March 10, 2016

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Bond issue would help NC National Guard remain ready, reliable and relevant The News & Observer 

Whether it is a hurricane, winter storm, tornado or any man-made disaster that strikes, North Carolinians serving in the National Guard respond. This has been their solemn obligation for over three centuries. Included in the ConnectNC bond referendum that voters will weigh on the primary ballot this month is $70 million dedicated toward the infrastructure needed to sustain this tremendous team of voluntary citizen soldiers and airmen. Read More…

North Carolina Troops to Teachers program coordinator offers information briefing NCNGA  

The North Carolina Troops to Teachers program coordinator is offering an information briefing 1-3 p.m., March 16, 2016, at the Bragg Training and Education Center in Auditorium (in the F Wing). Read More…

Convention and ball early bird registration deadline approaching NCNGA  

North Carolina National Guard Association Convention and Ball early bird registration discount deadline is right around the corner (March 23). Register today at www.ncnga.org to save your spot and some money. Read More…

March —Today in Guard History National Guard 

On March 1, 1997 in Montpelier, Vermont, Lieutenant Colonel Martha Rainville, commanding the 158th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Vermont Air Guard, is elected by the state legislature as the “Green Mountain” state’s first female adjutant general. However, her appointment is more significant in that it marks the first time any woman in the nation’s history has ever served as a state’s adjutant general. Read More…

Guardsmen credited with catching man accused in sexual assault WBTV-TV 

Some North Carolina National Guard soldiers and others are being praised in Kings Mountain after a man was caught just seconds after a sexual assault of a minor girl. It happened just across the street from the Guard Armory.  Read More…

North Carolina National Guard Military Police support Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point North Carolina National Guard via DVIDS 

Sixty members of the North Carolina Army National Guard’s 211th Military Police Company supported the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), Provost Marshall Office by providing physical security and law and order operations at the installation here, Feb. 18-March 5. Army Capt. Ruben Velez, a guard supervisor with the MOTSU, Provost Marshall Office has served at the installation since 2003. “This is the first year that the National Guard has assisted us with our training requirement and they have done a great job, very professional operators,” said Velez. Read More…

TAGs push lawmakers for C-130 upgrades NGAUS  

The adjutants general from states flying the C-130 have asked House and Senate defense leaders to push the Air Force to comply with mandated modernization plans while keeping separate their request to add four or more new C-130Js to the Air National Guard. Twenty-one adjutants general from states flying the C-130 wrote recently to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, as well as to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Defense Appropriations subcommittees, to make their case for both modernization of existing aircraft and the purchase of new ones. Read More…

NCNGA Webinar Series NCNGA  

With the success of our first webinar and call-in with over 27 people participating, we have decided to make this new opportunity a staple of our benefits. We have decided to host our next series on March 24th at 7:00 about “North Carolina Family Law Basics” as request. The volunteer attorneys from Americorps will again facilitate this training. They will cover items from tenant rights to child custody during his session. You have the option to remain anonymous during these sessions and submit questions. Mark your calendar today to participate. We will be forwarding more details over the coming weeks.  Read More…