From the Charleston Daily Mail story:
http://www.dailymail.com/News/201003241001
"The Air Force plan calls for shifting 11 or 12 reserve C-130s from National Guard bases across the country to the Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. Air Force officials say they need aircraft to replace aging inventory."
The article states that a C-130 will also come from a Georgia Air National Guard Base, which could only be the 165th ANG at Savannah IAP. There is a C-130 unit at Dobbins, but it is a Reserve unit.
Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
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26 March 2010
12 September 2007
Georgia National Guard Joint Task Force 781 CERFP
The Georgia National Guard's Joint Task Force 781 CERFP is in Savannah this week for training at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center. CERFP is an acronym for(Chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear and high explosive) Response Force Package. Below are two links for stories about Task Force 781's training:
Savannah Morning News
WTOC TV
Task Force 781 is a response team tasked with responding to nuclear, biological, chemical, and explosive incidents. It was created six months ago as a Joint Task Force comprised of pre-existing Georgia Army National Guard and Air National Guard units and is designed to mobilize and respond to an incident scene within 6 hours. The units that comprise the task force are:
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
Savannah Morning News
WTOC TV
Task Force 781 is a response team tasked with responding to nuclear, biological, chemical, and explosive incidents. It was created six months ago as a Joint Task Force comprised of pre-existing Georgia Army National Guard and Air National Guard units and is designed to mobilize and respond to an incident scene within 6 hours. The units that comprise the task force are:
- 781st CERFP Battalion (GA ARNG)
- 878th Engineers (GA ARNG)
- 4th Civil Support Team (Joint)
- 138th Chemical Company (GA ARNG)
- 202nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal (GA ARNG)
- 248th Medical Company (GA ARNG)
- 116th Medical Company (GA ANG)
This morning I took a trip out to the CRTC in attempt to monitor activity from the CERFP but there didn't seem to be any activity at the time. I saw the exercise area mentioned in the news reports above, but no Task Force personnel were seen on site.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
06 September 2007
GADOD Gets Initial NAS Property
This article is from the GA DOD website; original URL is http://www.dod.state.ga.us/pages/nasproperty907r.html
The Georgia Department of Defense took the first step in the transition onto the Naval Air Station Atlanta property this morning during a ceremony marking the initial transfer of property to the National Guard. Lt. General David Poythress, Georgia’s Adjutant General, formally accepted the deed to 20 acres and three buildings. In the coming years, the National Guard will acquire the entire property including 106 acres and approximately 100 buildings for a total of more than 600,000 square feet. Facilities include hangars, classrooms, administrative space, and temporary billeting.
This transfer of property is believed to be the first in the nation for a successful resolution of property identified by the Base Alignment and Closure (BRAC) decision announced in May, 2005.
“Under the BRAC law, the National Guard was entitled to lay claim to the property, and with the concurrence of the Governor, I asked the DOD to convey this property to the Georgia National Guard,” General Poythress told the guests at the ceremony, including a number of political and civic leaders. “Today marks the culmination of that process, thanks to the hard work of many, many people.”
The Adjutant General used the opportunity to thank the Governor along a number of others who were instrumental in securing the property for the Guard, including U.S. Congressman Phil Gingery and Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens. Both also took part in the ceremony
To mark the property transfer, Governor Sonny Perdue presented the Adjutant General a Georgia flag to fly over the new facility.
“Although bittersweet for us, this is a huge success for the Georgia DOD, Cobb County, and our local communities,” said Capt. Rick Cline, commanding officer of NAS Atlanta, before handing over the deed. “As this base transitions to the Georgia DOD presence, the transition will spark continued economic growth to our community.”
The first elements scheduled to move onto the property will be offices of the Adjutant General, the office of the Commanding General of the Army National Guard, the Directorate of Communications, and elements of the Regional Training Institute. The move is expected to take place over the next several months. By the time the transition is complete, some 1,500 drilling National Guardsmen will be based on the property.
The Georgia Department of Defense’ new state-of-the-art joint readiness center is also slated to be built on the property. The building will consolidate into one location the headquarters for the Georgia Department of Defense, the Georgia Army and Air National Guard and Georgia State Defense Force. Funding for the new center is listed in the 2008 federal budget and construction is scheduled to be complete in the next three to five years.
The Georgia Department of Defense took the first step in the transition onto the Naval Air Station Atlanta property this morning during a ceremony marking the initial transfer of property to the National Guard. Lt. General David Poythress, Georgia’s Adjutant General, formally accepted the deed to 20 acres and three buildings. In the coming years, the National Guard will acquire the entire property including 106 acres and approximately 100 buildings for a total of more than 600,000 square feet. Facilities include hangars, classrooms, administrative space, and temporary billeting.
This transfer of property is believed to be the first in the nation for a successful resolution of property identified by the Base Alignment and Closure (BRAC) decision announced in May, 2005.
“Under the BRAC law, the National Guard was entitled to lay claim to the property, and with the concurrence of the Governor, I asked the DOD to convey this property to the Georgia National Guard,” General Poythress told the guests at the ceremony, including a number of political and civic leaders. “Today marks the culmination of that process, thanks to the hard work of many, many people.”
The Adjutant General used the opportunity to thank the Governor along a number of others who were instrumental in securing the property for the Guard, including U.S. Congressman Phil Gingery and Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens. Both also took part in the ceremony
To mark the property transfer, Governor Sonny Perdue presented the Adjutant General a Georgia flag to fly over the new facility.
“Although bittersweet for us, this is a huge success for the Georgia DOD, Cobb County, and our local communities,” said Capt. Rick Cline, commanding officer of NAS Atlanta, before handing over the deed. “As this base transitions to the Georgia DOD presence, the transition will spark continued economic growth to our community.”
The first elements scheduled to move onto the property will be offices of the Adjutant General, the office of the Commanding General of the Army National Guard, the Directorate of Communications, and elements of the Regional Training Institute. The move is expected to take place over the next several months. By the time the transition is complete, some 1,500 drilling National Guardsmen will be based on the property.
The Georgia Department of Defense’ new state-of-the-art joint readiness center is also slated to be built on the property. The building will consolidate into one location the headquarters for the Georgia Department of Defense, the Georgia Army and Air National Guard and Georgia State Defense Force. Funding for the new center is listed in the 2008 federal budget and construction is scheduled to be complete in the next three to five years.
26 August 2007
Two 165th Airlift Wing C-130s Deploy to Afghanistan
http://savannahnow.com/node/348913
According to the Coastal Empire in Brief section of the Savannah Morning News, two C-130s from the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah were to deploy this morning to Afghanistan. I was watching the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix this morning, so I missed their departure. I do know that DAWG 06 was not one of the aircraft deploying because it is working the pattern at Hunter AAF as I type this.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
According to the Coastal Empire in Brief section of the Savannah Morning News, two C-130s from the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah were to deploy this morning to Afghanistan. I was watching the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix this morning, so I missed their departure. I do know that DAWG 06 was not one of the aircraft deploying because it is working the pattern at Hunter AAF as I type this.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net
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