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
August 11, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Why the military is the best entrepreneurship training program in America Forbes It has a proven track record of teaching leadership, strategic planning, creative problem-solving, task execution and resiliency — all… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for August 11, 2016
August 04, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Pilot takes down passenger who pushed flight attendant The Charlotte Observer via The North Carolina National Guard Whether drilling with their North Carolina National Guard unit or working their civilian job,… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for August 4, 2016
July 28, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS After 75 years, more opportunities for enlisted to become officers U.S. Army A recent change in eligibility now allows enlisted personnel up to age 33 to apply to become officers. Also,… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for July 28, 2016
July 21, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC Guard setting the standard in logistics North Carolina National Guard via DVIDS The North Carolina Army National Guard recently received an inspection from National Guard Bureau’s Combined Logistics Review Team… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for July 21, 2016
July 14, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC Guard warrant officers discuss the future of their corps and celebrate its 98th anniversary North Carolina National Guard via DVIDS Warrant Officers representing all of North Carolina National Guard’s Major… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for July 14, 2016
July 07, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS Back to basics: Army dials up traditional soldiering once again Army Times After more than 15 years of war — most of it in counter-insurgency operations — in Iraq and Afghanistan,… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for July 7, 2016
June 30, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NCNG Family Program receives award North Carolina National Guard via DVIDS The North Carolina National Guard’s Family Readiness Program received the Service to Armed Forces Partner of the Year award from… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for June 30, 2016
June 23, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS US military looks to revive the art of camouflage The Wall Street Journal While Western leaders regularly insist there isn’t a return to the Cold War in Europe, there is no… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for June 23, 2016
June 16, 2016 Home | About | Legislative | Benefits | Media | Contact Search Past Issues View Web Version TOP NEWS NC National Guard trains for water rescues WCNC-TV With Hurricane Season already underway, giving birth to three named storms so far, soldiers from the 881st Engineer Company of the North Carolina… Continue Reading NCNGA Weekly Guardsman for June 16, 2016