JUNE 21, 2021 - F-16 Falcon fighter jets streaked by low and fast, while plumes of black smoke from steady artillery fire and dust thrown up by advancing M1A1 Abrams tanks drifted across the desert below as Africa’s largest military exercise reached its peak here Friday. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, joined Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, … [Read more...]

JUNE 14, 2021 - Soldiers assigned to the North Carolina National Guard's 403rd Rigger Support Team (403rd RST) spent five days training on the newly fielded Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 7-11, 2021. The training will allow the Guardsmen to pack and prepare the new parachute system and train new Soldiers who come to their … [Read more...]

JUNE 11, 2021 – Active-Duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who take military occupational specialty conversion courses at the Kansas Army National Guard Regional Training Site for Maintenance now can walk away with more than a new MOS. Students who enroll in the Synchronous Training for Academic Credit program and meet all requirements will be well on their way toward … [Read more...]

JUNE 11, 2021 – Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, recently recognized awardees of the Army National Guard ROTC Minuteman Scholarship during a virtual presentation. “You’ve not only chosen to serve our nation, you’ve proven you have what it takes to lead, and [show] the courage to ask for what you want, the tenacity to persevere when things are … [Read more...]

JUNE 10, 2021 - Thirty-six states, four territories, and our nation’s capital have all legalized some form of marijuana. The state of Florida became the 22nd state to do so in 2014, but only for medicinal purposes in cases involving terminally ill patients. However, it was not until the Florida State Senate passed Senate Bill 8A, the Medical Use of Marijuana Act, in 2017 that … [Read more...]