this day in the georgia guard, visual aid
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A basic slide presentation to serve as a visual aid for any general briefing about the Georgia National Guard/ Georgia Department of DefenseTRANSCRIPT
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Today In The Georgia National Guard
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GovernorSonny Perdue
Commander in Chief
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Major General William “Terry” Nesbitt The Adjutant General
Task Organization
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SWB Operations(CA) (AZ)(NM)(TX)
Total = 740+
Deepwater Horizon(LA)(MS)(AL)(FL)
Total = 1,150+
National Guard Current Operations
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Providing Key Support to The Global War on Terrorism
Community Support
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Leaders from across the Georgia Department of Defense and associated emergency management agencies conduct a Rehearsal Of Concept “ROC” drill during a hurricane readiness exercise in June 2010.
Prepared, Equipped and Ready
We are trained and equipped to provide Defense Support to Civilian Authorities (DSCA) on short notice.
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• 22-member full time National Guard team headquartered at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta.
• Mission is to support local incident commanders providing assessment and analysis during suspected weapons of mass destruction (WMD, such as biological, chemical and high explosive) events.
• Equipped with state of the art detection, analysis and protection equipment, along with secure communications.
4th Civil Support TeamTrained and Ready
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CERF-PTrained and Ready
The “C” is short for “CBRNE” (pronounced see-burn-ee) Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive and the E-R-F-P in CERF-P stands for- Enhanced Response Force Package.
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The 3-108th CAV (NGRF) will possess the capability to provide site security, to provide presence patrols/show of force, to establish roadblocks and/or checkpoints, to control civil disturbances, and respond/assist in the protection of DoD selected assets.
National Guard Response Force (NGRF)Trained and Ready
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Georgia National Guard Counter Drug Task Force
Making a Difference Today
-Aerial Reconnaissance-Drug Awareness presentations-Ground Reconnaissance
$369.5 million in cash and drug seizures.
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• Purpose: to assist high school dropouts (16-18 years old):
• Obtain a high school equivalency diploma
• Develop lifework skills
• 5 month residence phase at Ft. Stewart and Ft. Gordon
• Post-graduate phase teams students with adult mentors
• More than 10,000 students have had “another opportunity to succeed” since the program began in 1994.
• http://www.ngycp.org/site/
Youth Challenge Academy
Making a Difference Today
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STARBASE
Making a Difference Everyday
• Operated by the GA DOD in a specially built facility at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. It is part of a nationwide, highly interactive academic enrichment program.
• Designed to reinforce math and science skills for elementary age students by introducing them to aviation and space exploration.
• Fifth graders from selected schools attend the course for a full day each week for five weeks.
• Students take part in hands-on experiments and simulations.
• Activities include rocket building, problem solving exercises, science experiments and flight simulation in the facility’s computer lab.
• STARBASE also addresses issues concerning substance abuse, health, self-esteem and life skills.
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Positive Impact on the State
$10 million investment by the State equals $610 million for our state's economy
Citizen-Soldiers pay about $25 million in state income tax just in Guard Wages
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Good for the State and the Nation
- The cost of the reserve components is approximately 23 percent of the amount needed to man, train, equip, and sustain the active component.
- Using these FY 2008 budget requests for dollars and end strengths of the active components and the reserve components, we find that the total amount budgeted is approximately $51,000 for each reserve component service member and $223,000 for each active component service member.
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We appreciate the support of our employers for their Guardsmen
Employer Support
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Questions?
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