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STATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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he State Public Affairs Office (PAO) fulfills the Georgia Department of Defense‘s obligation to engage the public, key stakeholders and the military community in order to inform internal and external audiences. The public affairs office also provides valued community relations services in order to set conditions for enhanced situational awareness of Ga. DoD activities, capabilities and to garner support for Ga. DoD strategic goals. Always seeking opportunities to tell the Georgia Guard story, the public affairs office and subordinate PAO staff sections covered numerous events in 2017, providing print and broadcast media of joint agency training events, ceremonies, deployments, milestones and disaster response efforts. From our large-scale communications campaign and coverage of Vigilant Guard 17, Soldier competitions, individual training events and overseas missions, Ga. DOD's public affairs informed internal and external stake holders about the great work our Georgia Guardsmen do every day. This year, the state public affairs office continued to tell the story of the Ga. DoD in a timely and engaging manner for traditional and social media audiences around the world. They increased followership on social media platforms to include Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Instagram. The social media team incorporated live event streaming for ceremonies and key events around the state. The Georgia Guardsman, the official magazine of Ga. DOD received recognition by the National Guard Bureau and continues its run as a quarterly magazine, highlighting the outstanding accomplishments of Guardsmen at home and abroad. Additionally, the public affairs office
manages the Ga. DoD speaker’s bureau program which provides speeches, briefings and video products to be utilized by units at every level. The success of this program is especially evident by the many speaking engagements conducted regularly throughout the state. Through this effort, our units engage, inform and further develop relationships with their local communities In an additional effort to provide support and give back to our local communities, the state public affairs community outreach program coordinated military support of more than 70 events. Fulfillment of community event help Ga. DoD units engage local communities surrounding their armories. This outreach program continues to ensure our units are fully integrated into their local community and establishes a mutuallybeneficial and enduring relationship. In 2018, Ga. DOD Public Affairs will continue to provide outstanding photos, videos, stories and social media content to keep our audiences informed, captivated and entertained throughout the year. As thousands of Guardsmen prepare to deploy, increase unit readiness and establish new partnerships and training opportunities throughout the world, our public affairs teams will be there telling the story and writing the pages of our modern history.
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