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Video by Spc. Chasity Williams
Georgia State Best Warrior Competition 2025- Winners Interviews
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March 14, 2025 | 4:40
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicolas White, noncommissioned officer of the year, and Georgia State Defence Force Cpl. Dachi Matiashvili, enlisted Soldier of the year competed in the 2025 Georgia Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition. Both were also awarded the Georgia Meritorious Service Medal, while Georgia State Defense Force Spc. Samual Brown received the Chad Mercer Award during a ceremony at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia, March 14, 2025. The competition demonstrates the readiness and lethality of Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers by testing the competitors with physical fitness assessments, written exams, and other warrior tasks and battle drills. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Chasity Williams)
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Mission & Vision

Mission: 
189th IN BDE (CATB) observes, coaches, and trains our ARNG and USAR partners to provide trained and ready units to support combatant commander requirements around the world. O/O, conduct Mobilization and Large Scale Mobilization Operations (LSMO) in support of our ARNG and USAR partners to meet combatant commander OPLAN requirements.
Vision: 
Our purpose is to support First Army’s mission to achieve FORSCOM directed readiness and deliver trained and ready NG and RC forces. We accomplish this through partnership with the National Guard and US Army Reserve as FORSCOM’s proponent for the integration of the Army’s Total Force Policy (ATFP) and execution of Mobilization Training Centers (MTC) operations as part of the Army’s LSMO effort.

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