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Dumbo Factor

Pentagon officials thought the 1950 Air Guard would never get off the ground. Korea proved otherwise. Like Disney's Dumbo, the flying elephant who should not have been able to fly, the Air National Guard in the Korean War was a large and ungainly... Read More Details

Back At It

Members of the Army National Guard's 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team had been preparing for months to take the Army’s toughest test of grit, skill and stamina short of combat. They had completed a series of prerequisite battle drills and exercises... Read More Details

Welcome Challenges

Next May 6, a Thursday, folks at the Burlington Air National Guard Base in northwestern Vermont might consider cutting a cake. A very big cake. It will be the first anniversary of what should be hailed as a remarkable achievement for the state’s... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | August 2020

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Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith

Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith is public affairs specialist at the National Guard Bureau. Read More Details

Former TAGs Now Fill Top 3 National Guard Bureau Posts

For the first time since 1954, three former adjutants general are serving the National Guard Bureau’s top three positions. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson was sworn in as chief of the National Guard Bureau on Aug. 3, with Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen and Lt. Gen... Read More Details

All for One

Senior leaders from six states gathered at the nation’s largest military installation earlier this year to welcome the newest Army National Guard brigade into the force. For the past 18 months, Army Guard leaders in Florida, Georgia, Illinois... Read More Details

Overlooked Rewards

During retired Col. Les' Melnyk's 30-year career in the Army National Guard, no one ever spoke to him about his burial options. Not that he can recall, at least. He learned about health benefits and education funding available from the Department of... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | June/July 2020

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Remote Success

It's great to be back in my office at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. I returned June 1 after 10 weeks of working remote. The rest of the staff came back in phases over the next few weeks. We were part of the... Read More Details