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HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that he intends to nominate Major General Wesley Craig, 64, of Oreland, Montgomery County, as Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. As such, Craig will lead the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. "Major General Craig has devoted his career to serving our nation," Corbett said. "His record of exemplary leadership, along with more than 30 years of military experience, makes him an ideal...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the co-chairs of the Senate National Guard Caucus, are urging the U.S. Army to do more to help National Guard troops cope with the stresses of combat. The call comes with the release of new Army figures showing a large increase in suicides among Guard soldiers over the past year. The Army's year-end statistics, released last week, show that confirmed or suspected suicides...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States, the organization that represents the Guard officer corps, today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president: "Last week, in a speech to the National Defense University, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military was 'out of touch' with the American public. "While it may not have been his...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States, the organization that represents the Guard officer corps, today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president: "Yesterday, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced cuts to the planned growth in defense spending over the next five years, renewing the imperative he issued last year to 'eliminate wasteful, excessive and unneeded spending'...

EBENSBURG, Pa., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- L.R. Kimball, (www.lrkimball.com) has been selected as part of a team to provide strategic support to the National Guard Bureau Command, Control, Communications & Computers (C4) Directorate, J6 (NGB J-6). The NGB J-6 Directorate is involved in all aspects of emergency response, collaborating with several federal, state and local agencies in carrying out its response. The team that L.R. Kimball will support will identify National Guard, Army...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of current and former National Guardsmen -- many of whom helped win the Cold War -- will spend tomorrow, Veterans Day, wondering if America truly appreciates their service. The issue is the federal government's arcane definition of "veteran status." In short, voluntarily sacrificing other pursuits for many years to be ready on short notice to defend your country anywhere in the world is not enough. Not, at least, if that...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 45,000 National Guard officers are supporting bills introduced in the House and Senate last week that would elevate the Guard's top officer to a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The leaders of more than 45,000 Guard men and women are backing legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Nick Rahall, both D-W.Va., which would make the chief of the National Guard Bureau a full member of the Pentagon's senior-leadership...

Maj. Gen. Wright Appointed to Pentagon Leadership Position; Governor Names Maj. Gen. Sischo Acting Adjutant General HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today that Major General Jessica L. Wright will step down as commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard and as head of the state's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Oct. 29 to become deputy assistant secretary of defense for manpower and personnel in the U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lawmakers and senior defense officials top the speaking agenda for more than 4,000 National Guard officers and their guests from across the country at the 132nd NGAUS General Conference and Exhibition in Austin, Texas, Aug. 21 to 23. The conference opens Aug. 21 with a performance by the nationally recognized Douglas MacArthur High School JROTC Drill Team from San Antonio, Texas; the colorful Roll Call of States; and speeches by Texas Gov....

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 45,000 National Guard officers now have a new firm selling advertising space in their monthly magazine and weekly electronic newsletter and website. Mohanna Sales Representatives of Plano, Texas, began this week as the exclusive representatives for advertising sales in the official NGAUS publication, National Guard magazine; the electronic newsletter, Washington Report; and at www.ngaus.org. "We are very excited to have Mohanna as our...