1. A Decade of November 2001 through
April 2002, the 116th Air Control
have died in the line of duty since 9/11
were in the 48th Brigade during one
Sacrifice Wing deployed in response to the
September 11th terrorist attacks
of these two deployments.
In addition to unit deployments,
Consistent with Department of against the United States in support hundreds of Georgia Guardsmen have
Defense trends and policy, the Georgia of Operation Enduring Freedom. deployed individually as Individual
National Guard continues to serve the Since that time, the 116th has been Mobilization Augmentees to fill
nation as an operational force in the continuously deployed in Southwest critical roles and shortages for various
War on Terror – going well beyond Asia for almost a decade. The 165th units throughout the Department of
the legacy role of a strategic reserve. Airlift Wing has deployed to Iraq or Defense.
Since 9/11, the Georgia National Afghanistan in support of the War on Currently, approximately 900
Guard has deployed more than 12,300 Terror nine times. Georgia Guardsmen are deployed
Soldiers and 2,630 Airmen overseas, The Georgia Army National overseas today with several significant
representing 107% of the Georgia Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade deployments scheduled during the
Guard’s current force strength. Combat Team has completed two next two years.
The first Army Guard unit to major deployments – the first in The 15,000 men and women of the
mobilize in the aftermath of 9/11 was support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Georgia National Guard are proud to
the 190th Military Police Company. in 2005-2006, the second in support have played an instrumental role in
The 190th departed on Jan. 16, 2002 of Operation Enduring Freedom in our nation’s defense, and remain ever
and returned Feb. 27, 2003, beginning 2009-2010, respectively. indebted to the sacrifices made by
an unabated series of deployments Indeed, the vast majority of the fellow Guardsmen who have fallen in
that continues still today. nearly 40 Georgia Guardsmen who the line of duty protecting freedom.
2011 Deployments at a Glance
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Kosovo Operation New Dawn
Lebanon
Operation Enduring Freedom
Uganda
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