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ATLANTA, Jan. 13, 2013 - The Georgia Guard's Spc. Ogletree and Sgt. Lore hold the far end of a 100-yard-long American flag as part of the opening to the Atlanta Falcons NFL division playoff against the Seattle Seahawks.
Georgia Army National Guard photo by Steven Welch / Released)
The town of Mocksville raced into the Christmas season with the 5th Annual “Twas the Night Before” Bed Race, and Trailers of the East Coast was well represented, sponsoring two of the 20 race teams who made the mad dash down Main Street.
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Walt Molyneaux, treasurer, and Bob Humphries, vice president, both of Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance, present Major General Jim Butterworth, Georgia's Adjutant General, with 50 Publix gift-cards. These $50 gift cards will go to help Georgia Guard veterans this holiday season.
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – Aerial view of the new Cumming Regional Readiness Center.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – Cumming, Ga. Mayor H. Ford Gravitt addresses Soldiers of the 560th BFSB during the dedication of the Cumming Regional Readiness Center.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth, Georgia’s Adjutant General, along with two former adjutants general, a former Georgia Air Guard commander, the Marietta mayor, and the Smyrna mayor pro-tem, cut the ribbon officially opening the new Georgia Department of Defense Joint Forces Headquarters for business. With them are the current Georgia Air and Army Guard commanders, the Georgia Army Guard Command Sergeant Major, and members of the Guard’s construction and facilities maintenance office.
(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roy Henry, Public Affairs Office, Georgia Department of Defense)
Sgt. 1st Class Brad Conbery of the West Virginia National Guard Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), conducts surface swabbing procedures to measure contaminants during operations to sanitize spaces at a daycare facility in Scott Depot, West Virginia, April 25, 2020. TF-CRE utilized multiple Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) systems to fog rooms within the facility, helping to clean the rooms and combat the possible spread of the infectious COVID-19 pandemic virus. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
The town of Mocksville raced into the Christmas season with the 5th Annual “Twas the Night Before” Bed Race, and Trailers of the East Coast was well represented, sponsoring two of the 20 race teams who made the mad dash down Main Street.
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – Private First Class Cheyenne Jackson of HHD, 560th BFSB helps Sam and Eli Whitehut complete push ups to earn their Soldier of Steel capes.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
The town of Mocksville raced into the Christmas season with the 5th Annual “Twas the Night Before” Bed Race, and Trailers of the East Coast was well represented, sponsoring two of the 20 race teams who made the mad dash down Main Street.
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – Colors post for the beginning of the Cumming Regional Readiness Center opening ceremony.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2012 – Georgia National Guard senior leaders met with Gov. Nathan Deal today at the capitol to brief him on what is happening around the Georgia Department of Defense within the Georgia Army Guard, Air Guard and State Defense Force.
Pictured here, from the left, Maj. Gen. Tom Moore, Assistant Adjutant General-Georgia Air National Guard; Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth, Georgia’s Adjutant General; and Brig. Gen. Joe Jarrard (right), Assistant Adjutant General-Georgia Army National Guard, begin the first of what are to be regularly scheduled meetings with Governor Deal. Russell Carlson, Butterworth’s deputy adjutant general, also participated in the meeting.
The premise behind the meeting, Butterworth says, is to advise the governor regularly on the status of the organization, “where our Army and Air Guardsmen are deployed and what they are doing, and what resources are available – personnel and material-wise – to him at any given time for any given request for support.”
“Our team is doing an incredible job at identifying and tracking those resources, and by delivering this information to the Governor – personally – we’re able to receive his questions and answer them face-to-face,” Butterworth added. “We also want to know what his expectations of us and the organization are, and discuss how we can best meet those expectations as the Guard and State Defense Force moves forward, not only during the fiscal year, but far down the road.”
Butterworth, Carlson, Jarrard and Moore also want to come away from these meetings, Butterworth says, with the governor’s perspective on how best to carry – deliver – Georgia’s message to National Guard Bureau in Washington or Georgia’s congressional delegation, as any one of these Ga. DoD leaders – or all of them – meet with those bodies.
“Governor Deal’s extensive experience in Washington is something we can greatly benefit from,” Butterworth explained, “so that when we meet with Guard Bureau or the delegation, they have a clear understanding what it is we’re saying – what the governor is asking for, or saying.”
(Georgia Department of Defense photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roy Henry)
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Governor Deal attended the National Guard's 376th Birthday to wish the institution well and to reiterate his administration's commitment to helping unemployed veterans find work.
Photo by SDF Staff Sgt. Leonard Goodleman, Public Affairs Office, Georgia State Defense Force
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During the recent NFL division championship game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers, the Falcons presented Georgia Guard Staff Sgt Anthony Landowski with a commemorative Falcons Helmet in recognition of all the men and women who have served our nation in the Global War on Terror.
(L-to-R) Georgia Guard Brig. Gen. Joe Wells, Director of Intelligence and Communications and Chief Information Officer for the National Guard Bureau, was on hand at the Georgia Dome to assist the Falcons in presenting the Award.
Landowski, a member of C Troop, 108th Cavalry, was wounded in 2009 in Afghanistan, subsequently transferred to Germany and later spent 16 months rehabilitating at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. Landowski is currently at Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon where he continues his rehab. (Photo courtesy of the Atlanta Falcons)
The town of Mocksville raced into the Christmas season with the 5th Annual “Twas the Night Before” Bed Race, and Trailers of the East Coast was well represented, sponsoring two of the 20 race teams who made the mad dash down Main Street.
COOL RAY FIELD, Lawrenceville, Ga., May 16, 2012 – Soldiers with the Georgia Guard’s State Partnership Program, along with the Gwinnett Braves, the triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, gave a group of military and government officials from the country of Georgia the opportunity to experience the American past time during the Georgians’ recent visit here.
Here, the Georgians and their Georgia Army Guard partners, to include Command Sgt. Maj. Lance Rygmyr (front left), the post senior enlisted leader, and Air Guard Lt. Col. Dave Johnson (back row, right), director of international affairs for the Georgia National Guard, pose for a group photo at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.
The Georgians were in the U.S. to attend a Northern Command-sponsored, Georgia Guard-hosted Joint Force Orientation Course as part of the State Partnership Program.
Photo by Karl Moore, Gwinnett Braves Baseball
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – Soldiers of the 560th BFSB and members of the Cumming/Forsyth County community prepare for the opening ceremony of the new Cumming Regional Readiness Center.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
On August 6, 2025 – exactly 5,479 days since I started my Flickr journey in the autumn of 2010 – I crossed 10 million total views on my account.
Over the years, I've uploaded more than 4,400 photos, and 168 of them have been featured on Flickr Explore. This platform has been more than just a portfolio – it’s been a space for growth, inspiration, and connection with fellow photography enthusiasts from around the world.
To everyone who has viewed, liked, commented, and supported my work: Thank you! Here's to the next million!
U.S. Army Sgt. John Karabin, Bravo Company Forward 2, 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, poses for photo after the farewell ceremony for Bravo Companies Forward 1 and 2, 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion, at the Kathedral Event Center at Hammonton, N.J., Feb. 1, 2019. Forward 1 is deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield while Forward 2 is deploying in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
TURNER FIELD, Atlanta, Ga., July 1, 2012 - Homer, the mascot of the Atlanta Braves,auditions for a spot on the color guard of the 3rd battalion, 1st brigade, Georgia State Defense Force.
CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., Nov. 12, 2012 – As churches and civic organizations across the state and the U.S. recognized the sacrifices made by the United States’ veteran population this past Sunday, Georgia’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Jim Butterworth, talked to local groups about veterans’ contributions to the nation. He spoke at the First Baptist Church of Atlanta and then again during a Veterans Day celebration at Lake Lanier Island Resort in Bufford.
Pictured here, Butterworth (right) is introduced to a packed sanctuary by Pastor Rodney Brooks, First Baptist’s minister of music, after the church’s mid-day service began. Seated near them is First Baptist’s highly acclaimed senior pastor Dr. Charles Stanley.
There were many things he could have focused on when talking about veterans, Butterworth says, but the theme he chose to emphasize throughout the day was “why it is so important to remember those who have served and those who continue to serve – not just on the day set aside especially for their recognition, but everyday throughout the year?”
“It makes no difference what rank they hold, the uniform they wear, or the branch in which they serve,” Butterworth said. “Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Airman; active duty, Guardsman or Reservist, they do what they do because it is their calling. From Valley Forge to Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and here at home in times of crisis, veterans do it because they see the importance of stepping up and taking on the challenge of carrying on where others fail to, or cannot, act in their own defense and in defense of our freedoms as our founding fathers envisioned them.”
Photo by Sgt. 1st CLass Roy Henry
Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE) and Task Force Sustainment (TF-Sustainment), assist staff of St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, West Virginia, to unload beds and additional medical equipment delivered to the hospital in an effort to build statewide medical surge capacity during on-going COVID-19 pandemic response, April 9, 2020. The equipment, resourced from Fairmont, West Virginia, was delivered by members of the West Virginia State Police, West Virginia Division of Highways, and West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, as part of a whole of government partnership uniting local, state and federal agencies in coordinated response efforts. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – Veterans of American Legion Post 307 observe the first flag ceremony held at the new Cumming Regional Readiness Center.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Robertson, 113th Air Wing, District of Columbia National Guard, receives a "high five" from 5-year-old Mihir Narang. Mihir was attending the 2019 Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. July 4 with his parents and sister. Robertson was one of the approximately 800 Capital Guardians providing support to local law enforcement, public safety and transit agencies during the annual event. (Photo by Gigail Cureton)
The town of Mocksville raced into the Christmas season with the 5th Annual “Twas the Night Before” Bed Race, and Trailers of the East Coast was well represented, sponsoring two of the 20 race teams who made the mad dash down Main Street.
ATLANTA, Ga., May 26, 2011 – Members and leaders of the Georgia National Guard were among the more than 100 present today at a ceremony held in the state capitol’s North Rotunda to pay tribute to all those who have given their lives in the service to the country – especially to those Georgians who made the ultimate sacrifice, past and present.
Here, Maj. Gen. Maria L. Britt (second from the left), Georgia Army Guard Commander; Mike Fowler, Georgia’s Deputy Adjutant General; Letha Nesbitt and her husband Maj. Gen. William T. Nesbitt, Georgia’s Adjutant General, listen intently to Gov. Nathan Deal’s opening remarks.
Stepping to the podium, Gov. Nathan Deal, his wife Sandra seated nearby, said the state and the nation owe those who lost their lives in the defense of freedom the deepest respect and gratitude. Even more than that, he added, the fallen are “owed our allegiance to the principles for which they gave their lives: freedom, Justice and equality.”
Deal’s remarks were followed a short time later by Marine Corps Reserve Lt. Col. Kevin Jarrard –commandant of Riverside Military School and Marine Forces North liaison to the Federal Emergency Management Agency – who was the keynote speaker for today’s ceremony.
Before the ceremony ended, the names of 22 Georgia service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan between May 27, 2010, and today were read aloud by Maj. Blair Davis, chaplain to Marietta's 78th Homeland Response Force. Afterward, “Taps” was played in honor of Georgia’s fallen by Spc. Matt Hansen of the 3rd Infantry Division Brass Quintet from Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Ga.
Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), conduct surface swabbing procedures to measure contaminants during operations to sanitize spaces at a daycare facility in Scott Depot, West Virginia, April 25, 2020. TF-CRE utilized multiple Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) systems to fog rooms within the facility, helping to clean the rooms and combat the possible spread of the infectious COVID-19 pandemic virus. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
The Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon has has routine maintenance performed prior to media flights during SkyFest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 30, 2014. The Thunderbirds have flown the F-16 Fighting Falcon since August 1982, more than half of the team's history. SkyFest is Fairchild’s air show and open house, giving the local and regional community the opportunity to view Airmen and our resources. The event typically draws more than 150,000 people. SkyFest 2008, headlined by the Blue Angels, was the largest event held in Spokane since the 1974 World’s Fair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre MontesReleased)
Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE) and Task Force Sustainment (TF-Sustainment), assist staff of St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, West Virginia, to unload beds and additional medical equipment delivered to the hospital in an effort to build statewide medical surge capacity during on-going COVID-19 pandemic response, April 9, 2020. The equipment, resourced from Fairmont, West Virginia, was delivered by members of the West Virginia State Police, West Virginia Division of Highways, and West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, as part of a whole of government partnership uniting local, state and federal agencies in coordinated response efforts. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jarod J. Gatson, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, poses for a photo with his wife, Ana, after the welcome home ceremony for the 68 Soldiers at the National Guard Armory in Woodbury, N.J., Dec. 8, 2019. The infantrymen, who are part of New Jersey’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, served as a security forces element for Area Support Group-Qatar in support of Operation Spartan Shield. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga. Jan 16. 2014 - A cadet with Habersham Central High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps gets a view from the crew cabin of a Georgia Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter.
Georgia National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released
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STRAND THEATRE, Marietta, Ga., May 10, 2012 - Brigadier General Joe Jarrard, Georgia's Deputy Adjutant General, addresses the crowd at the third annual Hearts for Heroes event.
Photo by: Ms. Mary-Therese Tebbe, Public Affairs Office, Georgia Department of Defense
Governor Nathan Deal (left), with General Butterworth seated a short distance away, addresses more than 100 Soldiers, Airmen and civilian employees in the drill hall of the Georgia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters.
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – The reflection of the U.S. Flag adds to the window graphic of the 560th BFSB patch and motto at the new Cumming Regional Readiness Center.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
The town of Mocksville raced into the Christmas season with the 5th Annual “Twas the Night Before” Bed Race, and Trailers of the East Coast was well represented, sponsoring two of the 20 race teams who made the mad dash down Main Street.
From right, Gov. Sonny Perdue, Adjutant General for the Georgia Army and Air Guard Maj. Gen. William T. Nesbitt, Georgia Army Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Maria Britt, and other Guard command staff greet members of the 48th Brigade as they arrive at Hunter Army Airfield from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. (John Carrington/Savannah Morning News)
CUMMING REGIONAL READINESS CENTER, Cumming, Ga. Sept. 14, 2013 – Lieutenant Col. (P) Ray Bossert, commander of the 560th BFSB salutes the flag during the first flag raising ceremony at the newly dedicated Cumming Regional Readiness Center.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Captain William Carraway / Released)
A daughter of a U.S. Army Soldier works on a sign prior to the welcome home ceremony for the 96 Citizen-Soldiers of Alpha Company, 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, at the National Guard Armory at West Orange, N.J., Dec. 13, 2019. The Soldiers, who are part of New Jersey’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, served in support of Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
Residents of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Vineland, New Jersey, receive gifts during the Second Winds Dreams event Dec. 21, 2022. This is the 12th year that the Second Wind Dreams Organization and the Vineland Boscov's department store have treated the Home's residents to an early Christmas. Each year, residents write what gift they want on a tag, which is then hung on a Christmas tree in Boscov's. Shoppers and employees chose a tag and purchase the gift, which is wrapped and delivered to the home where Vineland staff members distribute the gifts to the residents. Additionally, the Harrah’s Foundation supports the Second Wind Dreams program for the Home. (New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs photo by Mark C. Olsen)
Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), sanitize workspaces for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission in Charleston, West Virginia, April 11, 2020. Utilizing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) environmental cleaning and disinfection recommendations, TF-CRE sanitized workspaces on multiple floors of the building, helping to combat the possible spread of COVID-19 and allowing employees to safely return to work developing and overseeing the public policy agenda for West Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
The town of Mocksville raced into the Christmas season with the 5th Annual “Twas the Night Before” Bed Race, and Trailers of the East Coast was well represented, sponsoring two of the 20 race teams who made the mad dash down Main Street.