December 03, 2015

December 03, 2015

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Pentagon: More troops to Syria perhaps NGAUS Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

The Pentagon would send more troops to Syria if the initial commitment of 50 special operations troops shows promise. USA Today reported on comments from a senior defense official. According to the official, who could not be named, if the troops sent to Syria to advise forces battling ISIS have an impact and anti-ISIS forces are able to take ground away from the terrorist group, more American troops could be sent. Read More…

Free federal and state tax preparation filing available NCNGA Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

The North Carolina National Guard Legal Assistance Office will be preparing and electronically filing federal and state income tax returns free of charge for members of the NC National Guard, their families and retirees from Jan. 25-April 15, 2016. Read More…

NCNG Teen Council works with Wreaths Across America NCNG Teen Council Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

To honor our service members and veterans and to support younger National Guard children, the NCNG Teen Council will be working with Wreaths Across America, a 501c3 non-profit organization, for the holiday season. Through this project, NCNG Teen Council chapters across the state will learn and teach others to honor and respect our veterans, work with local FAC Centers and communities and donate to the Operation Kids on Guard program, ensuring that events and activities will continue to be available to all NCNG children. Read More…

December —Today in Guard History National Guard Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

In 1774, the newly organized Baltimore Independent Cadets elect Mordecai Gist as its captain. The Cadets, a volunteer militia company raised along the lines of the Minutemen in Massachusetts, willingly undergo weekly military training as tension increases with Britain over American rights. Less then a year after the Revolutionary War (in January 1776) the company was expanded into Colonel William Smallwood’s Maryland Regiment, later redesignated as the Maryland Line of the Continental Army. Read More…

Guard chief serves turkey in Afghanistan NGAUS Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

Gen. Frank J. Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, served turkey and fixings to troops in Afghanistan Thanksgiving Day. He and Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, the chief’s senior enlisted advisor, helped serve meals in Kabul, Bagram and Kandahar, where they met with some of the 700 Guard members serving there. Read More…

Army Commission drops hints on final report; reorg likely Breaking Defense Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

As it hustles towards a Feb. 1 deadline, the National Commission on the Future of the Army remains pretty tight-lipped on what it’ll say in its report to Congress. Even our usually savvy sources are mostly shrugging their shoulders. However, the commissioners have dropped enough hints for us to make two educated guesses. Read More…

Study: Air evacuations may cause harm NGAUS Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

A study finds that evacuating injured and wounded troops by airplane out of combat zones to hospitals far away may increase the damage done by traumatic brain injury because of the changes in air pressure aboard the aircraft. The study was funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Air Force and performed by the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Read More…

Record-setting flight engineer plans to retire 379th Air Expeditionary Wing via DVIDS Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

Everyone waits for his approval before the plane takes off. He is Master Sgt. Curtis Stark, 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron superintendent. In nearly three decades of service, Stark has flown more than 400 combat missions in the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft and accumulated more than 4,000 combat flying hours. Read More…

New app makes it easy for Guard members to connect with mental health care National Guard Share on LinkedinShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

For Guard members, getting connected with a mental health provider in their area is as easy as downloading an app. The Guard Ready app, which has listings for mental health providers and other specialists, was initially fielded in a limited capacity about a year ago but has been retooled over the past few months with listings in all 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia, said Army Capt. Brian Pennington, the Suicide Prevention Program coordinator with the National Guard Bureau. Read More…

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