February 6, 2020

 

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Time to Register for the 2020 Convention in Charlotte, “Vision is 2020” NCNGA
Digital Edition of The National Guard NGAUS
Are you an NCO that transferred your post-9/11 GI Bill to a Family Member? NCNGA
New Benefit! The Association has a Notary Public on staff for your convenience. NCNGA 
Calling All Retirees: Requesting Your Support For the Convention NCNGA 
Play Golf and Support the NCNGA Educational Foundation NCNGA 
Free Federal and State Tax Preparation & Filing NCNGA 
2020 NC Women Milvets Summit and Expo NCNGA 
NCNG College Fair: Two Locations with One Purpose NCNG
New NGAUS Rates! NCNGA 
February 6th — Today in Guard History National Guard 

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Time to Register for the 2020 Convention in Charlotte, “Vision is 2020” NCNGA 

Convention and Combined Ball registration is now open here. The North Carolina National Guard Association (NCNGA) and Convention Committee are proud to announce this year’s 59th Annual Convention will be hosted at the Sheraton Le Meridian Complex in Charlotte, NC March 27-28th. The North Carolina National Guard Combined ball is being hosted following the Convention on the evening of the 28th. The NCNGA Educational Foundation will hold a golf tournament and Reverse Drawing on March 26th. All Association business sessions that require voting will occur on Saturday prior to lunch.

Digital Edition of NATIONAL GUARD NGAUS

In this week’s digital edition of NATIONAL GUARD:

• Persistence Pays Off – President’s Annual Report: Hard work and resolve led to some big victories in 2019.
• Right & Left of Boom – Created to respond to attacks involving WMD on U.S. soil, civil support teams now also help local authorities prevent them.
• 2020 Foresight – Guard cyber expertise will likely be in high demand to help secure this year’s presidential election.
• Strength in Numbers – Individual members provide NGAUS with more than just dollars for operations.

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Are you an NCO that transferred your post-9/11 GI Bill to a Family Member? NCNGA

Are you an NCO that transferred your post-9/11 GI Bill to a Family Member? We want to hear your story. If you would be willing to be interviewed for a Nationally Published magazine please contact the North Carolina National Guard Executive Director, Larry Coleman at Larry@ncnga.org or 984-664-0308.

New Benefit! The Association has a Notary Public on staff for your convenience.NCNGA 

The Association has a Notary Public on staff for your convenience. This service is free to all Association members, Soldiers, Airmen and Families. To schedule an appointment, contact Rhonda Mooring at 919-851-3390 ext 1 or Rhonda@ncnga.org

 

 

Calling All Retirees: Requesting Your Support For the Convention NCNGA 

Calling all retirees, please see the attached letter for a request for support for the upcoming convention.

 

 

Play Golf and Support the NCNGA Educational Foundation NCNGA 

Tournament is open to everyone. Fee includes cart and green fee, 3 mulligans, and a Putting Contest to kick off the event. Put together your own team or sign up individually and be placed on a team. For team registration, send individual entry forms signed by each golfer. Payment must accompany entry form. You can either pay by check, or pay online at our website and use the PayPal Donate button. Be sure to add your information in the note section to indicate the reason for donating. Registration forms can be printed and sent by regular mail, or e-mailed to our office at edfoundation@ncnga.org.

We are also looking for hole sponsors! Anyone interested can contact Terry Westbrook (919) 907-8989.

Free Federal and State Tax Preparation & Filing NCNGA  

The North Carolina National Guard Legal Assistance Office prepares and electronically files federal and state income tax returns, free of charge, for members of any branch of the military and Retirees from February through April. Services will be provided every day from 0900–1500, at Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, by appointment only. Interested Service Members and Retirees should contact the NC National Guard Legal Assistance Program at (984) 664-6220 for additional information and to schedule appointments.

The appointment line opens on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

2020 NC Women Milvets Summit and Expo NCNGA 

The N.C. Department of Military & Veterans Affairs and other partners, will conduct a special event designed to Empower, Educate and Enrich the lives of North Carolina’s women who served or are serving in our military.

When:
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – 00:00
Where:
The McKimmon Center
Raleigh, NC 27601
United States

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NCNG College Fair: Two Locations with One Purpose NCNG 

Let us help you start or finish your education goals. We’ll have the VA Certifying Officials, college admissions, and the entire NCNG Education Services staff available for you in two locations. Apply onsite for community, public, private, and online colleges, NCTAP, FAFSA, FTA, testing and much more!

 

New NGAUS Rates! NCNGA 

At the NGAUS Conference in Denver, there was a majority vote that our dues structure would be reduced from 15 different price points to three. This rate change will be going into effect on October 1, 2019 for the 2020 membership year.

• Company Grade – $40
• Field Grade – $80
• Flag Grade – $130

You can renew or join for the year 2020 here.

February 6th — Today in Guard History National Guard 

1862
Fort Henry, Tennessee – a combined Union Army and Naval force capture this unfinished Confederate position along the Tennessee River. Illinois Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant is in overall command of the Union attack. After offering brief resistance the rebel commander surrenders the garrison. Grant would continue to find battlefield success ending the war as the first four-star general in American history and becoming the 18th president of the United States in 1869.

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