Guard Birthday Messages from Defense Leaders

The National Guard Association of the United States wishes every member of the Guard family a Happy 384th Birthday on Dec. 13, 2020. To help commemorate this occasion, we invited top senior Army and Air Force leaders to speak to you directly — on all that the Guard has done for our nation over the last 384 years. Thank you for your service! You will hear from: The Chairman of the National Guard Association of the United States, Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson Secretary of the Army, Ryan D. McCarthy Secretary of the Air Force, Barbara M. Barrett Director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen Director of the Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh