March 21st, 2019

 

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Have you seen our re-designed website? NCNGA
Seeking Employment and Live in Rocky Mount? NCNGA
Help Wanted! NCNGA Looking for Part-Time Editor Volunteer NCNGA
Vietnam War Era Veteran’s Day Event at JFHQ NCARNG 
Career Support: North Carolina National Guard and Patriots Path NCNGA
2019 EANGUS Scholarship Opportunities EANGUS
Where are all those running loggies and their friends? NCNGA
The Minuteman Muster 5K & 8K NCNGA 
Hindsight is 20/20 Career Pathways Institute 
Laser pointed at Air Force C-17 in North Carolina AirForceTimes 
30th ABCT is “ROC”ing the Road to War DVIDS 
Get 20% off a Treetop Adventure GoApe, courtesy of the NCNG! NCNG 
March 21st — Today in Guard History National Guard 

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Have you seen our re-designed website? NCNGA

Check it out! Withink the next few weeks you will be able to join, and update your membership information our website! www.ncnga.org

Seeking Employment and Live in Rocky Mount? NCNGA

More than 30 Electricians are needed in building automated distribution technology warehouses. Good pay, great experience in an exploding industry.

Help Wanted! NCNGA Looking for Part-Time Editor Volunteer NCNGA 

The Association is looking for a volunteer for about six hours a month. The Association is seeking a part-time editor to work on the Tarheel Gaurdsman. If you or someone you know is experienced in InDesign or similar software please contact Katie at 919-851-3390, extension 2 or by email: Katie@ncnga.org.

Vietnam War Era Veteran’s Day Event at JFHQ NCARNG 

Criteria: served on Active Duty between the dates on 1 Nov 1955 to 15 May 1975, in any branch any location, long as it was Active duty.

 

See the below flyer for details and R.S.V.P. to Andy Jackson at Andrew.l.jackson8.ctr@mail.mil

 

 

 

 

 

Career Support: North Carolina National Guard and Patriots Path NCNGA 

Are you or your spouse in transition from the military, seeking meaningful employment or thinking about a new career? The North Carolina National Guard Association (NCNGA) can help. In an effort to improve career opportunities for its members the NCNGA is looking for 8-10 Soldiers, Airmen, or Spouses to participate in a five part career support course conducted by Patriots Path. In this course you will define new career goals, map out job search strategies, identify opportunities, create personal marketing approaches and connect within the community to peers, mentors and coaches for continued networking and support. Each of the five in-classroom, interactive workshops are held in corporate boardrooms or training facilities offering students added connectivity to employers who are committed to supporting the. In addition to the five group classes, student also participate in one-on-one breakout sessions with assigned mentors and coaches to cover more personalized resume writing, mock-interviews and job shadowing.

If you are interested in participating in this program please contact Larry Coleman at larry@ncnga.org or 984-664-0308. Possible Course Locations included the Triangle and Triad area and there is no cost to association members and spouses for this course.

2019 EANGUS Scholarship Opportunities EANGUS 

Unlike past years, we have created a single application form that will guide you through which scholarships you wish to apply for. Some universities have their own application form/process. Below are the details of each scholarship along with the requirements. If at anytime you have questions, please contact scholarship@eangus.org and someone will respond to your inquiry or request for assistance.

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Where are all those running loggies and their friends? NCNGA 

Register for the Inaugural 113th Special Troops Battalion 5K Fun Run/Walk to be held at Jamestown Park on the 7th of April. Walk or run for fun! Event proceeds will go to help fund the 4th Annual 113th Sustainment Brigade’s Logistics Ball. All participants will receive a t-shirt, racing bib, and the fastest male and female will receive a medal. There will be food and drinks available on site (cash only). Full details and registration can be found here!

Register Today!

 

 

 

The Minuteman Muster 5K & 8K NCNGA 

The Minuteman Muster 5K & 8K is part of an open house event at the NC National Guard Military Center (near the NC Fairgrounds). The event includes includes USATF Certified 5K & 8K Races, a National Guard & Emergency Services open house, and fun activities for everyone. Presented by Celito.net Take the Challenge and run BOTH the 5K & 8K races. This year teams of 4 high school runners can compete in the 5K for FREE!

Runners and spectators will enjoy an open house featuring military, emergency management, and law enforcement equipment displays, a rock climbing wall, and other fun activities.

Enjoy the premium race experience provided by Precision Race with state of the art Jaguar timing, real-time race results, and automated finish line photography. The Minuteman Muster 5K & 8K races are part of the Triangle Race Series.

This year the registration price is lower than ever, but the race shirt is available as a $15 option. It will be the same design and type running shirt, but a different color.

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Hindsight is 20/20 DVIDS 

Hindsight is 20/20. North Carolina National Guard members are eligible for up to $2000 per year for tuition assistance (TA) funding in career and professional development courses. Use yours now for a successful 2020. Choose your course at http://bit.ly/NCNG2019Catalog.

This month’s featured course is Medical Assistant Career Prep. Medical Assisting is one of the fastest growing careers in the health care industry today. In this course you will learn medical terminology, patient confidentiality, scheduling, customer service, basic patient documentation, and basic billing as well as other administrative duties required by front office personnel.

Laser pointed at Air Force C-17 in North Carolina
 AirForceTimes 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina say someone pointed a laser at an Air Force C-17 as it approached an airport.

Citing air traffic control audio, news outlets report the green laser hit the left side of the Globemaster III cockpit that was 12 miles north of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Thursday night. The aircraft was about 3,000 feet in the air at the time.

Fortunately, the pilots were not blinded in this instance.

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30th ABCT is “ROC”ing the Road to War
 DVIDS 

RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior leaders from North Carolina Major Subordinate Commands gather at the Claude T. Bowers Military Center here to participate in the Rehearsal of Concept drill March 2-3, 2019 supporting the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team’s upcoming deployment to Southwest Asia.

ROC drills are a visual learning aide that allows leaders to sit side by side as they communicate their concept of operations for a training exercise, maneuver, or use of force, describing the sequence of events in detailed phases.

“You lay it visually out and walk through a sequence of events by phases,” said Sgt. Maj. Brian Webb, the North Carolina National Guard Operations noncommissioned officer in charge. “You bring all the players to the table and give everyone the utmost situational awareness of what is going on. This validates the plan to the senior staff section that says ‘yes I understand this plan and here is how I am going to execute it.’”

Guard units have to attain several validation points required to complete a successful mobilization into theater. Deploying a unit of the 30th ABCT’s size, which is scheduled to deploy later this year, takes numerous joint efforts and resources.

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Get 20% off a Treetop Adventure GoApe, courtesy of the NCNG! NCNG 

TREETOP ADVENTURE – Way more than just zip lines, Go Ape Treetop Adventure is a 2-3 hour exhilarating journey through the forest canopy. Experience unique suspended obstacles, Tarzan swings and breathtaking zip lines that will keep you flying through the trees – all with an incredible view. Supervision and other restrictions apply.

TREETOP JUNIOR (SELECT LOCATIONS) – Perfect for new adventurers of all ages, Go Ape Treetop Junior offers a 1-hour exhilarating outdoor adventure experience. Tackle elevated multi-action obstacles in the trees and close it out with an epic zip line. Supervision and other restrictions apply. Check out our website for locations with Treetop Juniors. LEARN MORE AT GOAPE.COM

Visit GOAPE.COM for the most up-to-date information on locations, pricing, height, weight, age and supervision requirements.

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March 21st — Today in Guard History National Guard 

1969 Phan Thiet, Vietnam – Seventeen members of the 116th Engineer Battalion (ID) were staying overnight in a compound which came under intense enemy attack. The only heavy machine gun, located in a guard tower, was knocked out by a rocket but one of the men of the 116th got it back in action. Other members of the unit manned jeep-mounted machine guns and due to their determined efforts, the attack was repulsed costing the enemy 110 confirmed dead. Of the 17 engineers involved, none were killed but 16 were wounded. This unit, Idaho’s oldest Guard organization, saw service in the Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection (1898-1899), Mexican Border (1916), World War I (1917-1919), World War II (1941-1945), Korean War (1950-1955) and Vietnam War (1968-1969).

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