1. The Georgia Air National Guard
Always Ready, Always There.

3. The Georgia Air National Guard provides
well trained and motivated forces to the
Governor and the Combatant
Commanders in order to support Full
Spectrum Operations – Offensive,
Defensive, Stability, and Civil Support.

4. Organization
Governor
Nathan Deal President
Commander-in-Chief
National Guard
Maj. Gen. Jim
Butterworth
Bureau
Adjutant General
Georgia Department
of Defense
Army Air State
National National Defense State
Guard Guard Force Operations
11,100+ Soldiers 2,800+ Airmen 637 Members 460 State Employees

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

6. 116th Air Control Wing
Flying the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target
Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft.

7. 165th Airlift Wing
Flying the C-130 Hercules cargo
transport aircraft.

8. Geographically Separated Units
117th Air Control Squadron
--Radar surveillance, aircraft command and control
165th Air Support Operations Squadron
--Terminal control of close air support
224th Joint Communications Support Squadron
--Mobile tactical communications
283rd Combat Communications Squadron
--Mobile tactical communications
139th Intelligence Squadron
--Linguistic intelligence services
202d Engineering Installation Squadron
--Plan and install communications systems
530th Air Force Band
--Perform at official and recruiting functions
The Combat Readiness Training Center
--Combat training ranges, communications training,
billeting

9. Japan
Kosovo
State Partnership - Georgia
Operation New Dawn
Lebanon
Zanzibar
Operation Enduring Freedom
Qatar (OND)
UNCLASSIFIED

10. A Statewide Presence
• $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

11. Supporting your Georgia Guard
• Support drilling Guardsmen
• Hire a hero
• Support Guard families
Helpful web sites:
www.esgr.org for Employer support
of the Guard and Reserve
www.georgiaguardfamily.org for
the Family Support Foundation

12. Always Ready, Always There
www.GeorgiaGuard.com