The 177th Engineer Battalion

By Maj. William Carraway

Historian, Georgia Army National Guard

 

Soldiers of the 177th BEB in the country of Georgia in 2020 and Fort Stewart, Ga. in 2024.  

Early History and World War II

Insignia of the 264th CAB.
Georgia National Guard Archives.

Statesboro has been home to a Georgia National Guard unit since 1903 and the founding of the Statesboro Volunteers.[1] Today, Statesboro is home to the Headquarters Company, 177^th Brigade Engineer Battalion.

 

The Headquarters Company was originally constituted in the Georgia Army National Guard as Battery A, 264^th Coast Artillery March 14, 1930.[2] On October 1, 1939, the 264^th CA was reorganized as the 1^st Battalion 214^th Field Artillery Group[3] with Battery A reorganized as Battery C. The 214^th was mobilized to the Pacific Theater of Operations and underwent reorganization in November 1943. The 1^st Battalion 214^th was redesignated the 528^th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion with the Statesboro unit redesignated as Battery C. The unit maintained this designation through the war and was inactivated in December 1945 at Camp Stoneman, Calif.

 

The 528^th AAA was reestablished July 11, 1946, by the Allotment of National Guard Ground Force Units for the State of Georgia. In October the 528^th was consolidated into Headquarters Battery, 101^st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion with the Statesboro units designated Headquarters Battery and Battery A, 101^st Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion.[4] Upon consolidation, the unit inherited the lineage and honors of the 101^st CAB which received the Presidential Unit Citation for its service in Papua and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, for service from October 17, 1944, to July 4, 1945.[5] The unit was federally recognized June 17, 1947.[6]

Soldiers of the Statesboro-based 101st AAA Battalion at Camp McCoy, Wis. in November 1951.  Georgia National Guard Archives.

 

The Korean War Mobilization and Reorganizations

On August 14, 1950, the unit was ordered into federal service due to the outbreak of hostilities in Korea. As part of the 108^th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade, the unit was initially mobilized to Camp Bliss, Texas. The 108^th AAA provided air defense over industrial areas from Chicago to Philadelphia until released from federal service in April 1952.[7]

 

On July 1, 1959, the Statesboro units were reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters Battery and Battery A, 2^nd Gun Battalion, 214^th Field Artillery.[8] The Statesboro units were converted and redesignated as Headquarters Company and Company A, 265^th Engineer Battalion May 1, 1962.[9]

 

The Statesboro armory in 2017.  Photo by Capt. William Carraway

The contract for the Statesboro armory was awarded May 29, 1961.[10] On May 20, 1962, The armory was dedicated to the late Prince H. Preston, Jr., a former member of the Ga. National Guard and Congressman from Georgia’s 1^st District from 1947 to 1961.

 

The 48^th AD Era

In 1963, the Georgia National Guard received all personnel allotments for the 48^th Armor Division. As part of the ensuing reorganization, the Statesboro units were consolidated to form Headquarters Company, 3^rd Battalion 121^st Infantry Regiment.[11] With the inactivation of the 48^th AD January 1, 1968, the Statesboro unit was reorganized as Headquarters Battery, 2^nd Battalion, 214^th Field Artillery Regiment.[12]

 

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 214th Field Artillery at their Statesboro Armory August 29, 1993. Georgia National Guard Archives

Conversion and The Global War on Terror

On September 1, 1993, the unit was converted and redesignated as Detachment 1, 848^th Engineer Company.[13] One month later, the unit was expanded, reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters Company and Company A of the newly-established 648^th Engineer Battalion with additional companies in Waycross, Douglas and Baxley.[14] Following the 1994 flood of Southwest Georgia from the effects of Tropical Storm Alberto, Soldiers and equipment of the 648th Engineer Battalion were employed repairing roads and assisting recovery operations.

 

Insignia of the 648th Engineer Battalion.

Company C, 648^th mobilized to Bosnia with the 48^th Brigade in 2001. In December 2004,
the battalion was ordered into active duty for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 648^th deployed to Iraq in 2005 and returned the following year.

 

The 648^th Engineer Battalion was redesignated as the 48^th Special Troops Battalion September 1, 2007, with the Statesboro units redesignated Headquarters Company and Company A.[15] The 48^th BSTB was ordered into active federal service April 21, 2009, at home stations for service in Afghanistan with the 48^th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The 48^th BSTB was released from active federal service May 25, 2010, and reverted to state control. In recognition of its outstanding service rendered in support of the 48^th IBCT in Afghanistan, the 48^th BSTB was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation.

Soldiers of the 48th BSTB during the 48th IBCT's  Exportable Combat Training Capability Exercise 12-04 at Camp Ripley, Minn. August 15, 2012.
Georgia National Guard Archives.

 On September 1, 2013, Company A, 48^th BSTB relocated to Glennville, Ga.[16] Exactly two years later, the Special Troops Battalion was converted and redesignated the 177th Engineer Battalion.[17] Lieutenant Colonel Kris Marshall and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Logan became the first command team of the 177^th. Soldiers of the 177^th supported the 48^th IBCT’s Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart in June 2017 and mobilized with the brigade during its deployment to Afghanistan from 2018 to 2019. In June 2022, the 177th BEB once again mobilized to Fort Stewart Georgia in support of a 48th IBCT XCTC rotation.

As organized, the 177^th retained the mission of supporting the 48^th IBCT while expanding upon the core engineer capabilities of the unit. The signal company of the BEB contributes to the IBCT’s awareness of the operating picture and keeps the brigade in constant contact with higher and subordinate units. The military intelligence capability of the BEB, housed in its MI Company provides the decision-quality information to the brigade commander. The BEB’s unmanned aerial surveillance capability enhances this information collection and analysis role. In addition to a headquarters company and two combat engineer companies, a forward support company completes the organization of the BEB.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Glennville-based Alpha Company, 177th BEB participate in the closing ceremony for Noble Partner 20 at Vaziani Training Area,
Georgia, September 18, 2020. Photo by Sgt. Jordan Trent.

The equipment and specially trained personnel of the 177^th BEB have placed them in high demand for domestic response operations. 177^th engineers have assisted Georgia citizens during hurricane response operations and throughout the state’s coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 177^th has also maintained a steady operational training schedule over the years and mobilized overseas in support of exercise Noble Partner in the Country of Georgia in September 2020. Nearly 30 Soldiers of the 177^th BEB mobilized to the U.S. border with Mexico in October 2023 providing support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Soldiers of the 177th BEB clear debris in Bulloch County, Georgia August 7, 2024 following Tropical Storm Debby. Photo by Spc. Jorge Leon.

 

The capabilities of the 177^th BEB were pressed into service following the impact of Tropical Storm Debby in August 2024. The Soldier supported Bulloch and Bryan Counties with debris removal and route clearance. In Sylvania, the heavy equipment and engineering expertise of the 177^th were leveraged to repair a dam.

 

The following month, in response to Hurricane Helene, the 177^th BEB conducted route clearance in Lowndes, Coffee, Wheeler, Montgomery and Bulloch Counties. Fanning out across Southeast Georgia in heavy debris clearance teams and chainsaw teams, the Soldiers of the 177^th cleared more than 470 miles of roads enabling first responders to continue essential services and allow the forward movement of relief supplies.

 

 

Pics:

 

1st Battalion, 264th Coastal Artillery Regiment, Medical Department Detachment, 1939. Top Row: Private William D. Franklin, Pvt. I. V. Simmons, Pfc. Gerald D. Groover. Bottom Row: Sgt. Albert Green Pvt. James Deal.

 

STATESBORO, Ga. November, 1949 – The Statesboro-based Headquarters Battery and Battery A, 101st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion paid Guardsmen in silver dollars to show the merchants of Statesboro how much money the Guard brings into circulation each month.

 

Soldiers of the Statesboro-based 648^th Engineer Battalion at annual training at Fort Stewart in 1996.

 

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn., August 15 2012 -- Warriors of BSTB roll into action as part of a vehicle recovery mission during the Brigade’s Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise 12-04 at Camp Ripley, Minn.

 

GEORGIA GARRISON TRAINING CENTER, Fort Stewart, Ga. Sept. 20, 2013 — Benjamin Meyers, infantryman with Headquarter and Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion uses all of his strength to pull the bolt of his Mark 19 to the rear before firing. The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers are getting to conduct several live fire exercises like this while at their eXportable Combat Training Capabilities rotation.

 

Georgia Army National Guard soldier Spc. Delonda Sims, assigned to the Statesboro-based 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, disinfects a resident’s room at Lumber City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lumber City, Georgia on May 6, 2020. Spc. Sims is one of over 1,000 Georgia National Guard service members conducting infection control team missions in response to COVID-19.

 

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Luis Villanueva

 

 

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Chicola assumed command of the Statesboro-based 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion during a ceremony at the Macon Readiness Center, home of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Dec. 7, 2019. Photo by Maj. William Carraway

 

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Glennville-based Alpha Company, 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard participate in the closing ceremony for Noble Partner 20 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Sept. 18, 2020. The Georgia National Guard and the country of Georgia have participated in the National Guard State Partnership program for 26-years ensuring interoperability, functionality, and regional stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jordan Trent)

 

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Statesboro-based 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, render honors during the brigade change of command ceremony Oct. 17, 2021, at Volunteer Headquarters in Macon, Georgia. The brigade held a change of command ceremony where Col. Anthony Fournier relinquished command to Col. Jason Baker. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. William Carraway)

 

Knock, Knock

Georgia National Guardsmen from the Statesboro-based 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion detonate a demolition charge to clear a wire obstacle at a live demolition training range during Noble Partner 20, Sept. 14, 2020. Noble Partner 20 provides vital opportunities, not only for multiple U.S. services to work together, but also for integrated, total force training with U.S. National Guard units and our partner nations’ militaries to ensure interoperability. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class R.J. Lannom Jr.

 

Soldiers of Headquarters Company, 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion discuss the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga. June 12, 2022, with Brig. Gen. Dwayne Wilson, commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Logan, State Command Sergeant Major of the Georgia Army National Guard.

 

Debby Debris

Soldiers of the 177^th BEB clear debris in Bulloch County, Georgia August 7, 2024 following Tropical Storm Debby. Photo by Spc. Jorge Leon.

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[1] The Adjutant General, State of Georgia. Official Register of the National Guard of Georgia for 1916. Atlanta: 1916.

 

[2] Military Department of the State of Georgia. Pictorial Review of the National Guard of the State of Georgia. Atlanta: 1939, 215.

 

[3] Center for Military History. “Lineage and Honors of the 1-214^th Field Artillery Regiment.” U.S. Army.

[4] Center for Military History. “Lineage and Honors of the 1-214^th Field Artillery Regiment.” U.S. Army.

 

[5] (HHC [then HHC 101st Coast Arty BN] cited for period 23 Jul 1942 - 23 Jan 1943; WDGO 17, 1945 and DAGO 47, 1950).

 

[6] NG AROTO 325.4 March 17, 1958.

 

[7] Center for Military History. “Lineage and Honors of the 1-214^th Field Artillery Regiment.” U.S. Army.

 

[8] RA 73-59 June 10, 1959 effective July 1, 1959.

 

[9] RA 47-62 April 16, 1962 effective May 1, 1962.

 

[10] State of Georgia Department of Defense. Annual Report, 1962. Atlanta: 1963, Sec XIV.

[11] RA 57-63 March 21, 1963 Effective April 16, 1963.

 

[12] RA 71-67 December 14, 1967, effective January 1, 1968.

 

[13] OA 169-93 August 9, 1993 effective September 1, 1993.

 

[14] OA 170-93 August 9, 1993 effective October 1, 1993.

 

[15] OA 112-08 Ma7 21, 2008 effective September 1, 2007.

[16] OA 180-14 April 14, 2014 effective September 1, 2013.

 

[17] OA 434-14, Corrected Copy 1, 3 February 2015.

A History of Service in Monroe: The 178th MP Company

By Major William Carraway

Historian, Georgia Army National Guard

 

Imagery of the 178th MP Company in 2016 and its predecessor unit in 1916. Georgia National Guard Archives.

Early History

The Monroe, Georgia-based 178^th Military Police Company has a long history and tradition of service. The earliest Georgia National Guard unit from Monroe was the Walton Guards which was established in 1874 in honor of the Walton Guards which had served in the American Civil War. This unit was redesignated Company H, 2^nd Georgia Infantry Regiment in 1907, and in 1916 was mobilized with the regiment to the Mexican Border.[1] Company H was stationed at Camp Cotton in El Paso, Texas, where its Soldiers conducted patrols of the border until March 1917 when the 2^nd Georgia redeployed to Georgia. Remaining in federal service, the unit was redesignated Company H, 121^st Infantry Regiment October 1, 1917. Mobilized to France in 1918, the Walton Guards arrived too late to participate in combat operations.

 

The Walton Guards in 1902, Capt. Cliff Walker, commanding. Georgia National Guard Archives.

Inter War

The Monroe unit was reorganized as the Howitzer Company of the 121^st Infantry Regiment May 12, 1925, under the command of Capt. Augustus E. Williamson. [2] Williamson had enlisted in the Walton Guards and served with them on the Texas border in 1916. Nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross while serving as a noncommissioned officer with the Georgia National Guard’s 151^st Machine Gun Battalion in World War I, Williamson commanded the Howitzer Company for seven years during which the Monroe unit received numerous accolades.[3] Promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1932, Williamson was appointed property and distribution officer, forerunner of today’s United States Property and Fiscal Officer, for the Georgia National Guard. His brother, Donald Williamson, succeeded him and led the Howitzer Company until October 1, 1939, when it was reorganized as Battery B, 214^th Coast Artillery Regiment.[4] Williamson stayed on as commanding officer as did junior officers, 1^st Lt. George Hearn and 2^nd Lt. Ralph Caldwell.[5]

 

World War II

Insignia of the 214th CAR.
Georgia National Guard Archives.

On Nov. 25, 1940, the Monroe unit was inducted into federal service. Deployed to the
Pacific Theater, the unit was reorganized and redesignated Nov. 10, 1943, as Battery B, 528^th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. After combat service in the Guadalcanal and New Guinea campaigns the unit returned to the United States and was inactivated December 28, 1945, at Camp Stoneman, Calif.[6]

 

Cold War

With the post-World War II reorganization of the Georgia National Guard, the unit was redesignated as Battery B, 950^th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion. Reorganization and federal recognition followed May 29, 1947, and on October 1, 1953, the unit was redesignated Battery B, 950^th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.[7]

 

The Monroe-based 950th AAAWB at Camp Stewart, Ga. in July, 1952. Georgia National Guard Archives.

In 1959 the unit was consolidated with the Medical Detachment, 950^th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion and the 48^th Replacement Company and redesignated Battery A, 3^rd Automatic Weapons Battalion, 214^th Artillery.[8]

 

As part of the April 16, 1963 reorganization of the 48^th Armored Division, the unit was converted and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4^th Battalion, 121^st Infantry Regiment.[9] With the inactivation of the 48^th AD January 1, 1968, the unit was converted and redesignated as the 178^th Military Police Company, a unit of the 170th MP Battalion.[10]

 

In July 1968, the Georgia National Guard conducted an airlift exercise involving more than 400 Soldiers of the 170th and 176th MP Battalions. Seven Georgia Air National Guard C-124 Globemaster aircraft flew the Soldiers and 35 military vehicles from Fort Stewart to Dobbins Air Force Base July 9, 1968. Arriving at Dobbins, the MPs conducted riot control training designed to simulate a response to civil unrest.[11]

 

Military Police participate in an airlift exercise July 9, 1968. Georgia National Guard Archives.

On November 10, 1968, the Monroe armory of the 178^th MP was dedicated in honor of Maj. Gen. George Hearn who served 14 years in the Monroe unit.[12] Hearn, who had enlisted as a private in the Walton Guards, was appointed to serve as Georgia’s Adjutant General in 1954. He served two non-consecutive terms as adjutant general for a total of 15 years and retired in 1971 having served the longest of Georgia’s Adjutants General.

 

The Monroe Armory was dedicated November 10, 1968, in honor of Maj. Gen. George Hearn. Georgia National Guard Archives.

In August 1969, the 178^th and 190^th MP Companies provided security and traffic control for the American Legion parade in Atlanta.[13] For the MPs, it was the first hands-on experience at large crowd control operations.

 

In the early years of their existence, units of the 170^th and 176^th MP Battalions conducted civil response training at Hard Labor Creek State Park. The weekend of January 17-18, 1970, brought the 178^th MP Company to the park where more than 100 Monroe-based MPs took to the woods for riot control exercises in full gear.[14]

 

Annual training at Fort Stewart in 1986 provided the first exposure of the 178^th MP Company to the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System.[15] Later that year, Soldiers of the 178^th were part of an effort to ensure public safety for marchers in Forsyth County. In 1988, military police were put on standby to augment security at the Democrat convention in Atlanta. Then, in 1990, the 178^th  joined hundreds of Georgia Guard Soldiers in providing security during tense demonstrations in which white supremacists and civil rights advocates faced off at the state capitol and Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta.[16] Despite escalating tensions, the demonstrations ended peacefully.

 

Twenty volunteers from the 178^th MP Company mobilized with the 190^th MP Company in September 1990 as part of Operation Desert Shield.[17] The MPs were among the first Georgia Guardsmen deployed overseas where they were stationed in Saudi Arabia.

 

Specialist Andy Koundourakis, Georgia National Guard Soldier of the Year for 1991 (center) with 1st Sgt. Cliff Peters of the 178th MP Company.
Photo courtesy of the 178th MP Co. 

Throughout its existence, the 178^th MP Company has been recognized for collective and individual achievement. Captain Timothy Britt, commander of the 178^th MP Company, was the 1991 recipient of the William Few Award,[18] and in 1991 Spc. Andy Koundourakis of the 178^th was the Georgia National Guard Soldier of the year. In 1992, Sgt. Koundourakis was designated noncommissioned officer of the year.[19] Koundourakis followed up these feats in 1994 by achieving a new Winston P. Wilson match record for assembly and disassembly of the M-60 machine gun during the competition at Little Rock, Ark. Koundourakis broke the record with a time of 3:34 while blindfolded.[20]

 

The 178th MP Co. assists law enforcement in Bainbridge, Ga. in July 1994 following Tropical Storm Alberto. Georgia National Guard Archives. 

In July 1994, Tropical Storm Alberto caused widespread flooding across South Georgia. The 178^th MP Company was dispatched to Bainbridge, Ga. where floodwaters crested on July 15. Two days later, the 178^th were redeployed to assist the people of Albany. Throughout their mission, the MPs stood 12-hour shifts in 90-degree heat and humidity.[21]

 

During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 178^th, along with the 190^th MP Company and Company H, 121^st LRS, constituted Team Hotel, the task force charged with security of the Olympic Village. Assisting civil law enforcement, Team Hotel ensured the safety of more than 15,000 athletes and their family members.[22]

 

Soldiers of the 178th Military Police Company provided security during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Photo courtesy of the 178th MP Co.

The 178^th MP Company with 182 personnel was ordered to active federal service in support of Operation Noble Eagle February 11, 2002.[23] The 178^th provided MP support to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and augmented security at installations in Georgia. The 178th was released from active-duty December 17, 2002,[24] but was again ordered to active federal service February 23, 2003[25] for 12-month deployment in support of ONE.[26]

 

On November 19, 2008, the 178^th MP Co. was ordered to active federal service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The unit returned home and was released from federal service December 23, 2009.

 

The 178th MP Company in Haiti in 2011.  Photo courtesy of the 178th MP Co.

2011 was a busy year for the 178^th. In January the 178^th assisted stranded motorists following winter storms.[27] The 178^th fielded the M-1117 Armored Security Vehicle,[28] and in June, Monroe MPs conducted an overseas training event in Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance.

 

Soldiers of the 178th Military Police Company traveled to the country of Georgia in 2019 for exercise Agile Spirit.  Georgia National Guard Archives.

The 178th would again be called to assist following Winter Storms Pax and Leon in 2014 and provided personnel and equipment in response to hurricanes Matthew Irma, Michael, and Dorian. Personnel of the 178th mobilized to the country of Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 19 in the summer of 2019.

 

A convoy of vehicles from of the 178th Military Police Company enroute to Savannah following Hurricane Matthew October 8, 2016.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Perry.

In March 2020, MPs from Monroe were among the first Georgia Guardsmen called to active duty in support of Georgia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From May 2020 through 2021, the 178^th MP Company supported law enforcement officials and augmented security at key response to civil demonstrations, the contested 2020 election and subsequent presidential inauguration.

 

A Soldier of the 178th Military Police Company observes a protest in Atlanta May 30, 2020.  Photo by Maj. William Carraway.

Soldiers of the 178th mobilized with the 170th Military Police Battalion to sites in Atlanta on January 27, 2023, to support civil authorities and protect citizens and property after Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in response to threats of violence against the city of Atlanta. The Soldiers departed the Decatur Armory and staged at the World Congress Center. Military police provided security at the capitol and judiciary center. The Soldiers began returning to Decatur at 8:00 am Sunday morning and had completed their mission by 4:30 pm.

 

On October 20, 2023, the 178^th MP Co. mobilized to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The Soldiers returned from the Central Command area of operations August 6, 2024. Less than two months after their return, Soldiers of the 178^th MP Company were activated in support of Hurricane Helene response operations where they assisted law enforcement and humanitarian relief supply distribution.

The 178th MP Company returned from deployment to Kuwait August 6, 2024. Photo courtesy of the 178th MP Co.

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[1] Official Register of the National Guard of Georgia for 1917, Atlanta: Jan. 1, 1917, 88.

 

[2] Center for Military History. “30^th Infantry Division (States of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina).” April 19, 1924.

 

[3] Robert G. Burton to Mrs. P. F. Burton October 18, 1918.

 

[4] Military Department, State of Georgia, “General Order No. 14,” September 27, 1939.

 

[5] Military Department, State of Georgia. Pictorial Review of the National Guard of the State of Georgia. Atlanta: 1939, 56-57.

 

[6] The Center for Military History. “Lineage and Honors, 178^th Military Police Company.”

 

[7] NG AROTO 325.4, April 12, 1956.

 

[8] RA 73-59, June 10, 1959.

 

[9] RA 57-63, March 21, 1963.

 

[10] RA 71-67, December 14, 1967.

[11] “Ga. Emergency Operations Headquarters Conducts Successful Airlift of MP’s,” The Georgia Guardsman, May-Aug 1968, 4.

[12] “Major General George J. Hearn Honored in Naming of Armory in Monroe Dedicated by Governor,” The Georgia Guardsman, September December 1968, 2.

 

[13] “Army and Air Guardsmen Support American Legion Parade,” The Georgia Guardsman, July December 1969, 14.

[14] “State Park Site No Picnic for 178^th MP Co.,” The Georgia Guardsman, January March 1970. 11.

 

[15] “Going MILES at AT,” The Georgia Guardsman. August September 1986, 11.

 

[16] “Guard Defends Rights Twice in 1990,” The Georgia Guardsman. Spring 1990, 1.

 

[17] “Guardsman’s Letters Describe Desert Duty,” The Georgia Guardsman, Winter 1990, 15.

 

[18] “Awards and Honors,” The Georgia Guardsman, Fall 1991, 16.

 

[19] Mattie Jones, “178^th has Georgia’s Top NCO,” The Georgia Guardsman, June 1992, 23.

 

[20] Eric Johnson, “178^th MP Breaks Record,” The Georgia Guardsman, March 1994, 16.

 

[21] “The Flood of 94,” The Georgia Guardsman. September 1994, 5.

 

[22] Fred Baker and Thomas Meeks, “Locked and Loaded. Team Hotel Protects Olympic Athletes,” The Georgia Guardsman, Summer 1996, 19.

 

[23] DA PO 35-9.

 

[24] DA PO 345-1.

 

[25] DA PO 48-12.

 

[26] DA PO 68-23.

 

[27] “Patriot Winter 2011,” The Georgia Guardsman, January 2011, 3-4.

 

[28] Roy Henry. “Christmas Comes Early for MPs.” The Georgia Guardsman. June 2010, 2-3.