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Carter praises National Guard Bureau chief nomineePublished April 6, 2016
                    
                    By DoD News, Defense Media Activity
            **WASHINGTON (AFNS) --**Defense Secretary Ash Carter  congratulated Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel on his nomination April 5 to serve as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau and, if approved by Congress, to receive his fourth star.
Lengyel, now the Guard Bureau’s vice chief, would succeed Army Gen. Frank J. Grass in the position and serve as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Over the course of more than three decades in the Air Force, whether in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon or serving as a defense attaché overseas, Lengyel has demonstrated “strong and steady leadership,” Carter said in a statement.
“During his most recent role as vice chief of the National Guard Bureau,” the secretary said, “he has helped to ensure our 470,000 Army and Air National Guard personnel are accessible, capable and ready to protect the homeland and provide combat resources to the Army and Air Force.” **‘Visionary leadership’**
The secretary added that he is “supremely confident” that Lengyel will bring “the same visionary leadership and sound counsel” that Grass has brought to the position for nearly four years. He thanked Grass for his “distinguished service” as a member of the JCS and as the Defense Department’s official channel of communication to the governors and state adjutants general. 
“On so many occasions over the past 15 years, the men and women of the National Guard have gone above and beyond to meet their country’s call, performing selfless service both at home and abroad,” Carter said. Under the direction of Grass and Lengyel, he added, “the men and women of our Army and Air National Guard have been able to count on having confident leadership and strong advocates at the highest levels of the department.”guard 



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