About:

 

This is the official Facebook fan page of the Georgia State Defense Force. When ordered by the Adjutant General, the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) provides an organized, trained, disciplined, rapid response, uniformed force.

 

Mission:

 

When ordered by the Adjutant General, the Georgia State Defense Force provides an organized, trained, disciplined, rapid response uniformed force. Volunteers respond to needs and emergency situations as defined by the Adjutant General or the Governor, and assist local authorities where such missions do not conflict.

 

The Georgia State Defense Force performs a variety of missions for the National Guard including family support, legal assistance, medical support, and technical assistance in a variety of areas including communications, Emergency Support Teams and in other specialized areas.

 

The Georgia State Defense Force performs missions such as evacuation and control during natural disasters, perimeter safety and medical assistance to major public festivals, and maintains liaison with a variety of local emergency, law enforcement, and homeland security agencies. The Georgia State Defense Force performs diverse missions from assisting in military data recording to manning emergency operations centers.

 

Description:

 

GSDF volunteers respond to needs and emergency situations as defined by the Adjutant General or the Governor, and assist local authorities where such missions do not conflict. The Georgia State Defense Force is authorized under the Official Code of Georgia, Title 38, and serves at the will of the Governor and under the direction of the Adjutant General.

 

Prior-service veterans comprise approximately 33 percent of the GSDF force. State Defense Force members act as a force multiplier to the Ga. DoD, capable of immediate response when called upon and assisting with everything from search and rescue missions, to disaster relief efforts, to helping reunite redeploying Guardsmen with their families.

 

When called upon, the GSDF provides a variety of support functions for the Georgia National Guard including family support, legal assistance, medical and chaplaincy support, and technical assistance in a variety of areas including information technology and communications, emergency support teams and in other specialized areas.

 

The GSDF performs defense support to civil authority missions such as evacuation and control during natural disasters, perimeter safety, and medical assistance at major public events. It also maintains liaison with a variety of local emergency, law enforcement, and homeland security agencies. Additionally, the GSDF can assist in military data recording and can assist GEMA with manning emergency operations centers.

 

The GSDF provides directly, and makes available through other resources, a wide variety of training and educational opportunities, from military operations to community emergency response team training for its personnel.

 

The strong working relationship with both the Georgia Army and Air National Guard allows the GSDF to remain relevant and ready to serve the state and its citizens, now and long into the future.

 

It has been said, “The spirit of patriotism burns brightest in the heart of the volunteer.” Throughout our nation’s history, it is that spirit of volunteerism which has made America and its citizens strong.

 

That spirit burns no brighter than in the citizens of the state of Georgia and, most particularly, in those who serve in the Georgia State Defense Force. These outstanding Americans serve the Department of Defense and our fellow Georgians without compensation or reward. The men and women of the Georgia State Defense Force epitomize the fullest definition of “civil servant.”

 

General Information:

 

GEORGIA STATE DEFENSE FORCE SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS OF USE

- These media may contain e-mail services, wall posts, messages, notes, blogs, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal Web pages, calendars, photo albums, videos, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others (each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication Services").

 

- Those who use the GSDF's Communication Services must do so only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service.

 

- By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Communication Services, you will not:

 

* Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).

 

* Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.

 

* Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.

 

* Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same.

 

* Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.

 

* Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.

 

* Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Services specifically allows such messages.

 

* Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.

 

* Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

 

* Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.

 

* Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.

 

* Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses.

 

* Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

 

* Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.

 

* Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

  

LINKS TO ANY THIRD PARTY SITES

 

- Links on this site may let you leave the GSDF’s site. The linked sites are not under the control of the GSDF and the GSDF is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained on a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites.

 

- The GSDF is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site.

 

- The GSDF provides links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the GSDF of that site.

  

OPERATIONAL SECURITY (OPSEC)

 

- Operation Security (OPSEC) includes any (CLASSIFIED) information [including, but not limited to, the movement of soldiers in and out of theaters of operation, current and ongoing military operations, or tactics, techniques and procedures] that poses a security risk to soldiers.

 

- This risk needs to be mitigated at all times, and any (CLASSIFIED) information containing dates, complete names, and the locations of soldiers or their immediate family, and military operations needs to be guarded and kept confidential at all times.

 

- This is a public Web site and as such there is no way to control whoever may view the information that is posted.

  

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE GEORGIA STATE DEFENSE FORCE OR POSTED AT ANY GSDF WEB SITE

 

- The GSDF does not claim ownership of the materials (including feedback and suggestions) you post, upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated services for review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions").

 

- However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your Submission, you are granting the GSDF, its affiliated companies and necessary sub-licensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses (including, without limitation, all GSDF Services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the right to sub-license such rights to any supplier of the Services.

  

** Department of Defense Social Media User Agreement:

www.defense.gov/socialmedia/user-agreement.aspx

** For guidance on how to create a Facebook profile:

goo.gl/QCNAX.

** For guidance on how to create a Facebook page:

goo.gl/Xga5G.

** For the DOs and DON’Ts of posting to Facebook: goo.gl/hEr6u.

** For tips on OPSEC and safe social networking: goo.gl/J1vdk.

** For an explanation of Facebook page features: goo.gl/ucvph.

** For the Ga. DoD Social Media Terms of Use: goo.gl/uqOtH.

** For more regarding specific DoD social media policies go to: socialmedia.defense.gov/.