February 09, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Early bird prices end Friday Feb. 10 for NCNGA 56th Annual Convention NCNGA Our North Carolina National Guard Association and Time and Place Committee are proud to announce that this year’s… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for February 9, 2017
February 02, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS These new Guard and Reserve units will deploy with active Army divisions and corps Army Times When the 1st Infantry Division headquarters deployed to Iraq late last year, they brought with… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for February 2, 2017
January 26, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC Guardsman follows in family tradition, commits to a life of service North Carolina National Guard via DVIDS Less than one percent of the American population currently serves in the United… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for January 26, 2017
January 19, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Army National Guard steps up to the plate when leaders call The Fayetteville Observer There’s a cliche on Fort Bragg, offered weekly by visiting politicians, local commanders and others. “When the… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for January 19, 2017
January 12, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC National Guard soldiers escorted emergency vehicles, rescued hikers amid winter storm The Fayetteville Observer The North Carolina National Guard had 65 soldiers on sate active duty over the weekend, on… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for January 12, 2017
January 05, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS 2016: Floods, fires & new partners NGAUS The National Guard saw a busy 2016, meeting challenges both at home and abroad, deploying overseas, responding to large-scale emergencies and natural disasters at… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for January 5, 2017
December 22, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC governor activates National Guard as Charlotte riots grow to ‘state of emergency’ Independent Journal Review From Sept. 22: By Wednesday night, the situation in Charlotte had escalated to the point that… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for December 22, 2016
December 15, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Lead poisoning in armories? Military cases poorly tracked The Oregonian The Pentagon manufactures bullets by the billions and can tell us their cost down to the cent. The Defense Department can… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for December 15, 2016
December 08, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Family day honors National Guard members after busy year WRAL-TV When disaster strikes close to home, the National Guard often jumps into action and recently, the North Carolina National Guard’s Joint… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for December 8, 2016
December 1, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NCNGA 56th Annual Convention registration opens today NCNGA Our North Carolina National Guard Association and Time and Place Committee are proud to announce that this year’s 56th annual Convention will be… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for December 1, 2016
November 24, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NCNGA annual holiday online auction launches NCNGA The NCNGA is again hosting its annual holiday auction online to raise funds for our programs and services. Our auction is set to run… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for November 24, 2016
November 17, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Growing Western NC fires lead to national call for help Citizen-Times As a spate of wildfires has broken out across much of the Southeast, firefighters have been called in from as… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for November 17, 2016
November 10, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS New commander takes reins of National Guard unit The Fayetteville Observer The new commander of the North Carolina National Guard’s largest military unit wants the world to know that Old Hickory… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for November 10, 2016
November 03, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NGB Chief Lengyel: National Guard wants to deploy more alongside Army Breaking Defense In stark contrast to past disputes, the head of the National Guard Bureau took pains today to praise… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for November 3, 2016
October 27, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Pentagon chief suspends National Guard bonus repayments The Associated Press via WHNS-TV Facing a public outcry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon to suspend its effort to seek repayments of… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for October 27, 2016
October 20, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NCNG: Hurricane Matthew relief efforts 382nd Public Affairs Detachment via DVIDS Water, food and electricity are all essentials citizens of Robeson County are without. North Carolina National Guard Soldiers activated on… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for October 20, 2016
POSTURL 2016/10/13/ncnga-weekly-guardsman-for-october-13-2016 Month October MM 10 DD 13 YYYY 2016 link1 title NC Guard combat engineers save nurse stranded by Hurricane Matthew byline 382nd Public Affairs Detachment via DVIDS url https://www.dvidshub.net/news/211688/nc-guard-combat-engineers-save-nurse-stranded-hurricane-matthew desc Two Combat Engineers from the 151st Engineer Battalion, based in Laurinburg, rescued a local nurse, who had been stranded clinging to a tree… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for October 13, 2016
October 07, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS South Carolina, Florida Guard prepare for Hurricane Matthew U.S. Department of Defense As Hurricane Matthew barrels toward the southeastern United States today, additional National Guard members in South Carolina and Florida… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for October 7, 2016
September 29, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Visit NCNGA at Air Guard Retiree Breakfast NCNGA Come visit us at the Air Guard Retiree Breakfast tomorrow at the Air Guard base in Charlotte. NCNGA staff will be there to review… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for September 29, 2016
September 22, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC governor activates National Guard as Charlotte riots grow to ‘state of emergency’ Independent Journal Review By Wednesday night, the situation in Charlotte had escalated to the point that it could… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for September 22, 2016
September 15, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Time to update our view of National Guard CNN While most Americans are aware of the National Guard’s valiant contributions on domestic missions — its effective and rapid response to hurricanes,… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for September 15, 2016
September 08, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Make use of your business-building advantage By Lee Ellis As a veteran of the U.S. military, you have in your possession the necessary ingredients you need to start and build a… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for September 8, 2016
September 01, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NCNGA wins top honors at EANGUS NCNGA NCNGA representatives attended the recent EANGUS conference in Louisiana and brought back top honors for their Tarheel Guardsman publication. Read More… Annual NGAUS General Conference… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for September 1, 2016
August 25, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS America’s awesome military Brookings The United States has the best military in the world today, by far. U.S. forces have few, if any, weaknesses, and in many areas — from naval… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for August 25, 2016
POSTURL 2016/08/18/ncnga-weekly-guardsman-for-august-18-2016 Month August MM 08 DD 18 YYYY 2016 link1 title US veterans mentor inner-city youths in the great outdoors byline The Argus Observer url www.argusobserver.com/news/u-s-veterans-mentor-inner-city-youths-in-the-great/article_2a3d6c1c-61df-11e6-a6c0-0fb383a51945.html desc Having grown up in the inner city in Austin, Texas, and then suffering the challenges of PTSD, Chad Brown resolved to do for others what had been… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for August 18, 2016