The 2025 78th Troop Command Best Warrior Competition took place at Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2025. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of 78th Troop Command Soldiers by testing the competitors with physical fitness assessments, written exams, and other warrior tasks and battle drills. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Ehron Ostendorf and Spc. Chasity Williams)
Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard’s Company B, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment welcomed citizens of Coweta County to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Jackson-Pless Armory in Newnan February 10, 2025. Highlights of the $4 million renovation included upgraded ventilation and air conditioning for the readiness center, which has been used as a community shelter during past emergencies, as well as a new 2,100 square foot multi-purpose training building. This latter addition provides space training and increased capacity for computer systems and communications.
Brigadier General Jason Fryman, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard was the ceremony’s keynote speaker.
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Soldiers of the Newnan-based Company B, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, provide a tour of the newly renovated Jackson-Pless Armory in Newnan, Ga. February 10, 2025, following a ribbon cutting ceremony. Facility improvements include upgraded heating and cooling systems, expanded classroom and office space and a new dedicated training building.
The Georgia Air National Guard held its quarterly control grade board at the 165th Airlift Wing (AW), Savannah Air National Guard Base, on Oct. 25, led by Georgia Air National Guard Command U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Aaron Dent.
