Around the Guard

Capt. Kari Giles, from the 116th Medical Group, competes in the Powerman Long Course World Championships in Zofingen, Switzerland on Sept. 19, 2021.

The 165th Airlift began its proud history on October 12, 1946 as the 158th Fighter Squadron, with the P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. Over the past 75 years, the 165th AW have proved that we are the “America’s Best Team, World’s Best Airlift”.

Officer Matt Bartlett, an explosive detection canine handler with the Cobb County Police Department, and Brave, a Dutch Shephard with the K-9 unit, retrieves a practice device during explosive detection training Sept. 15, 2021 at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia. The Cobb County Police Department utilized training areas at Clay National Guard Center to enhance training and facilitate partnerships with the Cobb County community.

The Argentine Ambassador Jorge Argüello and to the Consul General Juan Manuel Navarro for visit Clay National Guard Center as a part of the state partnership program.

Congratulations to Mrs. Dania Aponte on her retirement from the Georgia Army National Guard’s Construction and Facilities Management Office (CFMO). Dania served the State of Georgia for over thirty four and a half years. Her tenure with the Georgia DoD culminated in serving as our Deputy CFMO.

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