“Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. My job is to bring out in people & what they wouldn’t dare do themselves“
Captain Tommy Clack – 2019 Hero of the Year
By David Nastal and Eden Nastal
As an eighth-generation soldier in the Army, Tommy Clack grew up with a love for history and knew that...
Thousands Across Atlanta Show Up to Support Wreaths Across America
by Eden Nastal
Wreaths Across America (WAA), founded in 2007, is a national nonprofit organization that was founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying...
The Real Horse Soldiers in Afghanistan
By Don Kyle
In 2018, the story of the first team of American soldiers (all Green Berets) who responded to the terrorist attacks of 9/11,...
Capturing a Legacy – Metro-Atlanta Photographer Seeks War Veterans for a...
Story by Erika Neldner
Photos by Darleen Prem
Darleen Prem has a special place in her heart for those who have served in the United States...
Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame – Jack Cox Wheeler (Service)
United States Army Major General (Retired) Jack Cox Wheeler, from Fayetteville, was inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame Class of 2019 for...
Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame Spotlight – Ralph Puckett, Jr....
United States Army Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr. from Tifton was inducted into the 2013 Class of the Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame for his...
Behind the Braids: Reservists play key role in first women’s hair...
By Bo Joyner, Air Force Reserve CommandÂ
Reserve Airmen have been instrumental in helping bring about the first major change in the Air Force’s women’s...
Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Orson George...
United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Orson George Swindle, III from Camilla, was inducted into the 2018 Class of the Georgia Military Veterans’...
Dobbins delivers on target
A C-130 Hercules from the 94th Airlift Wing performs an airdrop at Richard B. Russell Airport in Rome, Ga., Jan. 26, 2021. The unilateral...
Georgia Veterans Day Association Hosts Veterans Day Ceremony and Virtual Parade
The Georgia Veterans Day Association (GVDA) proudly presented their annual Veterans Day events on Saturday, November 7, 2020. To follow the CDC guidelines to...
Cherokee County Firefighters Participate in Still Water Class
by Tim Cavender, Public Information Officer
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services
During the past three weeks, firefighters with Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services have...
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Issues Proclamation of Support for Law...
by Russell J. Brown, Communications Manager
Forsyth County Government
During their July 9, 2020 regular meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners proclaimed their support and...
Kemp Declares State of Emergency, Authorizes 1,000 Troops to Protect Georgians
Following weeks of dramatically increased violent crime and property destruction in the City of Atlanta, the July Fourth weekend saw over thirty Georgians wounded...
Dobbins nurses return home from COVID-19 frontlines
By Andrew Park, 94th Airlift Wing Public AffairsÂ
For the last couple months, thousands of medical personnel from Air Force Reserve Command have been working...
Georgia Guardsmen met “Lucky” WWII Vet
by Sgt. 1st Class R.J. Lannom Jr.
Georgia Army National Guardsmen from the Marietta-based 138th Chemical Company, currently activated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Georgia National Guard Engineers Begin Overseas Deployment
by Maj. William Carraway
While more than 3,000 Georgia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are currently mobilized across the state in support of COVID-19 response...
Thunderbirds, Blue Angels salute Atlanta healthcare workers, first responders with flyover
by Eden Nastal
As part of Operation America Strong, residents of Metro Atlanta enjoyed a flyover today by the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the...
Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to Salute Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Georgia COVID-19...
NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. – The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will...
Looking Back: 30 Days of Ga. DoD Coronavirus Response Operations
By Maj. William Carraway, Historian, Georgia Army National Guard
The Beginning
In just one month, the Georgia Department of Defense moved from contingency planning, in preparation for...
Navy All Hands: USNS Comfort in NY
USNS Comfort and her crew arrive in New York City and begin to treat patients.
Video by Kevin Dawson, United States Navy
Dobbins ARB mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response
By 1st Lt. Alan Abernethy, 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Five Air Force Reserve medical personnel departed Dobbins Air Reserve Base Sunday morning for Joint...
Georgia National Guard Deploys Infection Control Teams to Battle Coronavirus
by Maj. William Carraway
Major William Carraway
The Georgia National Guard is partnering with the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Georgia Department of Community Health,...
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Salutes Our Doctors and Nurses
by Tim Cavender, Public Information Officer - Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services participated in a parade yesterday afternoon...
Congratulations, 123rd Academy!
Congratulations to DeKalb County Police Department's 123rd Academy! Good luck and stay motivated.