The 5th Brigade provides resource and military support for the GA State Defense Force and GA Army National Guard.
Within the 5th Brigade are the following units:
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (5th BDE HHC, located in Macon, GA) – the administrative HQ for our personnel. The HHC also run a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) and Initial Entry Training (IET) for 5th BDE Recruiting.
The 2nd Battalion provides support to the following GA Army National Guard’s Companies of the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team:
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Huron), located in Forsyth, GA
A Company (Apache), located in Griffin, GA
B Company (Blackhawk), located in Newnan, GA
C Company (Comanche), located in Cordele, GA and Americus, GA
D Company (Dakota), located in Valdosta, GA
H Company (Hotel), 148th Brigade Support Battalion Forward Support Company, located in Albany, GA
The 3rd Battalion provides support to GA Army National Guard’s 179th MP Company at Fort Stewart, GA
The 4th Battalion provides support to GA Army National Guard’s 1177th Transportation Company at LaGrange, GA
All units support other missions when called.



