The Georgia Air National Guard | The founder of the colony of Georgia\, Gen. James Oglethorpe\, served as t he first Georgia Guardsman. He embodied the legend of the minuteman\, a tr adition carried forward by the Georgia Army National Guard. In May 1941\, the first distinct aviation unit was created at Candler Field in Atlanta-t he 128th Observation Squadron. In September 1947\, a federal act officiall y created the Air National Guard. Its Georgia units in Marietta\, Savannah \, Warner Robins\, and other locations have played a role in major conflic ts around the world as well as post 9-11 assignments and security for the 1996 Olympics.
\nClint Smith\, a retired member of the Georgia Air N ational Guard\, served at State Headquarters at Dobbins Air Reserve Base a nd the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta\, Georgia. He had many respo nsibilities\, including Command Historian. A board member of the Historica l Society of the Georgia National Guard\, Smith served eight years in the Georgia legislature where he led on military and security issues. The auth or of two novels\, Smith has published columns on public policy and histor y.
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