78th Homeland Response Force
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Georgia's 78th Homeland Response Force (78th HRF) is a major command of the Georgia Army National Guard
. Formerly 78th Troop Command, it officially changed its unit designation on November 1, 2010. Once home-stationed in Decatur, it has, since Jan. 11, 2011, occupied the former headquarters of Naval Air Station Atlanta at what has become the Clay National Guard Center since late September 2009. As 2011 progresses, many of the units that make up the 78th HRF will be relocated from their present armories to facilities at Clay.
The HRFs are designed to foster a dialogue between regional first responders and other agencies. The 78th HRF plays an important role at the regional level in terms of helping develop and build regional plans and in working with southeastern emergency managers to build a functioning and cohesive connective tissue at the regional level. One of the important concerns the HRF construction seeks to alleviate is the need to respond to multiple, simultaneous disasters. Through these HRFs, the Georgia Department of Defense has the federal capacity to command and control response to multiple disasters or emergencies throughout the nation, simultaneously.
The 78th's 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment deployed for two weeks in January 2011 for overseas duty training in support of Yama Sakura 20, an annual joint command tabletop exercise, conducted by the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and US forces. This was the third time the 124th has participated.
• C2 (Brigade/Battalion Level)
• Security Force
• Search and Extraction
• Decon
• Medical
Georgia Army National Guard
The Georgia Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Georgia National Guard, administratively part of the Georgia Department of Defense. It consists of more than 11,100 Citizen-Soldiers training in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state...
. Formerly 78th Troop Command, it officially changed its unit designation on November 1, 2010. Once home-stationed in Decatur, it has, since Jan. 11, 2011, occupied the former headquarters of Naval Air Station Atlanta at what has become the Clay National Guard Center since late September 2009. As 2011 progresses, many of the units that make up the 78th HRF will be relocated from their present armories to facilities at Clay.
Mission
The 78th HRF’s mission is to man, train and equip a homeland response force that can provide a response capability to assist civil authorities in saving lives and mitigating suffering in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives incident. At the same time, the 78th must provide trained and ready troops to support overseas contingency operations.The HRFs are designed to foster a dialogue between regional first responders and other agencies. The 78th HRF plays an important role at the regional level in terms of helping develop and build regional plans and in working with southeastern emergency managers to build a functioning and cohesive connective tissue at the regional level. One of the important concerns the HRF construction seeks to alleviate is the need to respond to multiple, simultaneous disasters. Through these HRFs, the Georgia Department of Defense has the federal capacity to command and control response to multiple disasters or emergencies throughout the nation, simultaneously.
Units
- 122nd Regional Training Institute, Clay National Guard Center, MariettaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. - Joint Task Force 781 CERFP.
- Regional Training Site-Maintenance, Georgia Guard Garrison Training Center, HinesvilleHinesville, GeorgiaHinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 30,392 at the 2000 census. Hinesville is also known to have been the home of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnett. The city is the county seat of Liberty...
. - 116th Army Band, Joint Forces Headquarters, Ellenwood.
- 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Clay National Guard Center, MariettaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. - 248th Medical Company, MariettaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. - 4th Civil Support Team, MariettaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. - 84th Engineer Company(SAPPER), DouglasDouglas, GeorgiaDouglas is a city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,589. Douglas is the county seat of Coffee County and the core city of the Douglas, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area which has a population of 48,708 as of the 2008 census...
. - 138th Chemical Company, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, MariettaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. - 122nd Rear Operations Center, HinesvilleHinesville, GeorgiaHinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 30,392 at the 2000 census. Hinesville is also known to have been the home of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnett. The city is the county seat of Liberty...
. - 214th Field Artillery, WaynesboroWaynesboro, GeorgiaWaynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...
. - 202nd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, MariettaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. - 139th Chaplain Detachment, Clay National Guard Center, MariettaMarietta, GeorgiaMarietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. - Headquarters Detachment, 265th Regional Support Group, MetterMetter, GeorgiaMetter is a city in Candler County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,879 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Candler County.- Geography :Metter is located at ....
. - Headquarters Detachment, 110th Combat Services Support Battalion, TiftonTifton, GeorgiaTifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County.-Major highways:* Interstate 75* U.S. Highway 41* U.S. Highway 82* U.S...
. - 82nd Maintenance Company, Fort Benning, ColumbusColumbus, GeorgiaColumbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
. - 1148th Transportation Company, LaGrangeLaGrange, GeorgiaLaGrange is a city in Troup County, Georgia, United States. It is named after the country estate near Paris of the Marquis de La Fayette, who visited the area in 1825. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census...
. - 1230th Transportation Company, ThomasvilleThomasville, GeorgiaThomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large...
. - 277th Maintenance Company, KennesawKennesaw, GeorgiaKennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It had a population of 29,783 according to the 2010 census. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Founded in 1887, Kennesaw has a past surrounded with railroad history...
. - 201st Regional Support Group, Fort Gordon, AugustaAugusta, GeorgiaAugusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
. - Georgia Medical Command, Joint Forces Headquarters, Ellenwood.
- Recruiting and Retention Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, Ellenwood.
- North Georgia College and State University Detachment, DahlonegaDahlonega, GeorgiaDahlonega is a city in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242....
. - Detachment 2, Training Site Detachment, Georgia Guard Garrison Training Center, HinesvilleHinesville, GeorgiaHinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 30,392 at the 2000 census. Hinesville is also known to have been the home of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnett. The city is the county seat of Liberty...
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Recent Deployments
In 2010 the 277th Maintenance Company deployed to Afghanistan. In Spring 2011, the 201st Regional Support Group-Agriculture Development Team 1 deployed to Southeastern Afghanistan. It is the first of three such Georgia Teams that are part of the National Guard Program to help the Afghans improve their farming and agribusiness techniques, thereby enhancing the country's agricultural economy and steering Afghan farmers away from growing poppy, which is used for making heroin.The 78th's 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment deployed for two weeks in January 2011 for overseas duty training in support of Yama Sakura 20, an annual joint command tabletop exercise, conducted by the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and US forces. This was the third time the 124th has participated.
Other HRF Locations
There will be atotal of 10 HRF's in the National Guard throughtout the nation, one per FEMA region. this will allow closer and more familiar correspondence with regional and civilan responders. As a result the reaction time to disasters will be much faster due to geaographical locations. The 10 HRF (1 per FEMA Region) Guard Forces will consist of 566 Personnel and be composed of:• C2 (Brigade/Battalion Level)
• Security Force
• Search and Extraction
• Decon
• Medical