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The 78th Homeland Response Force is a Georgia Army National Guard unit selected to support FEMA in responding to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incidents. It is headquartered in Marietta and commanded by Colonel Michael Scholes. The unit fulfills its domestic response mission while also deploying subordinate units in support of overseas operations. In 2011, the 277th Maintenance Company returned from Afghanistan and the 1177th Transportation Company returned from Qatar. The 78th HRF was fully certified as a homeland response force in November 2011.

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78th Homeland Response Force The Georgia Army Guards 78th Homeland Response Force (HRF) was selected as one of 10 homeland response forces to support FEMA as a consequence management agency for chemical, biological, nuclear, and/or radiological incidents. The 78th HRF officially changed its unit designation from a troop command Nov. 1, 2010 filling a crucial gap as the response force for FEMA Region IV. Since Jan. 11, 2011, the 78th HRF has occupied its new headquarters at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta. Commanded by Col. Michael Scholes, Sr., since Dec. 1, 2010, the 78th HRFs mission is to man, train and equip a homeland response force that can provide a response capability to assist civil authorities in saving lives and mitigating suffering in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident. At the same time, the 78th must provide trained and ready troops to support overseas contingency operations. To fulfill its mission statement, the 78th is authorized an estimated 2,677 Soldiers. The 78ths senior enlisted leader is Command Sgt. Maj. Grady Gayton. As the 78th HRF continues to support its stateside mission of providing support to civil authorities in times of disaster, it also has seen the deployment and redeployment of its subordinate units in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. In 2011, the 277th Maintenance Company returned from its yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, and the 1177th Transportation Company eturned from Qatar. While supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, most of the 277ths personnel were attached to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion out of Fort Richardson, Alaska, and stayed at Bagram Air Base in Kabul. Others, who were sent outside the wire, went to forward operating bases where they worked alongside the Armys 360th Transportation Company and under the 101st Airborne Division. The 277th also picked up the additional task of mentoring Afghan Army maintenance units throughout those areas. The 170th Military Police Battalion, formerly under the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, is now the security element for the 78th HRF. The 170th MP Battalion is currently deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where it is responsible for assisting Guantanamos Joint Detention group with personnel actions, intelligence, supply, logistics, and day-to-day operations. The 179th and 278th Military Police Companies are both preparing for deployments to Afghanistan. In the near future, the 265th Regional Support Group will deploy Agribusiness Development Team II to Afghanistan and redeploy its first Agribusiness Development Team to its home station in Metter, Ga. ADT II is the second of three such Georgia teams that are part of the ongoing National Guard program to help the Afghans improve their farming and agribusiness techniques, thereby enhancing that countrys agricultural economy and steering Afghan farmers away from growing poppy, which is used for making heroin. The 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment deployed for two weeks in January 2011 for overseas duty training in support of Yama Sakura 59, an annual joint command, tabletop exercise conducted by the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and U.S. forces. This was the third time the 124th has participated. The 78th HRF was fully certified as a homeland response force November 2011.
(Word Count 519) 78th HRF Units 122nd Regional Training Institute, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta Joint Task Force 781 CERFP Regional Training Site-Maintenance, Georgia Guard Garrison Training Center, Hinesville 116th Army Band, Joint Forces Headquarters, Ellenwood 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta 248th Medical Company, Marietta 4th Civil Support Team, Marietta 848th Engineer Company (SAPPER), Douglas 138th Chemical Company, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta 122nd Rear Operations Center, Hinesville 214th Field Artillery, Waynesboro 202nd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Marietta 139th Chaplain Detachment, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta Headquarters Detachment, 265th Regional Support Group, Metter Headquarters Detachment, 110th Combat Service Support Battalion, Tifton 82nd Maintenance Company, Fort Benning, Columbus 1148th Transportation Company, Fort Gordon, Augusta 1177th Transportation Company, LaGrange 1230th Transportation Company, Thomasville 277th Maintenance Company, Kennesaw 201st Regional Support Group, Fort Gordon, Augusta Georgia Medical Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Ellenwood Recruiting and Retention Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta North Georgia College and State University Detachment, Dahlonega Detachment 2, Training Site Support Detachment, Georgia Garrison Training Center, Hinesville

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  • 1. 78th Homeland Response Force The Georgia Army Guards 78th Homeland Response Force (HRF) was selected as one of 10 homeland response forces to support FEMA as a consequence management agency for chemical, biological, nuclear, and/or radiological incidents. The 78th HRF officially changed its unit designation from a troop command Nov. 1, 2010 filling a crucial gap as the response force for FEMA Region IV. Since Jan. 11, 2011, the 78th HRF has occupied its new headquarters at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta. Commanded by Col. Michael Scholes, Sr., since Dec. 1, 2010, the 78th HRFs mission is to man, train and equip a homeland response force that can provide a response capability to assist civil authorities in saving lives and mitigating suffering in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident. At the same time, the 78th must provide trained and ready troops to support overseas contingency operations. To fulfill its mission statement, the 78th is authorized an estimated 2,677 Soldiers. The 78ths senior enlisted leader is Command Sgt. Maj. Grady Gayton. As the 78th HRF continues to support its stateside mission of providing support to civil authorities in times of disaster, it also has seen the deployment and redeployment of its subordinate units in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. In 2011, the 277th Maintenance Company returned from its yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, and the 1177th Transportation Company eturned from Qatar. While supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, most of the 277ths personnel were attached to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion out of Fort Richardson, Alaska, and stayed at Bagram Air Base in Kabul. Others, who were sent outside the wire, went to forward operating bases where they worked alongside the Armys 360th Transportation Company and under the 101st Airborne Division. The 277th also picked up the additional task of mentoring Afghan Army maintenance units throughout those areas. The 170th Military Police Battalion, formerly under the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, is now the security element for the 78th HRF. The 170th MP Battalion is currently deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where it is responsible for assisting Guantanamos Joint Detention group with personnel actions, intelligence, supply, logistics, and day-to-day operations. The 179th and 278th Military Police Companies are both preparing for deployments to Afghanistan. In the near future, the 265th Regional Support Group will deploy Agribusiness Development Team II to Afghanistan and redeploy its first Agribusiness Development Team to its home station in Metter, Ga. ADT II is the second of three such Georgia teams that are part of the ongoing National Guard program to help the Afghans improve their farming and agribusiness techniques, thereby enhancing that countrys agricultural economy and steering Afghan farmers away from growing poppy, which is used for making heroin. The 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment deployed for two weeks in January 2011 for overseas duty training in support of Yama Sakura 59, an annual joint command, tabletop exercise conducted by the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and U.S. forces. This was the third time the 124th has participated. The 78th HRF was fully certified as a homeland response force November 2011.
  • 2. (Word Count 519) 78th HRF Units 122nd Regional Training Institute, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta Joint Task Force 781 CERFP Regional Training Site-Maintenance, Georgia Guard Garrison Training Center, Hinesville 116th Army Band, Joint Forces Headquarters, Ellenwood 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta 248th Medical Company, Marietta 4th Civil Support Team, Marietta 848th Engineer Company (SAPPER), Douglas 138th Chemical Company, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta 122nd Rear Operations Center, Hinesville 214th Field Artillery, Waynesboro 202nd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Marietta 139th Chaplain Detachment, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta Headquarters Detachment, 265th Regional Support Group, Metter Headquarters Detachment, 110th Combat Service Support Battalion, Tifton 82nd Maintenance Company, Fort Benning, Columbus 1148th Transportation Company, Fort Gordon, Augusta 1177th Transportation Company, LaGrange 1230th Transportation Company, Thomasville 277th Maintenance Company, Kennesaw 201st Regional Support Group, Fort Gordon, Augusta Georgia Medical Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Ellenwood Recruiting and Retention Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta North Georgia College and State University Detachment, Dahlonega Detachment 2, Training Site Support Detachment, Georgia Garrison Training Center, Hinesville