MARCH 25, 2020 - Nearly 10,000 National Guardsmen called up across the United States, with more expected soon, are performing a variety of missions in response to COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. Some are even federally funded, though they remain under the control of their respective state governors, but none of those Guardsmen are involved in law or quarantine … [Read more...]
Guard Has Long Supported Local Officials in Health Emergencies
MARCH 21, 2020 - While the National Guard is often called out by governors to respond to natural and man-made disasters, Guard members also have a long history of responding to public health emergencies. Since the Guard’s establishment in 1636, members have responded to outbreaks of smallpox, Spanish flu, yellow fever, cholera, hoof-and-mouth disease and typhus, said Dr. … [Read more...]
Guard Chief Stresses Strategic Use of Force, Parity with Active Force
MARCH 6, 2020 - The U.S. military cannot do its job without the capabilities inherent in the National Guard, Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel told the Senate appropriations defense subcommittee Wednesday. Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the panel the National Guard is not just a reserve, but an integral part of … [Read more...]
Reimbursement Program Could Help Guardsmen Who Travel Long Distances
FEBRUARY 14, 2020 - After starting her military career on active duty, Lt. Col. Teresa Wenner wanted to come home and serve in her home state of Washington. “After serving for a decade on active duty and getting the opportunity to deploy overseas, I became interested in a venue to make a similar impact where I grew up,” said Wenner, a Military Intelligence officer and … [Read more...]
Women Join Ranks of Cavalry Scouts in Nebraska Army National Guard
JANUARY 14, 2020 - Every Soldier in the Nebraska Army National Guard has a story: the reasons why they joined the military, picked their particular military occupational specialty (MOS) job, or serve in their military unit of choice. For two Soldiers serving in the Nebraska Army National Guard's Troop B, 1-134th Cavalry, the stories are particularly different than those … [Read more...]