APRIL 3, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. - Guard Your Health, a health and wellness campaign out of the Army National Guard Chief Surgeon’s Office, will launch FitText on April 15. FitText is a text messaging initiative centered on maximizing physical training (PT), preparing for the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), and supporting ongoing fitness among Army National Guard (ARNG) … [Read more...]
Month of the Military Child in April Recognizes Young Family Members
APRIL 2, 2015, WASHINGTON - To highlight the year-round contributions, courage and patriotism of the military community’s youngest members, the Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child, a Pentagon official told DoD News. Established by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the month recognizes some 1.9 million U.S. military … [Read more...]
Four Army National Guard Installations Win Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards
MARCH 31, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. - Four Army National Guard installations, two arsenals, and two teams will receive Fiscal Year 2014 Secretary of the Army Awards for their environmental program achievements. These winners will go on to represent the Army in the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Program later this year. The winners of the FY 2014 Secretary of the Army … [Read more...]
Maine National Guard Schoolhouse Earns Highest Accreditation Level
AUGUSTA, Maine (March 26, 2015) - After three years of hard work, a Maine National Guard school house was awarded the rating of "Institution of Excellence" by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and the U.S. Army Engineer School. This is the highest accreditation level possible. The 240th Regiment Regional Training Institute, or RTI, is located in Bangor, Maine, in a … [Read more...]
National Guard Needs Continued Investment, Generals Tell Congress
MARCH 23, 2015, WASHINGTON - Continuing to invest in the National Guard to ensure it remains accessible, responsive and capable will provide the nation a force that is proven on the battlefield and in the homeland. That was the core message shared by Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau; Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, director of the Air National … [Read more...]