Militia members listen as musician Bubba Mitchell plays music following a day of training on private property near Jackson, Ga. on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Mitchell was hired to play for the event. Photo by Kevin D. Liles for BuzzFeed
Shot during a FTX (field training exercises) weekend for Georgia Security Force III% militia, as well as some members for the South Carolina Security Force III%. GSF III% is part of the umbrella group, III% Security Force, which includes groups from several states. Chris Hill (Blood Agent), commanding officer of GSF III%, is the founder of the Security Force movement. According to him, GSF III% membership fluctuates between 30-50 members and growing by about one member per day. GSF III%, as do the other groups, train one weekend per month.