U.S. Airmen assigned to the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, participate in a readiness training exercise at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, April 30 - May 3, 2026. This exercise involved the simulated deployment of units from across the installation to validate their readiness to mobilize and sustain operations in a contested environment. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Selena Acosta)
MARIETTA, Ga. –Soldiers from the Georgia Army National Guard departed today for a deployment
to Djibouti, where they will provide critical fixed-wing aviation support across the Horn of Africa.
The departing element, Bravo Company of the 245th Aviation Regiment, operates the C-26 aircraft.
They will serve primarily under U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), handling VIP transport, cargo
logistics, and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) missions.
"If somebody needs to get to a higher level of care down in Nairobi, which is obviously a little bit of
a further helicopter ride, we would load them on the airplane and take them down there," said Maj.
Charlie Snyder, the unit commander and a pilot.
Before heading overseas, the unit will spend a brief...
A C-26 Metroliner aircraft carrying deploying members of the 245th Aviation Regiment, Georgia National Guard, taxis down the flightline for a deployment, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, May 13, 2026. Soldiers from the Georgia Army National Guard departed today for a deployment to Djibouti, where they will provide critical fixed-wing aviation support across the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Meece).
