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Guard participates in Deal inauguration

ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2011 – Nathan Deal – followed by Maj. Gen. William T. Nesbitt, Georgia’s Adjutant General, and Col. Bill Hitchens, Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner – reviews a formation of Georgia Army and Air Guardsmen and Georgia State Troopers inside the State Capitol shortly after being sworn into office as Georgia’s 82nd governor.

 

Prior to viewing the formation, General Nesbitt and others watched from the gallery of the House chamber as Deal took the oath of office.

 

“It’s an honor for the Guard to bear witness to yet another peaceful exchange of executive power,” said Nesbitt. “The National Guard, in one form or another, has stood by to serve the governor of Georgia for the better part of four centuries, and we look forward to doing the same for Governor Deal throughout his tenure.”

 

In November, then Governor-elect Deal made one of his first administration appointments in keeping Maj. Gen. Nesbitt in his position as the Adjutant General of Georgia, saying "General Nesbitt has more than 40 years of service, and he's a leader who brings the most relevant experience to the table as he has the proven ability to lead multiple civilian, military and law enforcement organizations to ensure that Georgians are kept safe.”

 

The Georgia Guardsmen in attendance who braved the severe winter weather that struck metro Atlanta and all of North Georgia came from Monroe’s 178th Military Police Company, Kennesaw’s 277th Maintenance Company, and the Air Guard’s 117th Air Control Squadron at Warner Robins Air Base.

 

The Georgia Army Guard’s Ellenwood-based 116th Band provided music for Deal’s swearing-in from the rotunda, then lined the steps down to the rotunda as the new governor and his first lady, Sandra Deal, descended from the House chambers.

 

(Photo by Sgt 1st Class Roy Henry, Public Affairs Office, Georgia Department of Defense)

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