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 About the Georgia State Defense Force
OUR 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.
MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK LIST (METL)*
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Support and augment Georgia National Guard forces
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Provide professional skills to the Georgia Department
of Defense
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Assist Georgia Communities
METL-DERIVED COMMON TASKS*
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- Disaster Reconnaissance
- Traffic/Evacuation Control
- Area Isolation/Area Safety
- Evacuee Shelter Augmentation
- EOC/SOC Augmentation
- Special Skill Support to GADOD
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- Search and Rescue Operations
- Guard Family Assistance Support
- Base and Field Medical Support
- Crowd Control/Event Safety
- Facilities Safety
- Other Tasks as Authorized
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* Reflects the Georgia State Defense Force peacetime METL and those Common Tasks derived
there from that have been authorized for Georgia State Defense Force execution.
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