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  • Nordhaus Reinforces National Guard’s Dual Status Commander Role

    PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.— The National Guard’s top leader emphasized the role of the dual status commander while visiting leaders at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters, Dec. 13.“State and federal military forces need to coordinate their

  • Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard brings unique capabilities to the cyber domain and has helped develop new applications that allow greater network connectivity while maintaining cybersecurity, Guard cyber officials said. “We bring real-world perspective coming from industry,” said Ken Flowers,

  • National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor Looks to Next Generation

    ARLINGTON, Va. - Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Tony L. Whitehead didn’t think twice in August 2020 before accepting his appointment as the Guard’s senior noncommissioned officer and principal military adviser on enlisted matters. It seemed that the Guard had never

  • National Guard Bureau Hosts Cybersecurity Awareness Panel

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Everybody plays a role in cybersecurity, National Guard and Department of Defense officials emphasized during a panel discussion on cybersecurity Oct. 16 at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center.“Everyone out here is a cybersecurity warrior,” said Kenneth

  • National Guard Bureau Chief Names Senior Enlisted Advisor

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines is the National Guard Bureau’s next senior enlisted advisor, Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, announced Oct. 16.

Raines will succeed SEA Tony Whitehead, who will retire in November following more than four decades of

  • Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus Confirmed as NGB Chief 

    WASHINGTON – The Senate Tuesday confirmed Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus as the 30th chief of the National Guard Bureau.  Nordhaus, who will also be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be promoted to four-star general and serve as the top officer in the nation’s oldest military

  • Acting National Guard Bureau Chief: 'This is What We’re Built For'

    DETROIT — In a time of global uncertainty, the National Guard’s top officer, serving in an acting capacity, shared a message of strength and stability to attendees of the 146th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference. “We’ve got an awesome job, y’all,” Army Lt. Gen.

  • Military Leaders Urge Congress to Pass Timely 2025 Defense Budget

    WASHINGTON - The 2025 Defense Department budget request prioritizes maintaining operational readiness, taking care of people and continuing to build a joint force that is lethal, resilient, survivable, agile and responsive, said Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, in

  • In Thailand, Hokanson Sees Enduring Partners in Name and Practice

    BANGKOK –The National Guard’s top officer visited with Washington Guardsmen and Royal Thai Armed Forces troops training together May 7-9.The Washington National Guard has worked closely with Thailand under the Defense Department’s National Guard State Partnership Program since 2002. Last year, the

  • Guard Bureau Chief Promotes Partnerships at Defense Services Asia Exhibition

    KUALA LUMPUR – Alliances and partnerships underscored the National Guard Bureau chief’s participation in one of Asia’s largest defense and homeland security events on May 6. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the Guard’s top officer, told international military leaders and officials at the biennial Defence