NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for October 1, 2020

Posted on: September 30, 2020 October 1, 2020
Author: ncngaweekly

October 1, 2020

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IN THIS EDITION:

Legislative Resolutions NCNGA
Calling all officers Active and Retired! NCNGA
Former TAGs Now Fill Top 3 National Guard Bureau Posts NCNGA
2020 NC Women MilVets Virtual Summit: Registration is Now Open NCNGA
NGAUS 143rd General Conference & Exhibition is coming to Charlotte NCNGA
Save the Date! Tarheel Homecoming is on the calendar for December 11th NCNGA
North Carolina National Guard Cyber Shield 2020 DVIDS
October 1st — Today in Guard History National Guard

Legislative Resolutions NCNGA

The NGAUS resolutions committee worked with state and territory delegates via webinar during the 142nd General Conference to adopt 87 of 89 submitted resolutions. Committee members removed outdated provisions and consolidated others to match updated requirements. The final Army, Air and Joint packages, which will serve as the basis of the association’s legislative priorities for deliberations on fiscal 2022 defense bills, are available at ngaus.org/legislation/resolutions

Calling all officers Active and Retired! NCNGA

Are you a member of NGAUS, have you been a member of NGAUS, have you even heard of NGAUS? No matter how you answered it would be great if you could complete their membership survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9BKSHRD, they don’t ask for your name or email. If you are a member, tell them what they do well and what you would like to see done better. If you are not a member, let them know what they need to do for your to join.

Former TAGs Now Fill Top 3 National Guard Bureau Posts NCNGA

For the first time since 1954, three former adjutants general are serving the National Guard Bureau’s top three positions.

Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson was sworn in as chief of the National Guard Bureau on Aug. 3, with Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen and Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh taking on the roles of Army and Air Guard directors, respectively, in August as well.

2020 NC Women MilVets Virtual Summit: Registration is Now Open NCNGA

Registration is now open for the NC Women MilVets Virtual Summit, taking place from 9:00a – 12:00p on October 15, 2020.

Click here to register, view the agenda, and see this year’s speakers.

NGAUS 143rd General Conference & Exhibition is coming to Charlotte NCNGA

The NGAUS 143rd General Conference & Exhibition is coming to Charlotte in 2021, There are a number of opportunities for volunteering that include our Host Couple program, these individuals serve as ambassadors and provide guest information in each hotel during the event. If you are interested in volunteering for these positions are would like to learn more about how you can be involved please send us an email at Larry@ncnga.org.

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Save the Date! Tarheel Homecoming is on the calendar for December 11th NCNGA

While we don’t have the full details we have begun planning, and we are working through the impact of our current situation. We already know that no money will be collected in advance, just wanted to let you know of the date and to watch out for updates.

North Carolina National Guard Cyber Shield 2020 DVIDS

KURE BEACH, N.C. – Soldiers and Airmen of the North Carolina National Guard participated in Cyber Shield 2020 at the Fort Fisher Training Center, Kure Beach, N.C. on Sept. 21 – 25, 2020.

Cyber Shield 2020 is a national event with over 500 participants, including 21 groups from the East Coast to Guam, replicating the real world interaction between National Guard, state and territory agencies.

Each group includes a blue team defending the network and a red team attacking or exploiting the network. The exercise is supported by a virtual range control and fusion cell which provide technical support and liaison with other federal and state agencies.

“Being able to work across physical locations, trouble shooting technical problems at each site, we formed this team during Cyber Shield 2020 exercise leveraging Microsoft Teams and other platforms to collaborate, so to do all this is very rewarding,” said North Carolina Army National Guard Maj. Justin Hillberry, Blue Team 22 leader and Cyber Security Specialist.

The blue team is responsible for defensive cyber operations to include conducting incident management response for state and local partners, augmenting state partner information technology teams, defending the virtual network which simulates a mission partner network, and intercepting attacks and exploits.

1961
Nationwide – In response to Soviet threats against West Berlin, President John F. Kennedy mobilizes two Army Guard divisions, the 32nd Infantry (WI) and 49th Armored (TX) along with 264 non-divisional Army Guard units on this date. In addition a total of 163 Air Guard units are also mobilized. These consisted of both flying units, including 43 fighter squadrons, and non-flying units such as hospitals and weather forecasting flights. Eleven of the Air Guard’s fighter squadrons are soon deployed to NATO bases in France and West Germany, as well as to Spain, a non-NATO ally. No Army Guard units are deployed overseas. This mobilization marks several “firsts” in Guard history. It marked the first time Guard women were mobilized and deployed overseas. Women were only permitted to join the Guard as of 1956, too late for the Korean War mobilization. And it marked the first time Guard jet aircraft flew to duty stations in Europe. By making refueling stops in Labrador, Greenland and Iceland, more the 200 F-84s and F-86s fighters arrived on station without any mishaps. As tensions eased in the spring of 1962 some Guard units start being released from active duty. The last units return home in August.

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