HEADS UP! E-NEWS FROM THE GEORGIA STATE DEFENSE FORCE Volume One, Issue Five
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G8 SUMMIT PROCEEDS WITHOUT A HITCH SDF TROOPERS PLAY VITAL SUPPORT ROLE
Georgians from all walks of life participated in the Georgia National Guard’s security mission this summer at the Global Eight Economic Summit. Like the National Guard, the members of the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) left jobs and families to spend more than a week helping the Guardsmen. There was, however, one important difference…they were volunteers, participating at their own expense and without pay. Over 170 GSDF troops served on State Active Duty in support of the G8 mission. Many were in direct augmentation of task Forve 2-121 on St. Simons Island. Others supported 78th Troop Command and STARC at Savannah and Ft. Stewart, and staffed the GaDOD Joint Ops (rear). GSDF troops also provided 24/7 security augmentation for a critical infrastucture facility impacted by G8 realted factors. The GSDF's Air Medical Detachment provided medical support to National Guard troops temporarily housed in military facilities near Savannah.
Georgia State Defense Force member Bobby Anderson assists Chief Warrant Officer 2 Angela Belding during the in processing of troops at the Movement Control Center at Fort Stewart
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