National Guard Bureau

From Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau: When the world’s biggest sporting event came to the U.S., the National Guard’s Civil Support Teams were ready to defend the homeland. I met with Staff Sgt. Katie Peterson, of the Nebraska National Guard’s 72nd Civil Support Team, who walked me through how her team seamlessly integrated with interagency partners and other states to provide 24/7 CBRNE detection and response during the FIFA World Cup. Together, they protected families from around the world and I know her own daughters are proud of a mom who answers the call so other families can stay safe. That’s what the National Guard is all about. Always Ready, Always There!

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For Army National Guard medical leaders, readiness can come down to something as routine as a dental appointment, a hearing test or a medical case that has lingered unresolved. A pilot course brought medical professionals and senior enlisted leaders from across the country together to exchange best practices and identify practical ways to improve medical readiness within their organizations. https://lnkd.in/dxD7pqv5

While fighting the Sinlahekin Fire, a Washington National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter gave firefighters a perspective they had never had before during a National Guard wildfire response: an aerial “quarterback” view that helped provide situational awareness and support to crews working on the ground. https://lnkd.in/e6r4pzpu

From Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau: Gen. Thomas Carden Jr., vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, witnessed the rigorous, all-domain training underway at Michigan's National All Domain Warfighting Center for exercise Northern Strike 26-2. Our Guardsmen are honing their lethality and warfighter readiness alongside 9,000 service members from five countries and 36 U.S. states and territories — building joint interoperability with our State Partnership Program partners and Allies, while Defense Industry partners test the AI-driven technologies and innovations that will define tomorrow's battlespace. Through Northern Strike, we're forging the elite and lethal warfighting force our nation demands. Training as a joint, multi-domain force alongside our partners means we're Stronger Together, Stronger Tomorrow!

From Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau: Meet SGM Luke Katz, Battalion Operations Sergeant Major with 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Nebraska Army National Guard. One of our elite leaders who brings precision, lethality and high standards to every mission, ensuring our Soldiers are always ready when our Nation calls. #AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere 

“The future of warfare is not waiting for us to catch up. It's arriving time now, and the Guard is at the epicenter of it all.” At an annual enlisted National Guard conference, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) David L. Isom emphasized how the Guard’s long-term global partnerships give it a lasting edge over adversaries, warned that today’s operational tempo and the accelerating pace of military technology demand constant adaptation and stressed that taking care of people, not just equipment, must remain the top priority. https://lnkd.in/ebjgdMp9

Speaking at the 55th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and SEA John Raines, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, emphasized the Guard’s dual role as an operational force – at home and abroad - and urged the enlisted force to sustain the Guard’s edge. “You might not think that you’ll be the one who gets that call on any given day,” Raines said. “But the truth of our operational reality is that we generally have more than 40,000 of our National Guard men and women deployed abroad or serving right here in the homeland. You have to stay ready." https://lnkd.in/gkNcUdiU

From Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau: Lt. Col. Jason Dall and Maj. Chad Carter of the Nebraska Air National Guard’s 170th Group, exemplify the skill, professionalism, and dedication of our citizen-warriors. As part of RC-135V/W Rivet Joint flight operations, these Airmen help deliver critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in support of global missions alongside the 55th Wing out of Offutt Air Force Base. #AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere

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