June 09, 2016

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National Guard units taking the lead in Multinational Battle Group-East  Multinational Battle Group-East via DVIDS 

There are more than 4,500 troops, from various countries, participating in the NATO-led mission in Kosovo and out of those 4,500 there are more than 280 National Guard Soldiers supporting the Kosovo Force 21 mission. However, National Guard Soldiers taking the lead in the Multinational Battle Group-East isn’t a first for the Kosovo mission, with the previous headquarters leading Multinational Battle Group-East being a National Guard unit out of North Carolina. Read More…

How the US military trains to take any airbase, anywhere in the world, in just 18 hours  Business Insider 

What happens when all hell breaks loose and the US military needs to act within hours? Enter the 5,000 specialists of Global Response Force, from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Brigade, Joint Special Operations Command, and the US Air Force, capable of deploying to any location on earth within 18 hours. Read More…

Talking Points for June Drill  EANGUS  

The National Office hopes that all of you enjoyed a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We have been hard at work influencing the House and Senate during their considerations of the National Defense Authorizations Acts. By clicking the following link will find an overview of the legislation and EANGUS successes. The National Office staff will continue to use social media, website posts, and legislative alerts to keep members engaged as legislation affecting our members progresses. Read More…

NCNG’s Himars Battalion joins exercise Anakonda 16  North Carolina National Guard via DVIDS 

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Ebbighausen brought everyone on the flight needed for the Poland trip, several college students, electricians, a game warden, drivers, carpenters, salesmen and a mechanic, all Citizen-Soldiers. These 51 North Carolina National Guard Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), deployed May 31, 2016, to Exercise Anakonda 16, a Polish-led, joint, multinational exercise taking place in Poland from June 7-17 involving more than 25,000 participants from more than a dozen nations. Read More…

2 Air National Guard pilots home after midair collision  The Associated Press via ABC News 

Two F-16 fighter pilots who survived a midair collision in Georgia are home with their families, the commander of the South Carolina National Guard said. Pieces of wreckage from both jets were found in remote, wooded areas about 2 miles apart from each other, Guard officials said. The two aircraft collided over a bombing range in Jefferson County, Georgia. Read More…

Don’t forget Father’s Day gifts from NCNGA  NCGA  

Don’t forget to order Father’s Day gifts with his Unit or the NCNGA Association logos on jackets, shirts and hats. We also offer wallets, golf supplies and more in the NCNGA Store Read More…

Results Physiotherapy team member receives Patriot Award  Results Physiotherapy via Market Wired 

Martha Kartaoui, a district patient support leader for Results Physiotherapy, received the Patriot Award on May 18 in Cary, North Carolina, for her support of team member and North Carolina National Guardsman Sgt. Jacob Lease. Lease nominated Kartaoui for the award, which recognizes individual supervisors for supporting employees serving their country in the National Guard. Read More…

France’s liberators visit on D-Day anniversary  Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 

World War II is never far from the minds of folks in Normandy. They get constant reminders in the streets named after American soldiers, the concrete bunkers that still dot the countryside and the history of their communities, which endured years of Nazi rule before the Allied troops arrived. The American flag raised in Ste. Mere-Eglise back then is now on display in the building where couples get married — each sees that flag when they leave with their wedding licenses. Read More…