United States of America Georgia[1] |
| Branch |  U.S. ArmyNational Guard |
| Type | Army National Guard |
| Size | 11,100+ |
| Part of |  Georgia National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center |
| Colors | Orange, metallic gold, sea foam |
| Engagements | War on Terrorism |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | BG Jason Fryman |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive Unit Insignia | .jpg) |
| Georgia ARNG Headquarters Flag |  |
| Georgia ARNG 78th Troop Command Flag |  |
| Georgia ARNG Crest |  |
TheGeorgia Army National Guard is theArmy National Guard component of theGeorgia National Guard, administratively part of theGeorgia Department of Defense. It consists of more than 11,100 citizen-soldiers training in more than 65[2] hometown armories and regional facilities across the state. Georgia’s Army Guard is the sixth largest in the nation[2] and includes combat, combat support and combat service support units.
When activated underTitle 10, the Georgia Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army[3] and is absorbed into theNational Guard of the United States. Nationwide, theArmy National Guard has more than 430,000 members as of FY 2023.[4] National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through theNational Guard Bureau. When activated underTitle 32, the Georgia Army National Guard remains under state command as it fulfills a federally assigned mission.[3]
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48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (48th IBCT) consisting of:
1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment
1st Battalion, 121st Infantry2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry.jpg)
1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment (1-118th FAR)
177th Brigade Engineer Battalion (177th BEB)
648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (648th MEB) consisting of.jpg)
348th Brigade Support Battalion (348th BSB) consisting of
878th Engineer Combat Battalion (878th ECB) (Heavy)consisting of.jpg)
1st Battalion,214th Field Artillery Regiment (1-214th FAR) consisting of.jpg)
560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (560th BFSB) - Inactive
221st Military Intelligence Battalion (221st MIB)-(Tactical Exploitation)3rd Squadron Reconnaissance & Surveillance (R&S),108th Cavalry Regiment
78th Aviation Troop Command[5]
1st Battalion,54th Security Force Assistance BrigadeNational Guard units can be federalized by presidential order to supplement regular armed forces, and upon declaration of astate of emergency by the governor of the state in which they serve.[6] UnlikeArmy Reserve members, National Guard members cannot be mobilized individually (except through voluntary transfers and Temporary Duty AssignmentsTDY), but only as part of their respectiveunits.[7]
For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served "one weekend a month, two weeks a year", with a portion working for the Guard in a full-time capacity.[8] The current forces formation plans of the US Army call for the typical National Guard unit (or national guardsman) to serve one year of active duty for every three years of service. More specifically, currentDepartment of Defense policy is that no guardsman will be involuntarily activated for a total of more than 24 months (cumulative) in one six-year enlistment period (this policy is due to change 1 August 2007, the new policy states that soldiers will be given 24 months between deployments of no more than 24 months, individual states have differing policies).
The Georgia Army National Guard was originally formed in 1751 to serve ascolonial militia during theFrench and Indian War. The118th Field Artillery (GA ARNG), which traces its lineage to militia units from Savannah and surrounding Chatham County that served in the War of 1812, is one of only nineteenArmy National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812.
TheMilitia Act of 1903 organized the various U.S. statemilitias into the present National Guard system. The121st and122nd Infantry Regiments, formed from existing Georgia state regiments, formed the 61st Infantry Brigade of the31st Dixie Division mobilized forWorld War I.[9] The two regiments served with that brigade from August 1917 to November 1918.
After World War II, the 48th Infantry Division was organized in the state, but on 1 November 1955, was reorganized as the48th Armored Division. The division was commanded before and immediately after its change of name by Maj. Gen.Joseph B. Fraser ofHinesville. The new armored division’s authorized strength was 7,727, a drop of more than 2,000 from the Infantry Division; however a non-divisional group of more than 2,000 was also formed during the 1955 reorganization and re-designation of Georgia’s Army Guard units.[10] The48th Armored Division was disbanded on 1 January 1968.[11]
The 118th Field Artillery was broken up on 1 January 1968 and its elements reorganized and were redesignated, with Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st Battalion, consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 48th Armored Division Artillery, and the consolidated unit reorganized and was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 118th Artillery Group. It was redesignated on 9 May 1978 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 118th Field Artillery Brigade.
In 1984-85, the 118th Field Artillery Brigade was headquartered atSavannah and comprised the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the214th Field Artillery, both using 155-mm towed artillery pieces.[12] In the late 1980s the171st Aviation Regiment was formed in the state.
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