NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for April 28, 2022

Posted on: April 27, 2022 April 27, 2022
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April 28th, 2022

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IN THIS EDITION:

West Virginia, North Carolina Guard join cyber exercise NationalGaurd.mil
Guard-X, Beginning of a new way of life DVIDS
Read the latest edition of the Tarheel Guardsman NCNGA
EANGUS Roll Call: Drill Weekend Talking Points EANGUS
Highlighting EANGUS and NGAUS’s upcoming conferences NCNGA
Tickets-At-Work: Members get Discounts on Tickets NCNGA
This Week in NCNG History NCNG Museum
April 28th — Today in Guard History National Guard

West Virginia, North Carolina Guard join cyber exercise NationalGaurd.mil

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia and North Carolina National Guard and representatives from state and federal agencies fielded a U.S. team in the world’s largest international cyber defense exercise, run virtually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia, April 19-21.

Locked Shields, a CCDCOE annual exercise since 2010, enables cyber security experts to enhance their skills in defending national IT systems and critical infrastructure under real-time attacks. The focus is on realistic scenarios, cutting-edge technologies and simulating the entire complexity of a massive cyber incident, including strategic decision-making, legal and communication aspects.

This year, there were 24 friendly Blue Teams competing in Locked Shields from countries throughout the world. The 2,000 participants took on the role of national cyber rapid reaction teams deployed to assist their fictional country in handling a large-scale cyber incident.

“There were two major accomplishments during this exercise this year. First, we enhanced the interoperability and relationships of civilian and government cyber defenders, and second, we developed the skills of the future cyber workforce that are currently studying at universities,” said Maj. Bill Keber, U.S. Blue Team lead.

The latest edition of the Tarheel Guardsman is now available online at https://ncnga.org/tarheel-guardsman/

EANGUS Roll Call: Drill Weekend Talking Points EANGUS

After close to six months of Continuing Resolutions and concerns over Government Shutdowns, Congress was finally able to work together to pass an appropriations bill that will fund the government, including the Department of Defense (DoD), through the remaining months of the Fiscal Year 2022. On March 15, 2022, the President signed H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. Within this Omnibus Appropriations, “Division C” includes the Department of Defense appropriations, and “Division J” consists of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations. This initial summary will highlight some essential topics funded for F.Y. 2022.

For 2022, the DoD appropriations bill provides $728.5 billion in discretionary spending, increasing $32.5 billion above 2021. The 2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill provide $284.6 billion, an increase of $32.7 billion – more than 13 percent – above 2021. Of this amount, discretionary funding for programs such as Veterans’ health care and military construction totals $127.6 billion, an increase of $14.4 billion above 2021.

Funds a 2.7% military pay raise
Funds an end strength of 336,000 (500 below FY21) for the ARNG and 108,300 (200 above FY21) for the ANG
Funds Full-Time force of 30,845 (250 above FY21) for the ARNG and 25,333 (2,696 below FY21 and $1,328 below budget request)
$9,018M for ARNG Personnel, a decrease of $33.6M from the FY22 PBR
$4,764M for ANG Personnel, a reduction of $50.5M from the FY22 PBR
$7,714M for ARNG O&M, an increase of $67.2M from the FY22 PBR
$6,786M for ANG O&M, an increase of $212.4M from the FY22 PBR
Appropriates $285M each for the ARNG and ANG in NGREA
Adds $20M for C-130 Airborne Firefighting Systems
Adds $42M for STARBASE
Adds $85.3M for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program
National Guard Counter-Drug Program
- Funds $194.2M for the National Guard Counter-Drug Program, an increase of $97.2M from the FY22 PBR
- Funds $25.6M for National Guard Counter-Drug Schools, an increase of $20.0M from the FY22 PBR
Additional Funds for ARNG Programs
- Adds $211.5M for nine HH-60M Blackhawks
- Adds $100M for HMMWV Modernization
- Adds $1.5M Personnel and $534K O&M for Advanced Trauma and Public Health Direct Training Services
- Adds $10M Personnel and $13M O&M for Exercise Northern Strike
- Adds $32.1 for Army National Guard Special Training, including:
  - $7.9M Personnel and $5.0M O&M for State Partnership Program
  - $6.5 M Personnel and $1.5M O&M for Wildfire Training
  - $1.2M Personnel and $2.0M O&M for Trauma Training
  - $6.0M Personnel and $2M O&M for Cybersecurity Technical Assistance Pilot Program
- Adds $3M for Warrior Resiliency and Fitness
- Adds $19.8M O&M for Implementation of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military
Additional Funds for ANG Programs
- Adds $1.8B for 16 other C-130J aircraft for ANG Operational SQDNS
- Adds $2.7M Personnel and $1.8M O&M for Advanced Trauma and Public Health Direct Training Services
- Adds $42.9M for Air National Guard Special Training, including
  - $2.5M Personnel and $3.7M O&M for State Partnership Program
  - $3M Personnel for Critical Skillsets Crosstraining
  - $12.7M Personnel and $10M O&M for RC-26B
  - $2.4M Personnel and $2.0 O&M for Trauma Training
  - $5.5 M Personnel and $1.1M O&M for Wildfire Training
- Adds $3.0M for Warrior Resiliency and Fitness
- Adds $540K Personnel and $6.4M O&M for Implementation of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military
Prohibits funds from being used to reduce authorized positions for National Guard military technicians

One additional Highlight of this bill is found in Division CC.

The Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act prohibits restricting the internment of Guardsmen and Reservists in state veterans’ cemeteries. This issue was identified, and EANGUS strongly advocated for its passage. EANGUS sent out a Call-To-Action on this topic in February, and with our member’s help, we were able to get this legislation passed.

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EANGUS SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES TO APPLY

Great educational opportunities for EANGUS members and their dependents! Our scholarship program is one of the primary benefits we offer to our members and their dependents. Each year, we award multiple scholarships with a total value of over $400,000.

The EANGUS Scholarship Program offers the award of many full-tuition scholarships provided by our partner institutions:

Colorado Technical University
2 undergraduate, graduate or doctorate scholarships (closes 1 April 2022)
University of Phoenix
3 undergraduate or graduate scholarships (closes 20 April 2022)
Sonoran Desert Institute
Associates in Science in Firearms Technology (opening soon)

Currently, there is over $26,000 in corporate and individual donations toward the CSM Virgil Williams $2000 Scholarships, Patriot $1000 Scholarships, and the CSMAC $1000 Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded and applied to the school of your choice toward tuition and educational costs.

Check out the https://eangus.org/scholarship-information/ for details and application information for each institution and scholarships we offer.

Highlighting EANGUS and NGAUS’s upcoming conferences NCNGA

While our conference in Wilmington last week was a success, we want to highlight EANGUS and NGAUS’s upcoming conferences for their members! Be sure to sign up soon to reserve your spot.
For information on EANGUS: https://eangusconference.org/
For information on NGAUS: https://www.ngaus.org/…/144th-general-conference…

Highly Decorated Vietnam Era Marine Honored, Mourned, Laid to Rest in Arizona DVIDS

Honor, courage, and commitment are core values instilled within every United States Marine. The late Lt. Col David Althoff lived and served in accordance with these values and led by example in showing his fellow Marines what it meant to put these words into action throughout his impressive 22 year career. However, it is his leadership, and steadfast resiliency in combat, as well as his courage and unwavering calmness in the heat of battle, which cement his legacy in Marine Corps History. The humble Illinois native is credited with flying over 1,000 combat missions and is revered as one of the Marine Corps most decorated wartime aviators.
Althoff began his illustrious military career as a member of the Army National Guard in July of 1950, spending his first 18 months as an artilleryman.

“In the reserves we go every month on a Saturday, we spent all day drilling, learning military tactics and techniques,” Althoff explained in an interview with his son before his passing. “Every summer we’d go down for two months in Fort Huachuca and fire all day long. My job initially was to load shells into that Howitzer, I’d slam it in there with my fist and close the door. Then I graduated a little bit. I was pulling the cord rather than shoving the shells. That was a lot easier. I finally ended up being in the fire direction center, where all I did was plot the direction the can should be pointing and move the azimuth up and down to get closer or further away. I observed the target and the hits to plot them on a chart.”

During his time as a Soldier, Althoff attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. With the start of the Korean War, the draft was initiated to expand the size of the armed forces. Althoff and his roommate knew there was no way for them to avoid the draft and they, collectively, made the decision to join the Air Force.

“We got there and the damn line was two blocks long just to get to talk to the recruiter. So I said well let’s go talk to the Navy guy for a little bit till the line calms down then we’ll come back and we’ll join the Air Force,” said Althoff. “Well…by the time we talked to the Navy recruiter for about 10 minutes we were signing on the dotted line to go to Navy flight training, but since we didn’t have a college degree we signed to be naval aviation cadets.”

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