Georgia national guard deployed. The georgia national guard deployed more than 2600 soldiers and airmen in support of military operations and training around the world in 2019. They have mobilized to support requests from the georgia emergency management and homeland security agency gema and georgia department of. Brian kemp extended an order monday that deployed 1000 georgia national guard troops to protect state buildings in atlanta the latest in a series of escalating tensions with atlanta mayor.
Georgia governor brian kemp has ordered national guard troops to deploy in atlanta after rioters ransacked the state police headquarters. Governor kemp deployed up to 2000 troops this weekend. Atlanta ga on march 14 2020 governor brian kemp authorized the activation of up to 2000 members of the georgia national guard in order to combat covid 19.
The two teams arrived march 26 and 27 and are comprised of twenty two service members one doctor two physicians assistants four nurses. Now in 2020 many of these. At this time over 170 service members are activated in response to the covid 19 pandemic.
Shootings in the city have doubled in the wake of protests against police brutality. Brian kemp r on monday authorized deploying the states national guard after a weekend of violence in atlanta that included the fatal shooting of an 8 year old girl. The georgia national guard deployed more than 2600 soldiers and airmen in support of military operations and training around the world in 2019.
The governor signed the order late saturday that expands a state of emergency across georgia and allows as many as 3000 national guard troops to deploy to reinforce local and state law enforcement.