GSDF Staff Georgia Legislators Attend a GSDF Graduation Georgia Sen. Rick Williams (center) and Georgia Rep. Karen Mathiak (center) join a Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Basic Leader Course class graduation, Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Forsy... News
GSDF Staff Initial Entry Training class The Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) conducts an Initial Entry Training (IET) class at the Ellenwood Readiness Center, Ellenwood, Ga. May 6, 2023. The GSDF is a component of the Georgia Department o... News
GSDF Staff Soldiers participate in a 3 day training exercise As part of a three-day field training exercise, May 5 - 7, Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Soldiers train amid simulated smoke used to replicate arduous conditions, Volunteer Training Site Catoosa,... News
GSDF Staff Memorial Day 2023 Marietta National Cemetery Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Commanding General Brig. Gen. Mark D. Gelhardt Sr. delivered the address during a Memorial Day observance, Marietta National Cemetery, Mar... News
GSDF Staff Memorial Day 2023 Video Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Commanding General Brig. Gen. Mark D. Gelhardt Sr. delivers a Memorial Day address before hundreds gathering at Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., May 29, 20... News
GSDF Staff Soldiers at the Big Shanty Festival Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Soldiers conduct walking patrols during the Big Shanty Festival, Kennesaw, Ga., April 22-23, 2023. GSDF Soldiers from the 1st Brigade's 2nd Battalion assisted with c... News
GSDF Staff New Recruiting Process Saves Time and Improves Efficiencies Interview by Capt. Beverly Shepard, Branch Chief, GSDF Public Affairs Office A lot of has changed for the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) recruiting section of Training and Doctrine Command. For ex... News
GSDF Staff Maj. Clark Howard Retires After 21 Years of Service Georgia Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Carden Jr., GSDF Commanding General Brig. Gen. Mark D. Gelhardt Sr., and military personnel from both the National Guard and the GSDF joined Maj. Howard’s ... News
GSDF Staff GSDF Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick O’Leary Retires After 48 Years in Uniform Compiled from a GSDF Retirement Ceremony Program, GSDF Records, and Interviews with the Public Affairs Office During a retirement ceremony at the Ellenwood Readiness Center, Ellenwood Ga., Command Sgt... News
GSDF Staff GSDF Soldiers Test Radio and Satellite Communications The Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) worked with the Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service to test radio and satellite communications in the north Georgia mountains on September 24, 2022. See page... News
GSDF Staff GSDF Trains with White County K-9 Search Team at Yonah Preserve White County Community Emergency Response Team/Search and Rescue (WCCERT/SAR) Handler Donna Frady briefs Georgia State Defense Force 4BN/1BDE Soldiers on the basics of K9 SAR operations, White County,... News
GSDF Staff Ready Reserve Commander Loves a Challenge The Public Affairs Office (PAO) recently interviewed Lt. Col. Ismael J. Rodriguez, Commander of the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) Ready Reserve . Lt. Col. Rodriguez retired from the U.S. Army. Wh... News