Our Mission Areas:

• Operational Planning & Mission Coordination — Plan, resource, and synchronize GSDF missions and training (SAR, debris/route clearance, NG augmentation, community support) and coordinate with GA DOD, GEMA, National Guard, and civil authorities.
• Force Readiness & Sustainment — Maintain personnel, equipment, communications, logistics, and fiscal readiness to ensure units are trained, equipped, and deployable for state emergencies and steady-state support.
• Interagency Integration & Command Support — Provide situational awareness, administration, communications, and liaison to enable effective command and control and seamless integration with state and local partners during DSCA operations.

Looking for Volunteers With Skills in:

• Strategic Planning
• Connections with local officials
• Specialized legal or religious certifications
• Administrative Duties 

HQ Staff Sections — What They Do

S1 — Personnel (Human Resources) : Manages personnel readiness and administration: rosters, accountability, awards, evaluations, records, strength reporting, and Soldier support actions.

S2 — Intelligence & Security : Provides situational awareness and security: threat and risk information, disaster environment analysis, OPSEC, physical security, and background/security coordination.

S3 — Operations & Training : Plans and directs missions and training: METL training plans, exercises, tasking orders, readiness tracking, operational coordination, and incident response planning.

S4 — Logistics : Sustains the force: equipment, vehicles, facilities, supply, maintenance coordination, transportation, and resource support for missions and training.

S5 — Plans & Civil Affairs / External Coordination : Leads future planning and interagency coordination: long-range plans, community and agency liaison, DSCA integration, and partnership development.

S6 — Communications & Information Systems : Enables communications and IT: radios, networks, digital systems, interoperability with GA DOD/NG/EMA partners, and technical communications support.

S8 — Finance & Resource Management : Manages funds and fiscal accountability: budgets, reimbursements, purchasing coordination, and financial tracking for training and operations. 

Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps: Use your law school training in ways you never imagined. Serve your state as a military lawyer as part of the JAG Corps. Give legal advice to soldiers and help them navigate the corriders of the legal process. Vet plans and operations for the legal ramifications. Advise command staff on all matters legal.

Chaplains Corps: Serve the spiritual needs of your fellow soldiers as a chaplain (military religious leader) or chaplain’s assistant. Everywhere GSDF soldiers go, chaplains and their assistants are right there to minister to them. Whether it’s guiding trainees to complete their programs or head into a post-disaster area to support soldiers helping those in need, chaplains serve in myriad ways beyond the pulpit.