August 20, 2020

 

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College Within Reach of North Carolina NCNGA 
142nd General Conference – Joint Chiefs Speaker Lineup Update NCNGA 
The 2020 NCNG Biennial Survey is now available NCNGA 
NGAUS 142nd General Conference, A Virtual Experience: Registration is now open. NCNGA 
The July-August Tarheel Guardsman is now available NCNGA 
Two North Carolina National Guard Aviators earn the Distinguished Flying Cross NCDPS 
It’s School Time! North Carolina National Guard Child and Youth Program Host School Supplies Drive-In DVIDS 
PHOTOS: North Carolina National Guard returns from year-long deployment Fayetteville Observer 
August 20th — Today in Guard History National Guard 

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College Within Reach of North Carolina NCNGA 

Are you a military-connected youth in North Carolina? 12-17 Years old? Do you want to work with a professional mentor? Want to lean about college and career opportunities? If You answered yes, this program is for you? Opportunities are also available for mentors. If you would like to learn more and enroll please visit

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NMP 10 Mentee and Parent Application
NMP 10 Mentor and Site Liaison Application

142nd General Conference – Joint Chiefs Speaker Lineup Update NCNGA 

NGAUS has added a fourth member of the Joint Chiefs to the speaker lineup for the 142nd General Conference. Registration is still open.

Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force chief of staff, will join Gen. James C. McConville, the Army chief of staff, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Gen. John W. “Jay” Reymond, the chief of space operations, on the agenda Aug. 28-29.

Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, the director of the Army Guard, and Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, the director of the Air Guard, will also speak

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The 2020 NCNG Biennial Survey is now available NCNGA 

This survey is a tool for senior leaders to review and gain a sense of the overall climate within the North Carolina National Guard by assessing various critical areas that impact our organization. Your individual responses are vital to the health of our organization as we strive to be the most Ready, Reliable, Responsive, and Relevant military force for our State and Nation. The survey remains open through 15 September 2020.

Click here to take the survey!

NGAUS 142nd General Conference, A Virtual Experience: Registration is now open. NCNGA 

NGAUS is bringing the 142nd General Conference to you.

In a year like no other, the association will conduct a conference like never before — livestreamed from the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C., to your computer, tablet or mobile device. You will have a front-row seat to see and hear senior defense officials and to catch up with old friends.

The event is set for August 28-29. Help craft NGAUS priorities for fiscal 2022 budget deliberations. Learn the way ahead. Enjoy some state and Guard pride. You won’t want to miss it!

The July-August Tarheel Guardsman is now available NCNGA 

The July-August Tarheel Guardsman is now available!

 

 

Two North Carolina National Guard Aviators earn the Distinguished Flying Cross NCDPS 

Airmen and Soldiers from across the country gathered at the North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, to witness Capt. Stephen Scott, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Eric Carver, both of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) receive the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor award on August 18, 2020.

“We are proud of you, the state of North Carolina is proud of you, and the sacrifices you and your families have made, you gentlemen have proven what Army Aviation can do, you did not think about yourselves, you thought about the warriors on the ground,” said Maj. Gen. Todd Hunt, Adjutant General of North Carolina.

In 2018, while deployed in Afghanistan, the 1-130th ARB was spread out in several locations.

The 1-130th ARB deployed as Task Force Panther had, 680 Soldiers and 54 aircraft both from Army Active Duty and National Guard units, were tasked with general support and direct support missions for Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support.

For Scott and Carver, their mission was to provide security and attack operations in support of Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 7225, 7th Special Forces Group (A).

In late November 2018 during a night mission, immediately as Special Forces ODA 7225 stepped off their aircraft in a remote village of the Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan, they received fire from enemy forces. The two pilots in close support of ODA 7225 quickly used their situational awareness to identify who was shooting, and engaged after permission was given.

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It’s School Time! North Carolina National Guard Child and Youth Program Host School Supplies Drive-In DVIDS 

For many kids in the United States, the summer break is quickly ending. Beginning a new school year in a new grade leaves some kids left excited or nervous about meeting their teachers, making new friends, and strengthening their academic skills.

However, this year may lead students to express their feelings about school in an uncommon way in amidst of the current pandemic our nation is facing – Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Thanks to the NCNG’s Child and Youth Program vigilance, Soldiers and Airmen’s families will not have to add pressure for the preparation of their child’s educational year.

“This whole COVID thing put a damper on the event. The event in the past was huge,” said David Nobles, NCNG Family Programs Outreach Coordinator. Within this week, he picked up between 60 to 75 boxes of school supplies twice from several local Dollar Tree, Inc.

Last year, over 200 students met at Elks Lodge in Raleigh, N.C. where they had a barbecue, swam in the pool, played trivial games, and did other entertaining activities.

“This year we were supposed to start with the theme called, ‘Soar into a New School Year’ where we are going to have paper airplane building and paper airplane races,” said Mrs. Kristi Wagner, NCNG Child and Youth Program Coordinator.

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PHOTOS: North Carolina National Guard returns from year-long deployment Fayetteville Observer 

North Carolina National Guard soldiers of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team reunite with friends, family and fellow soldiers Aug. 6, 2020, at the National Guard’s Readiness Center in Fayetteville. The soldiers are home after a year-long deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield.

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August 20th — Today in Guard History National Guard 

1833
North Bend, Ohio – Future 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, is born on this day. He was the grandson of former 9th President (and Guard general) William H. Harrison, who died one month into his term in 1841. A lawyer by training and active in Indiana politics Benjamin was appointed in 1862 as the colonel of the 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, a regiment he helped to organize. Over the next three years he led the 70th in numerous engagements including taking part in General William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” through Georgia in 1864. He ended the Civil War as a brigadier general of volunteers. After resigning his commission he again became active in politics and was elected first to the Senate and then in 1888 as President. He served one term and died in 1901.

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