DECEMBER 27, 2019 - The U.S. Army's new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2020. In order to meet that timeline, equipment for the ACFT has started shipping now and the Kentucky National Guard is the first of all three Army components (active, guard, reserve) to receive the initial fielding. "I'm appreciative of the Kentucky Guard being the first … [Read more...]
First Enlisted Female Guard Soldiers Graduate Ranger School
DECEMBER 17, 2019 - Two Soldiers from the South Carolina and Pennsylvania National Guard are the first enlisted National Guard females to graduate from U.S. Army Ranger School. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Smiley, a South Carolina National Guard military police non-commissioned officer serving with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and U.S. Army Sgt. Danielle … [Read more...]
National Guard Improves Readiness, Supports National Defense Strategy
OCTOBER 15, 2019 - The Army National Guard is adapting manning and force structure to the National Defense Strategy, the head of the Army National Guard said. Army Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the director of the Army National Guard, said the Army National Guard met its end strength and recruiting numbers over the past year, thanks to the efforts of recruiters and leaders at … [Read more...]
National Guard Positioned to Respond to Dorian
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 - As Hurricane Dorian makes its way along the Florida coast, the National Guard is in place to respond, said Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a Pentagon press conference yesterday. "As I stand here, there are more than 5,500 National Guard members in four states, ready to provide full-spectrum recovery and support to … [Read more...]
Guard Deployed to Help After California Rocked by Quakes
JULY 11, 2019 - Two major earthquakes that hit towns in the Mojave Desert of California July 4 and 5 left behind cracked and burning buildings, a closed highway and burst water lines that prompted call-up of the National Guard to help distribute water and food. The 143rd Military Police Battalion set up an emergency supply distribution point in Trona High School over the … [Read more...]