April 06, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Brigadier General Thomas J. Kennett transitions to the North Carolina National Guard North Carolina Air National Guard via DVIDS Transition is a word Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Kennett is familiar with… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for April 6, 2017
March 30, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NCNG honors soldiers for heroism during 354th anniversary celebration The Fayetteville Observer Spc. Robert Shook was one of three North Carolina National Guard soldiers to be among the first to receive… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for March 30 2017
March 24, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS The nation’s foremost military experts have 39 ideas for modernizing its personnel system Military Times A new report from more than two dozen leading military and national security experts calls for… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for March 24 2017
March 16, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS McCain: Guardsmen have ‘proven themselves’ NGAUS Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said National Guardsmen have shown the nation during the war on terrorism that they are the equal of active-component members. “There… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for March 16 2017
March 10, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Bond issue would help NC National Guard remain ready, reliable and relevant The News & Observer Whether it is a hurricane, winter storm, tornado or any man-made disaster that strikes, North Carolinians… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for March 10, 2016
March 09, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Boyette named NCNG Brigadier General North Carolina State University NC State director of building and maintenance and operations Allen Boyette, a commissioned officer in the United States Army and the North… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for March 9 2017
March 02, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Active Army seeks Guard, Reserve officers NGAUS Officers and warrant officers in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve can jump to the active component if they are in certain specialties… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for March 2 2017
February 23, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Helping veterans overcome PTSD, trauma in their post-military life WFAE-TV North Carolina is home to nearly 800,000 veterans, some of whom have trouble reintegrating into life after combat. A Charlotte veteran… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for February 23 2017
February 16, 2017 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC Guardsman rescues pilot from burning plane DVIDS A single-engine plane crashed in a field at approximately 4:30 p.m. in Morganton, North Carolina, recently. Within minutes of the crash, North Carolina… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for February 16, 2017
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