Georgia SR 775: National Guard Day; recognize January 27, 2014
Status: Senate Read and Adopted (as of 2014-01-23)
State: Georgia · Session: 2013_14 · Bill: SR 775
Sponsors: Bill Cowsert, Bill Heath, Brandon Beach, Bruce Thompson, Burt Jones, Butch Miller, Cecil Staton, Charlie Bethel, Chuck Hufstetler, Curt Thompson, David Lucas, David Shafer, Dean Burke, Don Balfour, Donzella James, Earl Carter, Ed Harbison, Emanuel Jones, Fran Millar, Frank Ginn, Freddie Powell Sims, Gail Davenport, Gloria Butler, Hardie Davis, Horacena Tate
Bill Text
14LC 104 0009 S. R. 775 - 1 - Senate Resolution 775 By: Senators Hill of the 4th, Balfour of the 9th, Dugan of the 30th, Harbison of the 15th, Thompson of the 14th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing January 27, 2014, as National Guard Day at the capitol; and for other 1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Defense is a state agency in charge of3 coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the Georgia National Guard;4 and5 WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Defense is located at Clay National Guard6 Center in Marietta, Georgia, and includes the Georgia Army National Guard, the Georgia7 Air National Guard, and the Georgia State Defense Force; and 8 WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Defense employs over 11,000 Army National9 Guard soldiers, 3,000 Air National Guard airmen, 850 State Defense Force members, and10 460 state employees; and 11 WHEREAS, Georgia's Army National Guard is the eighth largest in the nation with12 training in more than 68 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state; this13 includes combat, combat support, and combat service support units; and 14 WHEREAS, Georgia's Army National Guard is organized into six major subordinate15 commands: the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of Macon, the 78th Troop16 Command, the 78th Aviation Troop Command, and the 201st Regimental Support Group17 at Clay National Center in Marietta, the 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade at the18 Cumming Readiness Center, and the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Fort19 Benning in Columbus; and 20 WHEREAS, the Georgia Air National Guard is the air power component of the State of21 Georgia with 3,000 airmen and officers assigned to the two flying wings and seven22 geographically separated units throughout Georgia; they play an active role in supporting23 14LC 104 0009 S. R. 775 - 2 - Georgia's homeland defense posture, providing airlift, engineering, and communications 24 resources and abilities; and 25 WHEREAS, the Georgia State Defense Force is a volunteer unit of the Georgia26 Department of Defense, serving in support of the national and state constitutions under27 direction of the Governor and the adjutant general of Georgia; and 28 WHEREAS, in 2013 alone, the Georgia National Guard deployed well over 1,00029 soldiers and airmen to the strategic locations of Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, the30 Republic of Georgia, South Korea, Benin, Uganda, Cameroon, Canada, Germany, El31 Salvador, and the Southwest Border; flew over 8,800 combat hours in support of32 Operation Enduring Freedom; and continued to support operations against the domestic33 threats within the State of Georgia; and34 WHEREAS, the Georgia National Guard also operates one of the most robust and35 successful Youth Challenge Academy (YCA) programs in the United States at Fort36 Stewart and Fort Gordon, Georgia, where to date over 12,300 high school dropouts have37 graduated and have been given opportunities to receive a high school diploma or general38 educational development (GED) diploma; in addition, Georgia's YCA has been39 instrumental in helping these young men and women secure a lasting future through40 assistance in employment opportunities for the recent graduates; and 41 WHEREAS, the selfless and heroic actions of the Georgia National Guard stand as a42 shining tribute to the strength of the human spirit, and it is abundantly fitting and proper43 that the outstanding accomplishments of these remarkable and distinguished Georgians be44 appropriately recognized.45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this46 body commend the men and women of the Georgia National Guard for their strength,47 leadership, and courage in their willingness to find meaning in something greater than48 themselves and recognize January 27, 2014, as National Guard Day at the capitol.49 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed50 to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Georgia National Guard.51
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