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)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the Augusta-based 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, have joined the multiagency wildfire response in South Georgia. The team arrived in Echols County, Georgia, April 28, 2026, with two D6 dozers to stop the fire spread by clearing fire breaks.
“What they’re currently doing is widening the fire breaks out so that the fire tankers and the water engines can get back there [in the woods],” said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Williams, a platoon sergeant with the 877th Engineer Company. Williams also said that this allows for greater access to areas in the woods for partner agencies to prevent further flare ups in the area.
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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the 78th Aviation Troop Command, Georgia National Guard, conducts fire suppression operations over wildfires in southern Georgia.
