NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for November 16, 2017

November 16, 2017

 

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The Sights, Sounds and Success of North Carolina National Guard’s Regional Training Institute DVIDS
On any given day at North Carolina National Guard’s 139th Regiment-Regional Training Institute you are guaranteed to hear one, if not all, of the following; the boom of artillery fire, cadence and commands of officer candidates, medics calling vital signs, clicks and clanks of socket wrenches, diesel engines rumbling to life and Army trucks rolling along the pavement. North Carolina National Guard’s 139th Regiment-Regional Training Institute (139th RTI) trains hundreds of students annually in the skill sets associated with artillerymen (cannon and Multiple Launch Rocket System), combat medic, wheeled vehicle mechanic and motor transport operator/driver. It also runs officer and non-commissioned officer professional development classes and the North Carolina Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. Read More…

National Guard Fixing Roads In Puerto Rico WWNO
Thousands of military personnel, many of them from the National Guard, are among the people helping Puerto Rico’s recovery effort. One group of 170 troops from North Carolina has a specific mission: fix the roads torn apart by Hurricane Maria. Read More…

NCNG’s 105th Engineer Battalion returns from Puerto Rico ABC11
More than 143 Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 105th Engineer Battalion, based in Raeford, N.C., will return from Puerto Rico after providing Hurricane Maria recovery efforts for the last 40 days. The 105th will be welcomed home, at their headquarters in Raeford, by family, friends and fellow Guardsmen. Puerto Rico requested assistance from NC Guard through an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request with NC Emergency Management to aid in recovery. Read More…

NC leaders discuss issues facing military-affiliated students at summit Daily Tar Heel
Student veterans, campus leaders from UNC system schools, North Carolina community college administrators and North Carolina legislators gathered Monday for the UNC Veterans Summit to discuss the various ways state campuses can serve student veterans. The summit included a series of panels on various topics, including student veterans; campus leadership in supporting military-affiliated students; partnerships between the UNC system and the state legislature; the connections between the UNC system and the N.C. Community College System; and transitioning veterans into the workforce. Read More…

SECU Members Help Honor State Government Employees with Awards Ceremony Sponsorship GlobeNewswire
In a special ceremony hosted by the Office of State Human Resources and sponsored by the member-funded SECU Foundation, 12 individuals were honored for their outstanding accomplishments and dedicated service to the state and citizens of North Carolina. The distinguished recipients were presented with the highest privilege that can be bestowed upon a state employee – the Governor’s Awards for Excellence. Officials from State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) and the Foundation were on hand for the ceremony, including SECU Foundation Board Chair Cynthia Jolly, who welcomed guests to the event held at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. Read More…

Special Kind of Courage: World War II Vet Risked Life to Bring Supplies to Front Lines Mountaineer
Army veteran Alcy “Junior” Kates of Waynesville suffered serious injuries while bringing supplies to soldiers fighting on the front lines in World War II. “I went to the front lines to take food to the men,” Kates said. “I had to get it to them.” Along with food in the form of Army K-rations, Kates took clothes, cigarettes and mail to the soldiers battling Germans in European countries during the 1940s. Serving as supply sergeant for Company H of the 119th regiment in the 30th Infantry Division put Kates in the line of fire, even though he and the jeep driver took precautions. Read More…

449th CAB conducts aerial gunnery DVIDS
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-126th General Aviation Support Battalion, and 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare for mobilization to the Middle East by conducting aerial gunnery from mid-October to early November at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Although there are no organic aviation units assigned to Fort Sill, Henry Post Army Airfield, opened in 1917, is the longest continuously open airfield in the continental United States. The aerial gunnery training includes support operations utilizing the Forward Army and Refueling Point, airfield management and aviation maintenance. Read More…

November — Today in Guard History National Guard 

1776 Fort Washington, New York – Approximately 8,000 British and “Hessian” (German auxiliaries hired to fight for the British) soldiers, supported by guns from Royal Navy ships, assaulted Fort Washington on the northern end of Manhattan Island. The fort, meant to hold only about 500 men had been flooded by retreating American troops seeking shelter from the furious attacks which saw many of their comrades killed by Hessian bayonets (few Americans had these to use in their defense). Before the royal forces could launch a coordinated attack on the fort itself, Pennsylvania Colonel Robert Magaw surrenders his garrison of more than 3,000 soldiers. Most of these men were members of the 4th and 6th Pennsylvania regiments along with several companies from Maryland and other states. This was the second worst American defeat of the entire war, only the American surrender of 5,500 troops at Charleston, SC in 1780 was more costly. Read More…

Study seeks NC military families, up to $300 for participation NCNGA 

Here’s something for you! A research study looking at ways to keep NC military families strong! Are you current National Guard, Reserve Component or Active Duty, have 1 or more children aged 10 to 12 years, and live in Craven, Cumberland, Harnett, Mecklenburg, Onslow, Wake County? Enroll Now! Read More…

The Army Knows What Weapons It Wants — But Can It Explain Why? Forbes 

The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on a new National Security Strategy. It will be a ringing endorsement of U.S. air power and sea power. But when it comes to land power — “boots on the ground” — the message is more muted. This is an old story in Washington. Every time there is a prolonged conflict — Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan — the Army does most of the fighting and takes most of the casualties. But once the war is over, it gets less money than the other services to modernize and stay in a high state of readiness. Read More…

The Air Force wants to add more National Guard and Reserve personnel to ease its pilot shortage Business Insider 

The Air Force has made a number of moves to reduce its shortage of active-duty pilots, including bringing on more retired pilots to administrative roles in order to keep qualified fliers in the air. Now the service is looking to expand the number of pilots it draws in from the Air National Guard and Reserve to fill vacancies across the active-duty force. Read More…

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