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NC Guard Dedicates New Building on Camp Butner

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:57:45 -0400

A dedication ceremony was held for a new 50-bed barracks building this morning at Camp Butner here today.

Guard To Open New Barracks at Camp Butner Friday Morning

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:21:09 -0400

The North Carolina National Guard will cut the ribbon on a new barracks building at the Camp Butner Regional Training Site Friday, April 29, at 11 a.m.

Willow Springs Resident Selected as First Female Brigadier General in N.C. National Guard

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:11:57 -0400

The North Carolina National Guard will promote Willow Spring, N.C., resident and career Army officer Elizabeth D. Austin to the rank of brigadier general June 29 making her the organization's first female general.

Tarheel Challenge Academy Cadets to March in Autryville Easter Parade

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:30:13 -0400

More than 60 cadets from the North Carolina National Guard-operated Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy will provide a Color Guard and two drill teams for the annual Autryville, N.C., Easter parade on Saturday, April 23.

N.C. Air National Guard Deploys Sunday to Fight Texas Wildfires

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:30:27 -0400

Two North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 aircraft will depart their Charlotte base Sunday morning, April 17, and fly to Texas where they will help fight more than 30 wildfires currently threatening lives and property there.

Correction: Salisbury-Based N.C. Guard Helicopter Unit Departs Sunday

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:53:35 -0400

The North Carolina National Guard's Salisbury-based Company C, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment will take off in their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from their home airfield at 10 a.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 17.

Salisbury-based N.C. Guard Helicopter Unit Departs Saturday

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:28:10 -0400

National Guard Conducts Hurricane Training In Brunswick County

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:59:33 -0400

North Carolina National Guard units from Morrisville, Salisbury and Fort Bragg, along with state and Brunswick County emergency management officials, emergency medical rescuers and state and local law enforcement, kicked off a 15-day hurricane pre...

"Kill Devil" Guard Unit Deploying to Iraq Saturday

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:00:30 -0400

Military leaders, family and friends will say farewell to more than 80 Salisbury-based Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, during a ceremony set for 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 2, at the...

April is the "Month of the Military Child"

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:27:38 -0400

Gov. Beverly Perdue has proclaimed April the "Month of the Military Child" in North Carolina to honor the children of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and those of all members of the U.S. Armed Forces. The proclamation recognizes all military ch...

North Carolina National Guard Holds Soldier of the Year Competition

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:17:43 -0400

Hoping to cash in on some of the St. Patrick's Day Irish luck, Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard participated in the final round of the state's Soldier of the Year competition Mar. 17, ending in an awards ceremony at Camp Baharm, N.C.

First-of-its-Kind Program has N.C. Guard Instructors Teaching Provincial Recontruction Teams at Fort Bragg

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:39:06 -0400

At the request of the U.S. Army, N.C. Army National Guard Regional Training Site Maintenance instructors at Fort Bragg are training members of Provincial Reconstruction Teams who will soon head to Afghanistan. Thirty-six active-duty U.S. Air Force...

National Guard Commander to Take Part in North Carolina Logistics Task Force at Fort Bragg Monday

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:00:31 -0400

The Adjutant General of North Carolina, Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Lusk, will take part in the Governor's Logistics Task Force meeting Monday morning, March 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the North Carolina Military Academy, 100 S. Lucas Drive on Fort Br...

Stanly County Man Promoted to Major General in N.C. National Guard

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:00:35 -0500

Albemarle native Robert M. Stonestreet became a major general today at a ceremony at the New London Air National Guard Station adjacent to the Stanly County Airport here. The Adjutant General of North Carolina, Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Lusk, presided ...

Stanly County Native to Get Second Star Saturday in New London

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:31 -0500

Albemarle native Brig. Gen. Robert M. Stonestreet will be promoted to the rank of major general during a ceremony at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the New London Air National Guard Station, 39471 Hercules, Drive, New London, N.C. With thi...

North Carolina National Guard Financial Management Company Deploys

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:34:03 -0500

Military and civilian leaders, friends and family honored the Soldiers of the North Carolina Army National Guard's 130th Financial Management Company during a deployment ceremony at the Guard's Joint Force Headquarters here today.

National Guard Unit Mobilization Ceremony

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:37:55 -0500

The North Carolina National Guard will be hosting a mobilization ceremony for members of the 130th Financial Management Company at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, located at 4105 Reedy Creek Road, here at 11 a.m. on March 2.

National Guard Unit Celebrates Welcome Home

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:54:20 -0500

Almost 80 Soldiers of the North Carolina Army National Guard's A Company, 30th Special Troops Battalion will celebrate a welcome home ceremony at 3 pm at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, located at 3121 High Point Road in Greensboro, N.C. on...

NFL Star to Visit NC National Guard Mentor

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:54:30 -0500

Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterback David Garrard is scheduled to visit the North Carolina National Guard's Soldiers and Airmen on Feb. 25, thanks to Sgt. 1st Class Gregory L. Bethea, of the NCNG Recruiting and Retention Battalion. Garrard is schedu...

NC National Guard Deploys Chaplain Detachment

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:36:05 -0500

The North Carolina National Guard's 136th Chaplain Detachment mobilized today from the North Carolina National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters here.

NC National Guard Set to Deploy Chaplain Detachment

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:01:49 -0500

The North Carolina National Guard's 136th Chaplain Detachment is scheduled to mobilize Friday, Feb. 18, from the North Carolina National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters, located at 4105 Reedy Creek Road.

105th Returns from Iraq Deployment

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:09:33 -0500

The North Carolina Army National Guard 105th Military Police Battalion's Headquarters and Headquarters Company will return from a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn on Sunday.

Memorial for N.C. Guard Soldiers Killed in Action Dedicated in Wilmington

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:09:52 -0500

Four newcomers waited, mute under a snowy sky. Hundreds came to see them for the first time as they joined four brothers in silent testimony. The eight stone markers are part of a memorial honoring North Carolina National Guard Soldiers of the 120...

NC Guard Brigade Holds Change of Command Ceremony

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:05:16 -0500

The North Carolina National Guard's 113th Sustainment Brigade held a change of command ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard armory here today.

NC Guard Special Troops Battalion Holds Change of Command

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:56:49 -0500

The North Carolina National Guard's 113th Special Troops Battalion held a change of command ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard armory here today.