April 07, 2016

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The 2016 NCNGA 55th Annual Convention is this month! NCNGA  

The 2016 NCNGA 55th Annual Convention is quickly approaching, scheduled for April 29-30 at Sheraton Four Seasons/Koury Center in Greensboro. Click here to register. In addition to breakout sessions, silent auctions and a casino, hospitality rooms will be available. Read More…

Convention Hospitality Suites NCNGA  

The favorite part of our Convention for many is attending our popular Hospitality Suites. If you’re interested in making a donation or interested in volunteering, please contact the points of contacts below. Read More…

Help YOUR Association! Run for Executive Council NCNGA 

The Nominating & Credentials Sub-Committee is actively seeking qualified candidates to run for Executive Council seats. Upcoming vacancies for each major command will be filled at the next convention to be held 29-30 April, 2016 at Sheraton Four Seasons/Koury Convention Center, Greensboro. Read More…

Are you ready to deploy? The Army is changing the way it tracks deployable soldiers Army Times 

The Army is changing the way it tracks a soldier’s readiness to deploy, even as it works to increase unit readiness and reduce the number of nondeployable troops in the force. The new readiness reporting procedures are designed to enhance the deployability of units; they will take effect in July, according to instructions issued by the service’s senior leadership. Read More…

U.S. Army takes next step to develop sensor to see through fog of war Defense News 

The Army has taken a critical step in developing a next-generation sensor to help U.S. ground forces see through the fog of war. The service has awarded contracts to Raytheon and DRS Technologies to develop the 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3GEN FLIR) in the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program. If all options are exercised the contract value for 96 3GEN FLIR B-Kits is $154.4 million. Read More…

‘Iron Man’ or not, exoskeletons may soon have military benefits Modern War Institute 

Growing up in the late ‘90s and early 2000s with the science fiction of powerhouse genres such as Star Wars and Halo, Ethan Millsap was not unaccustomed to the idea of a robotic supersuit for soldiers. In science fiction, these suits were capable of protecting an individual from the deadliest of weapons, allow the wearer to be stronger and faster, and was filled with a plethora of fancy gadgets and gizmos that put to shame anything that James Bond’s Q could come up with. However, the concept of a robotic super-suit has always been purely science fiction — an idea that made a hero in a video game fun to be or a villain in a book a worthy enemy — until now. Read More…

Mindfulness training may ease PTSD HealthDay News 

Mindfulness training can trigger brain changes that help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder manage disturbing memories and thoughts, according to a new study of war veterans. This study included 23 U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who all received some form of group therapy. After four months of weekly sessions, many had reductions in their PTSD symptoms. Read More…

The military’s problem with marriage Task & Purpose 

Divorce — it’s no stranger to those in the military. At the same time, the military is a very tradition-minded institution, so divorce is often treated like the family secret no one talks about. Statistics say that the military divorce rate was at 3.1 percent in 2014, which isn’t as bad as it has been, but still isn’t good. Read More…