U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Knaack, a flight medic assigned to the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard, discusses his role in emergency readiness, at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Wisconsin, Aug. 27. 2026. Patriot 26, an Air National Guard-hosted exercise taking place at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, brings together approximately 1,000 Airmen and Soldiers from National Guard units across 35 states, along with federal, state and local agencies, to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination during large-scale emergencies. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Christa Ross)
MARIETTA, Ga. – This Summer, the Georgia Army National Guard Counter Drug Program (GaNG CDP) partnered with a list of various state agencies to remove 343 illegal marijuana plants in Georgia communities.
Detect, identify, and extract illegally cultivated marijuana and gather information relating to whom manufactured the product alongside partnered agencies is the primary mission of the Governor’s Task Force (GTF) Eradication (ERAD) operations.
“GaNG CDP serves as a force multiplier for law enforcement by mitigating resource gaps, providing air-to-ground coordination, and probable cause generation,” said Deputy Director of the Georgia National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, U.S. Army Captain Jimmy Williams.
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U.S. Army Georgia National Guard's UH-72 detected and identified illegal cultivated marijuana to assist law enforcement during eradication operations this Summer in Dalton, Ga. Detect, identify, and extract illegally cultivated marijuana and gather information relating to whom manufactured the product alongside partnered agencies is the primary mission of the Governor’s Task Force (GTF) Eradication (ERAD) operations.
