May 26, 2016

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North Carolina National Guard nationally recognized for excellence  Caldwell Journal 

The North Carolina National Guard has been honored as a 2016 Army Community of Excellence Winner. North Carolina placed third out of 34 competing installations for this national award. The Army National Guard recognizes states and installations that best apply self-assessment and demonstrated process improvement in their organization during the annual awards ceremony. Read More…

Governor honors armed forces  North Carolina News Network 

Gov. Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory hosted military families at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh to thank veterans, military service members and their families for their service. The event is an annual tradition for Governor and First Lady McCrory. Read More…

Study seeks NC military families  USO  

The Promoting Strong Military Families is a research study looking at ways to keep North Carolina military families strong. Families are being sought for participation in the study. Read More…

North Carolina National Guard Family Programs  NCNGA  

North Carolina National Guard Family Programs offers a Quick Reference Guide to assist families in a variety of areas, including Family Readiness Support Services to State Child & Youth Program. Read More…

Show of gratitude  NGAUS  

On behalf of the President of the United States … and a grateful nation … Those are among the most sobering and meaningful words that people in uniform will ever utter. National Guard soldiers and airmen are repeating them often across the land these days as they present American flags, precisely folded into triangles, to a grieving loved-one left behind after Taps has soulfully signified that another hero is being laid to rest. Read More…

82nd Airborne Division tests new all-terrain vehicles in Poland jump  Military.com 

The U.S. Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division will jump into Poland next month in a test of their ability to bolster NATO’s eastern flank in a hurry. It will also be a test of the ability of their new all-terrain vehicles to get them quickly out of the drop zone. Col. Colin Tuley, commander of the 1st BCT, said the jump over Torun, Poland, by a battalion of about 600 of his paratroopers was meant to demonstrate the “readiness and deployability” of the Global Response Force to shore up allies and meet any threat worldwide on quick notice. Read More…

Correction required  Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett (Ret.) via NGAUS 

When the National Commission on the Future of the Army released its report in January, NGAUS was pleased that it recommended greater use of the Army National Guard. And during the press conference that accompanied the release, several mentions were made of 12304(b), a mobilization authority created in the fiscal 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that makes it easier for the Pentagon to utilize the Guard and Reserve. Read More…

NCNG founds the Austin Bouton Cardwell Ordnance Association  North Carolina National Guard via DVIDS 

Soldiers, families and retirees came together to commemorate the inauguration of the North Carolina National Guard’s Austin-Bouton-Cardwell chapter of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Association during a ceremony in Raleigh, North Carolina. The chapter was named after an officer, Brigadier General Beth Austin, a warrant officer, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jack Cardwell and a non-commissioned officer, Sgt. Maj. Ernest Bouton. Read More…