PHOTOS

COVER: The montage on the cover 

of the National Guard Bureau’s 

2010 Posture Statement combines 

photographs and artist renderings 

of Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen 

throughout the history of the 

institution, depicting the Guard as 

America’s Indispensable Force. 

The National Guard Bureau 

acknowledges the following 

individuals for their photographic 

contributions and support: 

Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Pratt

Second Lieutenant Janeene Yarber

Master Sergeant Chance Babin

Master Sergeant Jack Braden

Master Sergeant Lance Cheung

Master Sergeant Michael Drake

Master Sergeant Val Gempis

Sergeant First Class and Mrs. Joel Gibbons

Master Sergeant Kevin J. Gruenwald

First Sergeant Duff McFadden

Master Sergeant Paul Gorman

Master Sergeant John Nimmo

Sergeant First Class Tom Steber

Technical Sergeant Michelle Burroughs

Technical Sergeant Brian E. Christiansen

Technical Sergeant D. Clare

Technical Sergeant Shane A. Cuomo

Staff Sergeant Justin Goeden

Staff Sergeant Jim Greenhill

Technical Sergeant Erik Gudmundson

Staff Sergeant Russell L. Klika

Technical Sergeant Richard Lisum

Technical Sergeant Robin Meredith

Technical Sergeant Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.

Staff Sergeant Kim Snow

Technical Sergeant Wolfram M. Stumpf

Technical Sergeant Cheresa D. Theiral

Technical Sergeant Wendy Yada

Staff Sergeant Don Branum, 

Staff Sergeant Andre Bullard

Staff Sergeant Stephanie J. Cross

Staff Sergeant Bennie J. Davis III

Staff Sergeant Jill Jamgochian

Staff Sergeant Rachel Martinez

Staff Sergeant Erin McNamara 

Staff Sergeant Samuel Rogers

Sergeant Matthew Acosta

Sergeant Brian Cooper

Sergeant Ben Cossel 

Senior Airman Brian Kimball 

Senior Airman Christina Kinsey

Senior Airman Nicole Manzanares

Airman First Class Timothy Taylor

Specialist Austen Hurt

Specialist Kurt Lamel

Mr. Nate Crawford

Ms. Denise Gould

Mr. Larry Sommers

Other imagery provided 

courtesy of:

California Military Department

Kansas Adjutant General’s Department

Mississippi National Guard 

New Jersey Department of Military 

and Veterans Affairs

Ohio Adjutant General’s Department 

Oregon Military Department

Tennessee Military Department

Texas Military Forces

Utah National Guard

Wisconsin Department of Military 

Affairs

LM&O Advertising
Table of Contents

National Guard Bureau 

Executive Overview 2

Introduction and Executive Overview....................................2

Army National Guard 6

Message from the Director ....................................................6

Investing in Present and Future Value...................................7

Investing in Personnel.............................................................7

Investing in Equipment and Facilities....................................9

Investing in Operations.........................................................12

Investing in Information Technology...................................13

Air National Guard 14

Message from the Director...................................................14

A Quick Review .....................................................................15

Developing Adaptable Airmen ............................................15

Readiness...............................................................................15

Modernize and Recapitalize.................................................17

Joint Staff National Guard 22

Message from the Director ..................................................22

Domestic Operations.............................................................22

Counterdrug Programs ........................................................25

Operation Jump Start ...........................................................26

Joint and Interagency Training ...........................................26

Technology Revolutionizes Emergency 

Response and Training .........................................................28

Supporting the Warfighter...................................................29

State Adjutants General 31

In Memoriam 32
General Craig R. McKinley 

Chief, National Guard Bureau

 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMEN

National Guard 

Bureau Executive 

Overview

Introduction and Executive Overview

New Beginnings

2008 was a year filled with positive change for the National Guard. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 

2008, enacted in January, designated the National Guard Bureau (NGB) as a joint activity of the Department of Defense 

(DoD). The law also elevated the grade of the Chief, National Guard Bureau to the rank of General. With this new 

stature and an explicit linkage to the Secretary of Defense, through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), NGB 

is better positioned to represent National Guard issues and concerns at the highest levels in the DoD.

The Report of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves and NDAA 2008 both identified the need for a new 

NGB charter. After almost a year of close collaboration among NGB, the Combatant Commanders, the CJCS, the Armed 

Services, and the DoD staff, Secretary Robert M. Gates signed DoD Directive 5105.77, National Guard Bureau. This 

unprecedented directive formally lays out the full scope of NGB’s functions, roles, and authorities - embedding NGB in 

DoD’s strategic processes. It is sound DoD policy. 

An Operational Force

The depth provided by the National Guard is no longer the “once in 

a lifetime” use of a strategic reserve as envisioned during the Cold 

War. The National Guard has become an operational force that is an 

integral part of the Army and Air Force; it is populated by seasoned 

veterans with multiple deployments in support of operations 

in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, and many other locations 

around the world. 

In addition to the thousands of National Guard Soldiers and 

Airmen currently activated for ongoing federal missions, the 

National Guard provides significant response to unexpected 

contingencies. Despite major overseas commitments, during 

the 2008 hurricane season over 15,000 Guardsmen responded 

on short notice to catastrophic events unfolding in Louisiana NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU
and Texas. The National Guard serving here at home also 

fought extensive fires and flooding and provided disaster 

relief to numerous states throughout the year.

Readiness

Personnel

Our most precious assets flow from our communities. 

Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen are employed by their 

Governors every day to protect American lives and property 

in the homeland from weather-related events to suspected 

biochemical contamination. Despite all we have asked of 

them in the overseas warfight as well as here at home, 

we are recruiting and retaining National Guard members 

in impressive numbers. Americans join and stay in the 

National Guard. But as successful as we have been to date, 

we need continued support for recruiting and retention 

efforts as well as increased endstrength authorizations. 

Equipment

The National Guard must have modern equipment if we are 

to remain successful as defenders of the homeland at home 

and abroad. 

Army National Guard (ARNG) units deployed overseas have 

the most up-to-date equipment available and are second 

to none. However, a significant amount of equipment 

is currently unavailable to the Army National Guard in 

the states due to continuing rotational deployments and 

emerging modernization requirements. Many states 

have expressed concern about the resulting shortfalls of 

equipment for training as well as for domestic emergency 

response operations. 

The Army is programming $20.9 billion for ARNG 

equipment for FY09 through FY13 to procure new 

equipment and modernize equipment currently on hand. 

We appreciate that support and also the strong interest 

of Congress and the Department of Defense in closing the 

gap between our domestic requirements and the available 

equipment in our armories and motor pools. 

The Air Force is in the midst of modernizing and 

recapitalizing its major weapons platforms, and the Air 

National Guard (ANG) must be concurrently recapitalized, 

particularly in order to avoid near to mid-term “age out” 

of the majority of its fighter force. Our primary concern 

is that 80 percent of our F-16s, the backbone of our Air 

Sovereignty Alert Force, will begin reaching the end of 

their service life in eight years. To that end, we support 

the Air Force’s recapitalization plan, but request that all 

roadmaps be inclusive of the Air National Guard as a hedge 

against this “age out.” 

A Tennessee Air Guardmember guides an Army high-mobility engineer excavator into the back of a C-5 Galaxy. 
USSOUTHCOM Arkansas / Guatemala

Connecticut / Uruguay

Delaware / Trinidad-Tobago

District of Columbia / Jamaica

Florida / Venezuela

Florida / Guyana

Florida / Regional Security

 System (E. Caribbean Islands)

Kentucky / Ecuador

Louisiana / Belize

Massachusetts / Paraguay

Mississippi / Bolivia

Missouri / Panama

New Hampshire / El Salvador

New Mexico / Costa Rica

Puerto Rico / Honduras

Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic

Rhode Island / Bahamas

South Dakota/Suriname

Texas / Chile

West Virginia / Peru

Wisconsin / Nicaragua

State Partnerships: 21

USEUCOM Alabama / Romania

California / Ukraine

Colorado / Slovenia

Georgia / Georgia

Illinois / Poland

Indiana / Slovakia

Kansas / Armenia

Maine/Montenegro

Maryland / Estonia

Maryland / Bosnia

Michigan / Latvia

Minnesota / Croatia

New Jersey / Albania

North Carolina / Moldova

Ohio / Hungary

Ohio / Serbia

Oklahoma / Azerbaijan

Pennsylvania / Lithuania

Tennessee / Bulgaria

Texas/Neb / Czech Republic

Vermont / Macedonia

State 

Partnerships: 21

USAFRICOM California / Nigeria

New York / South Africa

North Carolina / Botswana

North Dakota / Ghana

Utah / Morocco

Vermont / Senegal

Wyoming / Tunisia

State Partnerships: 7

USPACOM Alaska / Mongolia

Guam/Hawaii / Philippines

Hawaii / Indonesia

Washington / Thailand

Oregon / Bangladesh

State Partnerships: 5

USCENTCOM Arizona / Kazakhstan

Colorado / Jordan 

Louisiana / Uzbekistan

Montana / Kyrgyzstan

Nevada / Turkmenistan

Virginia / Tajikistan

State Partnerships: 6

Total

State Partnerships: 60

 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMEN

State Partnership Program

The National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) 

establishes enduring and mutually beneficial partnerships 

between foreign countries and American states through the 

National Guard. This program is an important component 

of the Department of Defense’s security cooperation 

strategy, the regional Combatant Commanders’ theater 

engagement program, and the U.S. ambassadors’ Mission 

Strategic Plans. A primary aim is to promote partnership 

among the many nations working with us to advance 

security, stability, and prosperity around the globe. Today, 

American states are partnered with 60 foreign nations (a 

60 percent increase over the past five years) to focus on 

military-to-military, military-to-civilian, and civil 

security activities. 

Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt, Ohio Adjutant General, escorts Serbian President Boris 

Tadic during a National Guard State Partnership Program visit.

Created in 1993, SPP has helped the United States 

European, African, Southern, Pacific, and Central 

Commands engage the defense and military establishments 

of countries in every region of the globe. The program’s 

benefits include:

■	 Providing Combatant Commanders and U.S. 

ambassadors with avenues for building international 

civil-military partnerships and interoperability during 

peacetime by linking state capacities to the goals 

and objectives in the Foreign Assistance Framework 

of the U.S. Government.

■	 Enhancing current and future coalition operations 

by encouraging and assisting partner nations to 

support efforts such as NATO’s Operational Mentor 

and Liaison Team program in Afghanistan, and 

exercises supporting the Association of Southeast 

Asian Nations region.

■	 Building more cultural and global awareness into 

Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to help them operate 

in today’s complex multi-national and multi-agency 

operations.

This valuable mutual security cooperation program will 

continue to expand in size and strategic importance to the 

Combatant Commanders, ambassadors, and broad U.S. 

Government interagency requirements as we enter the 

second decade of the 21st century.
Natio

nal Guar

The Future

The National Guard, the nation’s community-based force, 

will always answer the call of the President and the 

Governors. 

Our priorities are constant:

■	 Provide for the security and defense of our 

homeland at home and abroad

■	 Support the Global War on Terror 

■	 Respond to America’s need for a reliable and ready 

National Guard that is transformed for the 21st 

century

California National Guard Soldiers set up a tent city in 

preparation to help deal with wildfires in northern California.

It is an honor to be named the 26th Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau. As a synchronized joint activity, we will 

capitalize on momentum gained over the past several years 

and will build new relationships based on our new roles 

and responsibilities. 

The National Guard will remain

 “Always Ready, Always There.” 

The following pages offer a full report on our recent 

accomplishments along with our ongoing responsibilities 

for FY10.
Lieutenant General 

Clyde A. Vaughn

Director, Army National Guard

 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMEN

Army National Guard

Message from the Director 

Army National Guard (ARNG) Citizen-Soldiers continue the proud tradition of service to our nation both 

at home and around the world. Our Citizen-Soldiers 

consistently proved themselves capable of operating across 

a wide spectrum of missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Belgium, 

Bosnia, Djibouti, Egypt, Germany, Honduras, Kosovo, 

Kuwait, and the Philippines.

The ARNG continues to achieve outstanding results meeting 

recruiting and retention goals. As of December 31, 2008, 

Army National Guard assigned strength was 365,814 

Citizen-Soldiers, a gain of approximately 35,000 CitizenSoldiers in about three years. At the same time we have 

reduced our non-participating numbers to 5,404 (from 

6,082 in July 2005).

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

RECRUITING AND RETENTION

365,814

Assigned Strength

35,000

Gain

With thousands of our Citizen-Soldiers “on the ground” 

in foreign lands, we are equally busy at home. National 

Guard units fought wildfires in California, aided hurricane 

Army N

victims on the Gulf Coast, and assisted numerous 

environmental clean-up activities around the country. 

These responses from across our land demonstrate the 

importance of training and equipping our Soldiers so 

they are ready to render service and assistance to home 

communities. 

We are committed to deploying Citizen-Soldiers with the 

best equipment and training possible. The U.S. Army’s 

similar assurance and ongoing Congressional interest in the 

welfare of our people will ensure the success of the Army 

National Guard.

In July 2008, the Louisiana National Guard’s two new UH-72 Lakotas 

touched down for the first time at Esler Field in Pineville, Louisiana.

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers stand in formation as the 

769th Engineer Battalion transfers authority of tactical construc- tion projects in Baghdad to the active Army’s 46th Engineer 

Construction Battalion.
Force 

Conversio

Investing in Present 

and Future Value

Mobilizations, deployments, modular force conversions, 

counterdrug assistance, and disaster response dominated 

the ARNG’s efforts to answer needs at home and abroad. 

But to remain America’s vital force, the ARNG must invest in 

people, equipment, operations, and technology like never 

before.

Numbers as of December 31, 2008

Meeting Mission Requirements 

Heavy demands on personnel and declines in equipmenton-hand due to increased mobilizations and deployments 

continued in FY08. The Army National Guard effectively 

met mission requirements and continued to support 

ongoing conflicts. However, for some units returning 

from deployment, equipping and training levels decreased 

readiness.

Modular Force Conversion 

and Rebalance

The Army National Guard successfully met 

its 2008 goal of transforming 1,300 

operating force units to a modular 

design. This brings the total 

number of units transformed 

to more than 2,800. 

Converting Army National 

Guard units to modular 

configuration in an era 

of persistent conflict has 

significantly increased 

equipment and modernization requirements and has also 

increased equipment readiness. 

Did You Know

An operating force is a unit specifically organized to either 

engage in combat, provide support, or provide service 

support. In short, this transformation effort involves every 

Citizen-Soldier in the Army National Guard and continues 

to receive more Reserve Equipment Appropriation 

funding which greatly helps increase equipment readiness. 

However, because of transformation and persistent conflict 

requirements, equipping shortfalls still exist.

The Army National Guard brigade combat teams (BCTs) 

are composed identically to the active Army and can be 

combined with other BCTs or elements of the joint force to 

facilitate integration, interoperability, and compatibility. 

The Army National Guard transformation into these 

modular formations provides an enhanced operational 

force. This is key to meeting the goal of making at least 

half of Army and Air assets (personnel and equipment) 

available to the Governors and Adjutants General at any 

given time. This transformation effort impacts over 87 

percent of Army National Guard units across all 50 states, 

three territories, and the District of Columbia, and crosses 

every functional capability in the force.

Investing in Personnel

Our greatest asset is our people. We have the best trained 

force in the world. But we also have unparalleled support 

of our Citizen-Soldiers and their families. This support is 

paramount in maintaining our superior standing in the 

world.

Soldiers take part in an urban combat scenario during the “Best Warrior” competition 

at Fort Lee, Virginia. 

A Pennsylvania Army National Guard 

Soldier provides overwatch protection 

in the village of Khormelq, Afghanistan 

during a meeting between village 

elders and a provincial governor.

Army National Guard

Service Summary

Total ARNG orders 

since 9/11 (some 

Soldiers have activated multiple times)

Title 10 

Orders

Title 10 and

Title 32 Orders

348,258 453,292

Operation 

or Event

Service in 

2008

Service since 

9/11/2001

Operation Iraqi 

Freedom 33,524 193,598

Operation 

Enduring Freedom 

(Afghanistan)

8,346 29,212

Operation Noble 

Eagle 248 35,849
28

LION

uel bill 

d

365,814

Assigned Strength

+92%

from two 

years ago

rs

 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMEN

Endstrength: 

Recruiting and 

Retention

As previously noted, recruiting 

and retention was exceptional 

with an end-of-calendar 

year assigned strength of 365,814 Citizen-Soldiers. The 

following programs provided the impetus for these gains.

■	 The Army National Guard’s Recruiting Assistance 

Program (G-RAP) is a civilian contract recruiting 

program that, as of December 9, 2008, has processed 

80,000 enlistments since its inception in December 

2005. At the end of FY08, approximately 130,000 

recruiting assistants were actively working. In 

August 2007, G-RAP expanded to include incentives 

for officer accessions.

■	 The Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP), launched in 

2005, improves our training success rate by easing 

newly enlisted National Guard Soldiers into the 

military environment through Initial Entry Training 

– a combination of Basic Combat Training and 

Advanced Individual Training.

The war on terror, transformation to modular formations, 

and domestic operations will continue to test the allvolunteer force. However, the Army National Guard is 

optimistic and confident that it will grow the force and 

have manned units to meet all missions at home and 

abroad.

Full-Time Support

Full-time support (FTS) personnel play a vital role in the 

ARNG’s readiness both at home and abroad. Active 

Guard and Reserve (AGR) Soldiers and Military Technicians 

sustain the day-to-day operations of the entire Army 

National Guard. The AGR and Technician force is a critical 

component of readiness in the ARNG as the Reserve 

Components transition to an operational force.

Medical Readiness

Funding, treatment authorities, and medical readiness 

monitoring through Medical Operations Data Systems 

(MODS) have helped the ARNG increase medical readiness 

throughout the nation and allow deploying units to report 

at all-time high medical readiness levels.

In 2008, 92 percent of ARNG Soldiers reporting to 

mobilization stations were determined to be medically 

deployable. This represents a significant improvement 

upon previous years. This increased readiness throughout 

the ARNG has reduced pre-deployment training time lost 

due to required medical corrective actions. The ARNG is 

implementing the Army Select Reserve Dental Readiness 

System that will enable commanders to achieve 95 percent 

dental readiness in support of DoD Individual Medical 

Readiness standards.

Incapacitation Pay

The Army National Guard Incapacitation (INCAP) benefit 

provides interim pay to ARNG Soldiers with a serviceconnected medical condition (provided that they are not 

Residents carry relief supplies to family members 

as Louisiana Army National Guardsmen search for 

families needing assistance after Hurricane Ike. 

The Army 

National Guard’s 

Recruiting 

Assistance 

Program 

(G-RAP)

The Recruit 

Sustainment 

Program (RSP)

Graduation Equivalency 

Diploma (GED)

Every Soldier A Recruiter (ESAR)

Active First

 The Marketing Campaigns Include: 

• Three Doors Down

• Nascar Sponsorship

• Army National Guard Chopper

ARNG

Successful Use 

of Bonuses
on active duty). The INCAP pay software, released in early 

FY08, facilitates the administration of this benefit.

The INCAP process provides compensation in two situations. 

First, a Soldier who is unable to perform military duty may 

receive military pay less any civilian earnings. Second, a 

Soldier who can perform military duty, but not a civilian 

job, may receive lost civilian earnings up to the amount of 

the military pay. INCAP incorporates a detailed accounting 

system of tracking Soldiers who receive INCAP pay, the 

date initiated, the amount received, and when terminated. 

INCAP quickly compensates Soldiers, therefore allowing 

them to concentrate on the rehabilitation process, and 

focus on their families.

Survivor Services

The ARNG renders dignified Military Honors according 

to service tradition for all eligible veterans. The ARNG 

supports 79 percent of all Military Funeral Honors for the 

Army and 51 percent of all Funeral Honors for all services. 

In FY08, the ARNG provided Military Funeral Honors for 

over 97,000 veterans and 200 Soldiers killed in action.

Investing in Equipment 

and Facilities

Upgrading and maintaining our equipment and facilities 

is becoming increasingly vital as we face challenges at 

home and abroad. The era of persistent conflict demands 

nothing less.

Equipment on Hand and 

Equipment Availability

The historic equipment on-hand (EOH) percentage for 

the ARNG has been about 70 percent. In FY06, EOH 

declined to approximately 40 percent due to crossleveling of equipment to support immediate deployment 

requirements. It increased to about 49 percent in FY07. By 

the end of FY08, the ARNG had 76 percent of its required 

equipment on-hand when deployed equipment is included.

Equipment Readiness Levels

When items supporting mobilized and deployed units are 

subtracted out of this equation, the current warfighting 

equipment on-hand percentage falls to 63 percent of 

Modification Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) 

requirements available to the Governors of the 54 states 

and territories.

Domestic response is a critical ARNG mission. The Chief of 

the National Guard Bureau has pledged that 50 percent of 

Army and Air Guard forces will be available to a Governor 

at all times to perform state missions. 

The Army has taken positive steps to improve the Army 

National Guard equipping posture. The Army’s goal is to 

fully equip all BCTs, regardless of components, by 2015. 

0 300 600 900 1200 $1500

2006 $767.6 million

$1.270 billion

2007 $1.100 billion

2008

National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation
10 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMEN

Congress has been very responsive to ARNG equipping 

requirements through funds in the National Guard and 

Reserve Equipment account. This much needed funding has 

been used to procure critical dual-use items to support the 

“Essential 10” capabilities.

Ground and Air Operating Tempo

The ground operating tempo (OPTEMPO) program is one 

of the keystones in equipment readiness. Direct ground 

OPTEMPO pays for petroleum, repair parts, and depot-level 

repairables. Indirect OPTEMPO pays for expenses such as 

administrative and housekeeping supplies, organizational 

clothing and equipment, medical supplies, nuclear, 

biological and chemical (NBC) supplies and equipment, 

and inactive duty training (IDT) travel which includes 

Command Inspection, staff travel, and cost of commercial 

transportation for Soldier movement. 

In 2008, ground OPTEMPO funding for the Army National 

Guard totaled $901 million in base appropriation plus 

$73 million in supplemental for a total of $974 million. 

This funding directly impacts the readiness of ARNG units 

to participate in global operations as well as domestic 

preparedness. Significant equipment remains in theater 

after Guard units return from deployments. Equipment 

shortages at home stations compel greater use of what is 

available. These demanding conditions have resulted in 

rapid aging of equipment. While the ground OPTEMPO 

sustains equipment-on-hand, it does not replace majorend items that are battle-lost or left in the theater of 

operations.

The air operating tempo (OPTEMPO) program supports the 

ARNG Flying Hour Program which includes petroleum-oillubricants, repair parts, and depot-level repairables for the 

rotary wing helicopter fleet. 

In 2008, air OPTEMPO funding for the Army National 

Guard totaled $280 million in base appropriation plus $128 

million in supplemental for a total of $408 million. This 

funding provides for fuel and other necessities so that 

4,708 ARNG aviators can maintain currency and proficiency 

in their go-to-war aircraft. Achieving and maintaining 

desired readiness levels will ensure aircrew proficiency and 

risk mitigation, which helps to conserve resources. ARNG 

aviators must attain platoon level proficiency to ensure that 

they are adequately trained to restore readiness and depth 

for future operations.

Reset Process

The Army continued to work with Army National Guard 

leaders to refine requirements for critical dual-use 

equipment and to ensure that the states and territories 

can adequately protect the lives and property of American 

citizens during a catastrophic event.

Several changes helped resolve reset issues during 2008. 

The biggest change provided funds directly to the Army 

National Guard. This allowed the ARNG to conduct reset 

operations at home stations. The Army National Guard’s 

initial $127 million, plus $38 million from the Army, 

supported the ARNG’s reset efforts. This streamlining 

process enabled the states to have their equipment 

immediately available. 

Logistics-Depot Maintenance

The Army National Guard Depot Maintenance Program 

continued to play an integral part in the ARNG sustainment 

activities during 2008. This program is based on a “repair 

and return to user” premise as opposed to the equipment 

maintenance “float” (loaner) system used by the active 

Army. 

The amount of equipment qualifying for depot repair 

increased by 26.7 percent in FY09. This increase was due 

primarily to the rebuilding of the ARNG’s aged tactical 

wheeled vehicle fleet. During 2008, the Army National 

Guard Depot Maintenance Program funded the overhaul of 

3,405 tactical vehicles as well as calibration services.

Maintenance

Aviation Engineering

Medical 

Ground Transportation Communications 

Essential 10

Logistics Security 

CBRNE Response Command and Control 
Facilities and Military Construction

In more than 3,000 communities across America, the local 

National Guard readiness center (armory) is not only the 

sole military facility but also an important community 

center. For National Guard members, these facilities 

are critical places where we conduct training, perform 

administration, and store and maintain our equipment. 

Many of our aging facilities are in need of repair or 

replacement. The continuing strong support of the 

Congress for Army National Guard military construction 

and facilities sustainment, restoration, and maintenance 

funding is crucial to our readiness.

In FY08, Congress made $843 million available for facility 

operations and maintenance in the ARNG. This level of 

funding covered “must fund” operations including salaries, 

contracts, supplies, equipment leases, utilities, municipal 

services, engineering services, fire and emergency services, 

and program management.

Solar Array Panels like those seen here at the New Jersey 

Army National Guard’s training center in Wrightstown are part 

of energy efficient construction practices in use by the National 

Guard since 2001.

Environmental Program

Recent success in the ARNG’s Environmental Program 

underscores its mission to excel in environmental 

stewardship to ensure the welfare of all citizens and 

communities while sustaining military readiness. Program 

highlights include:

■	 The Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) program 

that supports Soldier training by protecting an 

installation’s accessibility, capability, and capacity 

while sustaining the natural habitat, biodiversity, 

open space, and working lands. Since this program 

began in 2003, the National Guard, along with 

civilian partnership contributions, helped to protect 

40,000 military-use acres from encroachment at nine 

ARNG training centers.

■	 Cleanup and restoration programs that continue 

to make steady progress at Camp Edwards, 

Massachusetts, where five major groundwater 

treatment projects have been completed. 

■	 The final stages of cleaning up an open 

detonation area that will eventually become 

maneuver training land at Camp Navajo, 

Arizona.

The Army National Guard 

operates more than 56,000 

facilities, including 3,019 

readiness centers (armories). 
HURRICANES FLOODING

1,350

Soldiers 15,000

Soldiers

6,843

Soldiers

1,350

Soldiers 15,000

Soldiers

6,843

Soldiers

WILDFIRES

Domestic 

Operation

12 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEME

Iowa National Guard Soldiers patrol the 

streets of Parkersburg, Iowa, after a 

devastating tornado. In addition to security, 

they also provided communications support, 

water, and electricity.

 A UH-60A Black 

Hawk from the 

California Army 

National Guard dips 

a “bambi bucket” 

into Paradise Lake, 

California, during 

firefighting efforts 

last summer.

Investing in Operations

Sound management practices demand that we stay focused 

on operational issues and missions such as readiness, 

training, ground operating tempo, and aviation, including 

the Operational Support Airlift Agency.

Domestic Operations

The Army National Guard Domestic Operations Branch 

coordinates and integrates policies, procedures, and 

capabilities to ensure critical operations are continued in 

the event of an emergency, or threat of an emergency, 

anywhere in the U.S. and its territories.

The following missions in 2008 exemplify the National 

Guard’s resolve in protecting and preserving the homeland. 

■	 In June, National Guard troops provided 

sandbagging, search and rescue, power generation, 

logistical support, food and water distribution, 

debris removal, shelter set up, and support to law 

enforcement during Mississippi River flooding. 

Over a three-week period, more than 6,800 Soldiers 

from Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin 

provided their respective states with critical 

capabilities.

■	 In California last summer, 8,300 wildfires consumed 

over 1.2 million acres. The California ARNG 

supplied 1,350 Citizen-Soldiers to protect people 

and property around the state, including 400 

Citizen-Soldiers deployed to the front lines to fight 

fires. California air crews, assisted by Army and 

Air National Guard aviation teams from 12 other 

states, dumped 4.2 million gallons of retardant to 

extinguish the blazes.

■	 In August, over 15,000 Citizen-Soldiers from Texas, 

Louisiana, and other states supported relief efforts 

after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Their mission 

included food and water distribution, search and 

rescue, air medical evacuations, communication 

support, hazardous material assessments, shelter 

operations, and debris removal.

Louisiana Army National Guard Soldiers 

helped New Orleans residents evacuate the 

area and provided security before, during, 

and after Hurricane Gustav.

Sandbags weighing 4,000 pounds each are 

hooked to an Army National Guard CH-47 

Chinook helicopter to repair a broken levee 

near New Orleans after Hurricane Gustav.

Indiana National Guard Soldiers pile sandbags 

on a levee in Hazleton, Indiana, to prevent a 

river from flooding nearby towns.
Operation

TRAINING

2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMENT | 1

Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers stand ready 

throughout the 54 states and territories to respond to any 

crisis. 

Operational Support Airlift Agency

The Operational Support Airlift Agency is a Department of 

the Army field operating agency under the National Guard 

Bureau that supports 114 aircraft worldwide and over 700 

personnel. During 2008, these aircraft flew over 54,000 

hours, transported about 21 million pounds of cargo, 

and carried more than 100,000 passengers. This included 

combat support in the Middle East and Africa, relief efforts 

for the Gulf Coast and California wildfires, and criminal 

investigation task force efforts in Columbia and Cuba.

Training

Muscatatuck Urban Training Center

The 974-acre Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC), 

located in Indiana, is a self-contained, contemporary urban 

training environment.

In its second year of operation, more than 19,000 trainees 

from military (including 13,000 Army National Guard and 

Reserve Soldiers), government, and private agencies used 

the facilities at MUTC. Training helps prepare Soldiers to 

fight in foreign cities and helps prepare Soldiers and others 

to deal with the aftermath of attacks on U.S. cities. In the 

future, MUTC could train as many as 40,000 troops annually 

at the urban warfare practice facility. 

ARNG eXportable Combat Training Capability

The Army National Guard’s eXportable Combat Training 

Capability (XCTC) is a fully instrumented group of field 

training exercises that provide tough, realistic training for 

every ARNG unit during pre-mobilization training.

This training incorporates the most current tactics, 

techniques, and procedures used in theater. In FY08, 

the ARNG conducted two XCTC rotations (Illinois and 

Oregon) and trained a total of eight battalions. Planning 

is underway to conduct six XCTC rotations that will provide 

training for 18 battalions. 

A collapsed building provides realistic training for emergency personnel during Operation Vigilant Guard, 

a joint military and civilian training exercise hosted at MUTC. 

As part of training for an upcoming deployment to Kosovo, 

Soldiers of the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 130th 

Military Police Company face down a crowd of rioters 

during role-playing training at Indiana’s MUTC. 

By training and certifying pre-mobilization training tasks, 

the XCTC reduces post-mobilization training time and thus 

increases the availability of units for “boots on the ground” 

time in the warfight.

Investing in Information 

Technology

During FY08, ARNG information technology (IT) resources 

supported these network security projects:

MOBILIZATION 

SUPPORT

WIDE AREA 

NETWORK 

MODERNIZATION

INFRASTRUCTURE 

CONSOLIDATION,

100 SPECIFIC 

APPLICATIONS

UPGRADE

OPERATIONS 

FACILITY

EMERGENCY 

RESPONSE

UPGRADE

HEADQUARTERS

Network Services

The ARNG IT organization reviewed the communications 

and network service capabilities that states and territories 

will require in the event of a natural or man-made disaster 

or contingency. The solution restores access to network 

services should a readiness center (armory) lose connectivity 

regardless of local infrastructure availability. Each 

deployment will bring a virtual Joint Force Headquarters 

(JFHQ) node to the affected area and provide voice, video, 

Internet Protocol (IP) data, and push-to-talk services to a 

site within 36 hours. 

Other specific actions include:

■	 Acquiring network simulator training that provides 

network operators and defenders a safe network 

environment to conduct initial qualification, mission 

qualification, crew training, position certification, 

and exercises. 

■	 Planning and implementing secure network access 

for deploying Brigade Combat Teams and their 

supporting Battalions. 

■	 Strengthening the Enterprise Processing Center 

by incorporating backup and storage capability 

in accordance with the National Guard Bureau’s 

continuity of operations requirements.
Lieutenant General 

Harry M. Wyatt III 

Director, Air National Guard

14 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEME

Air National Guard

Message from the Director

The Air National Guard (ANG) is both a reserve component of the Total Air Force (USAF) and the air 

component of the National Guard. As a reserve component 

of the Total Air Force, the ANG is tasked under Title 10 

U.S. Code, “to provide trained units and qualified persons 

available for active duty in the armed forces, in time of 

war or national emergency...” – in essence, a combatready surge capability. The ANG augments the regular Air 

Force by providing operational capabilities in support of 

Homeland Defense both domestically and overseas. As the 

air component of the National Guard, the ANG provides 

trained and equipped units and individuals to protect life 

and property, and to preserve peace, order, and public 

safety. 

As a reserve component of the Total Air Force, ANG 

members regularly perform operational missions both 

in the U.S. and overseas. For example, over 6,000 ANG 

members vigilantly stand guard protecting the homeland. 

Overseas, more than 7,000 National Guard Airmen are 

deployed at any given time, whether in Southwest Asia 

or little known locations around the world, providing 

airpower capabilities such as strike, airlift, air refueling, and 

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) to joint 

and coalition forces.

The ANG provides a myriad of capabilities to support state 

and local civil authorities in protecting life and property. 

We provide capabilities in areas such as airlift, search 

and rescue, aerial firefighting, and aerial reconnaissance. 

We also furnish critical support capabilities such as 

medical triage and aerial evacuation, civil engineering, 

infrastructure protection, and hazardous materials 

(HAZMAT) response. During 2008, National Guard Airmen 

helped their fellow citizens after Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, 

and Ike; protected life and property from wildfires in 

the West, tornados in the Midwest, and blizzards and ice 

storms across the country; and assisted with security at the 

Republican and Democratic National Conventions.

The ANG faces today’s challenges by examining the past, 

serving in the present, and planning for the future. We 

are preserving our heritage as a community-based, 

predominantly part-time force while we adapt to numerous 

force structure changes, placing our ANG on a clear path 

for future missions. While we cannot know every potential 

threat we will face, we do know that success depends on 

our ability to continually adapt and evolve toward new and 

exciting missions and capabilities. In order to adapt and 

effectively support our national security objectives, we must 

focus our efforts in three areas:

■	 Modernize and recapitalize the aging ANG fleet of 

aircraft to ensure that we, as the proven leader in 

air dominance today, do not become complacent 

and fail in our vigilance against those who seek to 

challenge our mastery of the air.

■	 Maximize the use of associations and community 

basing to better support the Air Force mission.

■	 Evolve future mission areas to better support the 

overall Air Force mission.

ar  

An F-15E Strike Eagle soars 

over Afghanistan providing 

close air support to deter 

enemy activities. The F-15Es 

and other coalition aircraft 

flew 111 such missions in Iraq 

and Afghanistan. 
A Quick Review

The ANG’s global presence throughout 2008 was felt in the 

following ways: 

■	 Deployed 20,231 service members to 85 countries on 

every continent, including Antarctica. 

■	 Participated in missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and 

Bosnia; humanitarian airlifts to Southeast Asia and 

Africa; drug interdiction in Latin and South America; 

exercises in Europe and Japan; and many other 

missions. 

■	 Provided not only airpower capabilities, but 

capabilities in medical, logistics, communications, 

transportation, security, civil support, and 

engineering.

This was another crucial year for the ANG as its men 

and women continued to defend America’s interests 

worldwide in waging the Global War on Terror. 

Simultaneously, we continued to bring our force structure 

into balance following historic mission changes initiated 

by Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), and Air Force 

modernization and recapitalization initiatives. 

Developing Adaptable Airmen

The Air National Guard values our Airmen, their families, 

employers, and our civilian employees as our greatest 

resources. The current corps of Air Guard members 

contains some of the most skillful and talented in our 

history. We remain committed to recruiting, retaining, and 

cultivating Airmen who are ready, willing, and capable of 

meeting 21st century challenges and leading with a vision 

that looks beyond tomorrow. 

Recruiting and Retention

With the support of Congress, and the use of innovative 

approaches by our recruiters, the ANG finished FY08 with 

an assigned strength of 107,679 Airmen. We surpassed our 

recruiting objective for the first time since 2002, achieving 

126 percent of our goal. This accomplishment occurred 

despite a historically high operational tempo, executing 

BRAC decisions, and implementing Total Force Initiatives. 

FY08 Recruiting Success

100%

126%

10,749

Total Accessions

8,548 Goal

G-RAP

One program proving highly successful for ANG recruiters 

was the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP). 

With the help of current and former (including retired) 

members, our recruiters tapped into a larger circle of 

influence that let friends, family, and associates know about 

the tangible and intangible rewards that come with service 

in the Air National Guard. In FY08, 3,676, or 34 percent, 

of our enlistments originated from leads generated by GRAP volunteers. An overall 90 percent retention rate also 

bolstered our recruiting success for FY08. By maintaining a 

high retention rate, the Air National Guard decreases the 

cost of replacing valuable members.

Readiness

Even though we met our recruiting and retention goals this 

year, we face the growing challenge of training the right 

people with the right skills to meet mission changes while 

responding to high wartime commitments and dealing with 

resource constraints. To deal with this we must focus on 

the three primary areas of readiness – personnel, training, 

and equipment.

Personnel

Personnel readiness, including skills affected by equipment 

shortages which bear upon our ability to train, has the 

greatest impact upon ANG overall readiness rates. As 

previously mentioned, working through a period with such 

a large number of units changing missions also skews the 

percentages. To a lesser degree, but still important, are the 

numbers of personnel on medical or dental profiles – an 

issue that affects our ability to deploy worldwide. The Air 

National Guard is placing increased emphasis upon these 

many challenges that affect our personnel readiness. 

The ANG continues to maintain personnel readiness by 

supporting our people returning from deployments. We 

must maintain the ANG readiness posture by ensuring 

our Airmen receive appropriate and timely medical and 

dental assessment and treatment at all levels. We offer this 

through Frontline Supervisors and Landing Gear training 

programs, and through the Post Deployment Health 

Reassessment process. 

Training

Training readiness is an ongoing challenge as we strive 

to meet training standards. In order to retain our highly 

qualified, experienced personnel, we must have the ability 

to train to both domestic operations and combat standards 

while meeting deployment demands. Equipment shortages 

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Oklahoma Air National Guard 

arrive in Iraq in 2008 for a two-month deployment. 
20

30

40

50

YEARS

KC-135s 

45+ Years Old

C-5s

34+ Years Old

A-10s

25+ Years Old

F-16s

20+ Years Old

F-15s

30+ Years Old

ANG AGING FLEET

READINESS

16 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEME

of emergency management equipment for ANG civil 

engineers, weapons for security forces, and aircraft engines

adversely impact training capabilities, and could negatively 

affect retention rates. While the volume of mission-related 

training requirements seems to grow exponentially, we 

will continue to explore and take advantage of every 

opportunity to meet training requirements in a timely 

manner.

The most significant challenge for the ANG, however, has 

been to fit its wartime requirements and mission changes 

into the traditional framework of a community-based, 

predominately part-time force. Our members have a 

history of answering the call to service, and have not lost 

sight of their mission: to be a combat-ready Air Force 

composed of dedicated, professional Airmen serving in 

both state and federal roles. 

Equipment

ANG equipment readiness presents greater challenges as 

long-term costs in operating and maintaining older aircraft 

continue to rise due to more frequent repairs, fuel prices, 

and manpower requirements.

Although fuel prices have declined in recent months, the 

cost of aircraft maintenance continues to rise significantly 

as we struggle to extend the life of our aging fleet.

Maryland Air National Guard members, SSgt. 

Jonathan Pollack, (left) and MSgt. Anthony Bahur 

repair an A-10C Thunderbolt II’s engine inlet. 

Lt. Cols. David Serage and wingman Todd 

Higgs of the Oklahoma Air National Guard 

flew 100 combat sorties during their 

deployment to Iraq. 

Staff Sergeant Monica Roschek, 

SrA. Kim Vinson, and SSgt. Diana 

Matthews, services specialists with 

the Texas Air National Guard, arrive 

at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 

Arizona, to participate in an annual 

training exercise.
The current air traffic control system is 1950s technology 

that received minor radar upgrades in the 1980s. 

Replacement parts are obsolete and no longer available 

on the market. Modifying and upgrading the old system 

would cost more than a new system. The Air National 

Guard provides 62.5 percent of the United States Air Force’s 

air traffic control (ATC) wartime mission. In support of 

Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the 

ANG deployed five mobile ATC Radar Approach Controls. 

Additionally, the ANG has peacetime obligations to support 

the National Airspace System, providing ATC services at 

designated military/civil airports. 

In the final analysis, the Air National Guard will meet 21st 

century challenges by proactively shaping its future with 

combat-ready, adaptable Airmen at its core. 

Modernize and Recapitalize

The age of the ANG fleet is of grave concern. Aircraft and 

equipment in both the regular Air Force and the ANG are 

quickly wearing out. The average age of ANG aircraft is 

now over 25 years, with KC-135s being the oldest at 49 

years. The high operational tempo since 1990 has added 

flying hours that have accelerated this aging process. 

As already mentioned, long-term costs to operate and 

maintain these older aircraft have increased. Additionally, 

our potential adversaries have improved their capabilities, 

raising concerns about the ability of our current aircraft to 

defend U.S. interests around the globe. 

Lt. Col. William Butz, an F-22A Raptor 

pilot with the Virginia Air National 

Guard, prepares himself for a 

morning mission. 

The ANG is committed to seamlessly integrating into the 

operational environment. Our modernization program is 

based on Air Force and Combatant Command requirements 

and vetted among reserve component and active duty 

warfighters. Some examples include: 

Mobility Aircraft 

The ANG will pursue further modifications to flight 

instruments, communications, navigation, and terrain/

traffic avoidance systems along with upgrades to engines 

and missile warning and countermeasures on ANG mobility 

aircraft (C-5, C-17, C-130, KC-135) and other aircraft. 

Combat Aircraft 

Air National Guard combat aircraft (A-10, F-15, and 

F-16 comprise about one-third of the Air Force’s combat 

capability. Eighty percent of our F-16s will begin reaching 

the end of their service life in eight years. While our 

maintainers continue to keep our fleet combat ready and 

available, we must replace our legacy systems to remain 

viable and relevant. 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

The Air National Guard expansion into the world of 

unmanned aircraft systems continues to move forward 

in Arizona, California, North Dakota, New York, Nevada, 

and Texas Air National Guard units, as illustrated with the 

development of integrated Predator and MQ-9 Reaper 

Operations Centers. These centers will not only allow 

Lt. Col. Thomas Fennell from 

the Pennsylvania Air National 

Guard climbs aboard an 

A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a 

mission in Afghanistan. 

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft with 

the Arizona Air National Guard’s 214th 

Reconnaissance Group is housed in a hanger at 

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. 

Master Sergeant Fred Roberts, an 

instructor assigned to a Field Training 

Detachment for the California Air National 

Guard, conducts a maintenance check on 

an MQ-1 Predator. 

Modernization of our equipment and training platforms 

is based on capabilities needed by the Air Force. As the 

ANG moves increasingly into the worlds of command 

and control, intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, 

unmanned systems, and cyberspace, the process has 

expanded to include expert warfighters in these areas. 

As a capabilities-based force, the ANG can better assess, 

plan, and support its federal (Title 10) and state (Title 

32) missions, remain relevant to operations, and be 

interoperable with other forces. 

Changing the force structure and orientation of units 

away from airborne platforms to unmanned systems and 

capabilities is a difficult, yet necessary transition. These 

efforts to redefine the ANG will be expanded upon in the 

Future Mission Areas section of this report.

smooth operation and control of current and future 

transformational warfighting and homeland defense 

missions, but will integrate multiple systems currently 

running independently. The RQ-4 Global Hawk continues 

to provide high quality intelligence, surveillance, and 

reconnaissance (ISR) support for Operation Iraqi Freedom 

while also supporting homeland missions. 

MC-12 and Project Liberty 

Mississippi’s 186th Air Refueling Wing is taking on an 

additional mission, training aircrews for the Air Force’s 

newest manned ISR platform, the MC-12. Designated 

Project Liberty, the program will train nearly 1,000 Airmen 

during the next two years at Key Field near Meridian, 

Mississippi, at a cost of about $100 million. The 

MC-12 is expected to bolster the Department of Defense’s 

intelligence gathering capability in Operations Iraqi 

Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
18 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEME

Dual-Use Capabilities

Developing and fielding “dual-use” capabilities are the 

cornerstone to the ANG’s cost effective contribution 

to combat and domestic operations. Many domestic 

operations capabilities are outlined in the National Guard 

Bureau’s “Essential 10” core military capabilities relevant 

to Civil Support. In FY10, with the support of Congress, we 

will address critical shortfalls in medical, communications, 

transportation, logistics, security, civil support teams, 

engineering, and aviation. The ANG will continue to 

increase capabilities for use during domestic missions for 

the foreseeable future. 

Competing sustainment costs and funding requirements 

for recapitalization present challenges for the Total 

Force. However, by similarly equipping the ANG and 

the regular Air Force, we directly support efforts in Total 

Force Integration (TFI). In short, the ANG needs to be 

concurrently equipped with the active duty force to support 

our total Air Force mission – to be the dominant air power, 

second to none.

Maximize Associations and 

Community Basing

Since Vietnam, the Air Force has understood the 

importance of unit integrity on combat effectiveness, 

and has reflected this in war plans for unit mobilizations. 

As such, the ANG, Air Force Reserve (AFRES), and active 

Air Force have formed unique alliances that promise to 

increase mission effectiveness while reducing costs.

Under three types of constructs known as “associations,” 

ANG, AFRES, and active Air Force units share not only 

facilities and equipment, but knowledge and experiences 

(many ANG members spend their careers with the same 

unit and equipment).

■	 Under “classic associations” the active duty unit 

retains principal responsibility for its equipment and 

the reserve unit shares in operating and 

maintaining it. 

■	 With “active associations” active duty personnel are 

assigned to reserve units in local communities where 

they share in the operation and maintenance of 

reserve-assigned assets. 

■	 The last association, called “reserve associate,” is 

similar to the “active” and “classic” relationships 

in that one air reserve unit retains ownership of 

the assets and another unit shares in operating 

and maintaining the equipment as an air reserve 

component associate unit.

“Community basing” is a core characteristic that forms 

the foundation of our competitive edge as a cost effective 

combat-ready reserve. Over 60 percent of the ANG 

force consists of “traditional” part-time, professional 

Airmen, who train to the same standards, supply the same 

capabilities and provide the same response times as the 

regular Air Force. 

The ANG is closely tied to our communities. Generally our 

members are recruited locally, hold civilian jobs there, and 

maintain close ties throughout most of their careers in 

the ANG. Unlike regular Air Force Bases which tend to be 

self-sufficient, we also depend on our local communities for 

many common resources needed to support the mission. 

Shared infrastructure, such as retail stores and housing, 

reduces operating costs significantly (66 of 88 ANG flying 

units are co-located at civilian airports, sharing runways, 

taxiways, and fire/crash emergency response).

The synergy resulting from these relationships is 

fundamental to the mission readiness of the ANG in 

these ways:

■	 Ties to the local area provide personnel stability, 

resulting in a high level of unit integrity and 

experience.

■	 Long-term relationships position the ANG to plan, 

exercise, and respond to natural and man-made 

domestic emergencies. 

■	 Shared civil/military work force provides the ANG 

and the community with broad skill sets.

The Truax Field Fire Department provides emergency response 

capabilities to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National 

Guard, and the Dane County Regional Airport.

Air National Guard medical personnel from the 115th Fighter 

Wing, Madison, Wisconsin, train at an Emergency Medical 

Support (EMEDS) hospital during exercises at the ANG 

Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan.

Wyoming Air National Guard Capt. Sara Kershaw, a 

C-130 aircraft commander, flies one of hundreds of 

missions during her unit’s deployment to Iraq that 

moved 49,000 tons of cargo in 2008. 
Dual-Use

Capabilities

Airmen from the Arkansas Air National 

Guard load portable generators 

aboard a C-130 Hercules during their 

deployment in Iraq. The aircraft was 

deployed from the Wyoming Air 

National Guard.
CYBERSPACE

CYBERSPACE

Senior Airman Jonathan Odum repairs computers while deployed to Anderson Air Force 

Base, Guam – a job that contributes to protecting the cyberspace network.
CYBERSPACE

2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMENT | 

Future Mission Areas

The ANG is prepared to take on more mission sets to 

better support the overall Air Force mission. The ANG 

will continue to work with the Adjutants General to 

refine and update the modernization and recapitalization 

plans outlined previously. We will not only support our 

Governors at home with quick responses to natural and 

man-made disasters, but will also support the Combatant 

Commanders with improved mobility, agile combat support, 

and other mission sets, both tried and new.

Rapid Global Mobility

Continuing ANG participation in inter-theater or strategic 

airlift (C-5, C-17), intra-theater or tactical airlift (C-130, 

future C-27/JCA), and air refueling (KC-135, KC-10, future 

KC-45) is important. Within the Strategic Reserve construct, 

strategic airlift and air refueling are central due to their 

surge-to-demand operation and ability to meet scheduled 

operational force requirements rapidly. Tactical airlift fits 

well with dual capabilities required by the ANG’s state and 

federal roles. Its versatility makes it especially valuable in 

responding to domestic needs, such as Modular Aerial Fire 

Fighting (MAFF), and aerial delivery of food and supplies to 

disaster victims, and in search and rescue.

Agile Combat Support

Expeditionary Combat Support (ECS) units will continue to 

provide essential combat service support in sustaining all 

elements of operating forces, providing medical support, 

services, security forces, civil engineers, transportation, 

logistics support, and airfield maintenance. ECS also 

includes ANG support to National Guard Civil Support 

Teams (CSTs) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, 

and high-yield Explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force 

Packages (NG-CERFP) to assist civil authorities’ response to 

domestic CBRNE incidents. These units are at the forefront 

of our dual-use capabilities in responding domestically 

to man-made and natural disasters as well as overseas 

disasters and operational missions.

Intelligence, Surveillance, and 

Reconnaissance (ISR)

The ANG can help meet rapidly increasing ISR requirements 

for the Joint Force, in areas such as the following:

■	 ISR in Special Operations

■	 Distributed Ground Stations 

■	 Human Intelligence 

■	 National Tactical Integration

■	 ISR Center of Excellence (Nellis AFB, Nevada)

■	 Air Force Expeditionary Signals Intelligence 

■	 Computer Network Exploitation

■	 Tactics Analysis

■	 Global Aviation Analysis Support Team

■	 All Source Intelligence Analysis

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) 

requested investment in manning ISR aerial ports, which 

points to the need to further invest in small aircraft to 

support specific ISR requirements, something the ANG 

is uniquely qualified to do since it already possesses the 

appropriate aircraft and experienced aircrews. Platforms 

such as these have dual-use capability for both homeland 

and expeditionary operations. Specifically, it can support 

DoD’s “Building Partnership Capacity” efforts with nations 

desiring a partnership arrangement involving a low-cost 

multi-utility platform, which could further enhance the 

National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP). This 

manned ISR mission, using the small aircraft platform, is 

potentially the most promising initiative for the ANG in the 

near future.

Cyberspace

This year the Air National Guard continued to grow 

into cyberspace by establishing three more information 

operations squadrons, raising the number of operational 

units to eight. These new units include the 166th Network 

Warfare Squadron based at New Castle Airport, Delaware, 

the 273rd Information Operations Squadron (IOS), Lackland 

AFB, Texas, and the 229th IOS, located in the Vermont 

National Guard Armory. While the specifics of each unit’s 

mission vary slightly, all are dedicated to deterring the ever 

growing number of daily attacks against this nation’s cyberbased infrastructure. 

Space Operations

ANG units support space and missile operations at several 

locations in Alaska and the continental United States. Air 

Force Space Command desires increased ANG involvement 

in space operations, to include Missile Warning associate 

squadrons, Missile Operations support squadrons, 

Distributed Command and Control Mission expansion, and 

Space Launch/Range operations.

Continuing Missions

The ANG will retain some existing mission sets, such as 

those associated with Global Persistent Attack. This mission 

is a surge task that requires a large number of fighter 

aircraft, particularly in the early stages of a conflict. The 

Air Force Reserve Components provide the most cost 

effective way to maintain this surge capability.

The Air Force will not be able to recapitalize its fighter 

force structure on a one-to-one basis, which means that 

some ANG fighter units have been required to transition 

to other mission areas. Developing active and classic 

associations such as those mentioned above are now 

underway as we transform to new and promising mission 

sets.

For FY10, fully rebalancing and training will involve a 

complex interchange of people, training, and resources. 

These mission changes will directly impact about 15,000 Air 

National Guard members across the nation. 

In an environment where change is considered a constant 

instead of a variable, we continue to move forward 

knowing a more capable Air National Guard will better 

serve the needs of our nation tomorrow and far into the 

future.
JOINT STAFF NATIONAL GUARD

Major General 

Peter M. Aylward

Director, Joint Staff, 

National Guard Bureau

2    2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEM

Joint Staff 

National Guard

Message from the Director 

Today’s National Guard faces a more complex and challenging world than ever before. There are no 

easy solutions to our comprehensive problems. America 

must remain ready to fight and win across the full range 

of military operations. Enemies are finding new ways 

to overcome the difficulties of geographic distance. The 

increase in travel and trade across U.S. borders has created 

new vulnerabilities for hostile states and actors to exploit 

opportunities to perpetrate devastating attacks on the 

U.S. homeland. U.S. military forces enjoy significant 

advantages in many aspects of armed conflict, but we will 

be challenged by adversaries who possess or design novel 

concepts to overcome our advantages. 

At home, the terrorism threat coincides with violent 

drug-trafficking organizations and border security 

challenges. These trends produce a geopolitical setting 

that is increasingly complex and unpredictable. Therefore, 

the National Guard must be flexible and prepared for the 

unexpected. In addition, the way the National Guard is 

organized, equipped, and trained provides the unique 

ability to respond quickly and effectively to natural 

disasters and man-made catastrophic events. The National 

Guard Bureau’s Joint Staff has taken on these challenges 

with the following efforts, teams, and programs.

Domestic Operations

Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil 

Support Teams (WMD-CST)

The National Guard continues to strengthen its ability to 

respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and 

high-yield explosive incidents with 55 WMD-CSTs and two 

newly established units going through the DoD certification 

process. These units are manned by 22 full-time Army and 

Air Guard personnel who provide each Governor with an 

immediate response capability, specialized expertise, and 

technical assistance that can be provided to local incident 

commanders nationwide. WMD-CSTs do not duplicate state 

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield 

Explosive (CBRNE) response capabilities, but support civil 

authorities by identifying CBRNE agents or substances, 

assessing current or projected consequences, advising on 

response options, and assisting with requests for state 

support. Congress recently expanded the use of CSTs to 

include response to intentional or unintentional HAZMAT 

incidents and natural or manmade disasters.

The National Guard’s Civil Support Teams, which are so 

essential to the security of the American people on an 

almost daily basis, depend on the availability of adequate 

operations and maintenance funds to carry out their tasks. 

Any reduction in funding below that requested carries 

the risk of hindering the operational capability of these 

essential teams. 

102nd CST Survey 

Team members 

prepare to enter a 

structure in order 

to check for sarin 

gas contamination 

during a demon- stration event in 

Brooks, Oregon. 
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) -

Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) Teams

Army and Air National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen with technical response skills in this area make up 17 CERFP teams 

covering every region of the country. The CERFP team is designed to locate and extract victims from a collapsed structure 

in a contaminated environment, perform medical triage and treatment, and conduct personnel decontamination from a 

weapon of mass destruction incident.

CBRNE Consequence Management 

Response Forces (CCMRFs)

Each CCMRF provides 4,700 trained and equipped active 

and reserve component military personnel ready to assist 

civil authorities in response to a CBRNE incident. CCMRF 

capabilities include: 

■	 CBRNE reconnaissance and detection

■	 Casualty search and extraction

■	 Decontamination

■	 Hazardous material handling and disposal

■	 Medical triage, treatment, and care

■	 Aero-medical evacuation

■	 Explosive ordnance disposal

■	 Air and land transportation

■	 Mortuary affairs

The National Guard Bureau continues to support planning 

for the standup of all CCMRFs.

Ohio National Guard members from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package extract 

a “victim” during a disaster response exercise near Toledo in 2008. 

Virginia National Guard units participate in a chemical, biological, 

radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive enhanced response 

force exercise at Fort Pickett, Virginia, in 2008. 
2    2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEM

Joint Force Headquarters-State 

(JFHQ-State)

The National Guard continues to strengthen and refine the 

54 Joint Force Headquarters throughout the United States. 

JFHQ-State works to enable effective domestic responses 

while conducting traditional state National Guard training 

responsibilities for Army and Air Force reserve component 

forces. Each JFHQ-State provides the Governor with 

information and command and control for effective 

National Guard response; provides improved situational 

awareness to DoD before, during, and after an emergency 

response; and facilitates unity and continuity of military 

(federal and state) effort during Continental U.S. (CONUS) 

operations.

Louisiana and California National Guard Soldiers set up receivers during Hurricane 

Gustav to stream live video from aircraft to emergency responders on the ground 

tracking the effects of the storm in neighborhoods. 

Critical Infrastructure Program – Mission 

Assurance Assessment (CIP-MAA) Teams

National Guard CIP-MAA teams are comprised of CitizenSoldiers and Airmen trained to assess the vulnerability of 

industrial sites and critical U.S. Government infrastructure 

to attack. Their analysis helps various government 

agencies direct prevention, deterrence, mitigation, and 

response efforts. Currently, three teams are assessing 

Defense industrial base sites and ten teams are assessing 

Department of Homeland Security sites. 

Joint Enabling Team (JET)

The National Guard Bureau’s highly trained professionals 

making up Joint Enabling Teams establish a logistics and 

support link between NGB, the supported state, and 

supporting states and agencies. The JETs help identify 

potential mission shortfalls and facilitate missions by 

assisting with the collection, reporting, and sharing of 

information. They ensure that resources are available 

and that personnel directly involved in the mission are 

effectively supported for domestic operations involving 

floods, hurricanes, and tropical storms.

Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers review neighborhood maps prior to visiting 

mobile home residents in Gulfport to inform them of a mandatory evacuation order in 

anticipation of Hurricane Gustav making landfall in 2008. 

National Guard Reaction Force (NGRF)

Within hours of an incident, upwards of 500 individuals 

can assist state and local law enforcement by providing site 

security, presence patrols, show-of-force, establishment of 

roadblocks and/or checkpoints, control of civil disturbances, 

force protection and security for other responders, and 

protection of DoD assets as required. 

A Point of Distribution Site in Gulfport stays busy as citizens line up for water, ice, and food being distributed by members of the Mississippi National Guard following Hurricane Gustav.
Task Force for Emergency 

Readiness (TFER)

The TFER program enlists National Guard officers at the 

state level to write comprehensive “state” Homeland 

Security Plans that address the eight national planning 

scenario sets. The Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) is currently funding five pilot states (Hawaii, 

Massachusetts, South Carolina, Washington, and West 

Virginia) with the intent of expanding TFER to all states 

based on the anticipated success of the pilot program. 

Counterdrug Programs 

In 2008, some 2,400 National Guard personnel supported 

law enforcement agencies in seizing illegal drugs with a 

street value of approximately $28 billion. The National 

Guard supports law enforcement counterdrug operations 

with 125 specially equipped Army National Guard OH-58A 

helicopters and 11 Air National Guard counterdrug RC-26B 

fixed-wing aircraft.

Synchronizing counterdrug information-sharing among 

law enforcement agencies, the National Guard, and 

Department of Defense agencies has greatly increased the 

efficiency and speed of the effort.

A California National Guard Soldier uses a remote-controlled camera to watch 

for illegal border crossers, smugglers, and other suspicious activity during 

Operation Jump Start. 

Did You Know

The National Guard operates four congressionally 

authorized counterdrug training academies in Iowa, 

Florida, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. These schools provide 

training in both supply interdiction and demand reduction 

mainly to local law enforcement agencies and community 

based organizations at no cost to those entities. 

Stay on Track

In 2008, National Guard personnel reached over 3 million 

people with their positive anti-drug messages. Drug 

demand reduction programs such as Stay on Track have 

reached over 115,000 middle school students in 215 schools 

around the country since 2007. In 2009, Stay on Track plans 

to reach out to another 150,000 students.

Counterdrug 
2    2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEM

Operation Jump Start

The National Guard and the U.S. Border Patrol marked the 

end of the Operation Jump Start (OJS) mission in 2008 with 

ceremonies in Washington, D.C. Operation Jump Start 

began June 15, 2006, and officially ended July 15, 2008. 

At its peak, the operation saw up to 6,000 National Guard 

Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen assisting the Border Patrol to 

increase security and vigilance along the nation’s southern 

border. 

OJS assistance not only freed up hundreds of Border Patrol 

agents to perform their normal law enforcement duties, 

but it also allowed time for the Border Patrol to hire and 

train more agents. 

“Within law enforcement, there is one word that we put 

a lot of weight on,” said David V. Aguilar, Chief of the 

Border Patrol. “That is the word ‘partner.’ Today, I am very 

proud to call every individual who wears the uniform of the 

National Guard, has ever worn it, or will wear it, or is in any 

way affiliated with the National Guard ... our true partners, 

and for that we truly thank you.”

Over the two-year period, more than 29,000 troops from all 

54 states and territories participated. As we look back on 

this operation, we count the following successes: 

■	 Assisted with over 176,000 immigration violation 

apprehensions

■	 Aided in seizing over 315,000 pounds of marijuana

■	 Aided in seizing 5,000-plus pounds of cocaine

■	 Helped build more than 19 miles of road

■	 Helped repair more than 717 miles of road

■	 Helped construct 38 miles of fencing

■	 Helped erect 96 miles of vehicle border barriers

The National Guard provided the Border Patrol logistical 

and administrative support by operating detection systems, 

providing communications, and analyzing border-related 

intelligence. Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen also built new 

infrastructure, conducted training, and provided additional 

aviation assets and ground transportation.

Joint and Interagency Training 

To continue providing quick and effective support of 

local and state response forces, the National Guard must 

continue expanding its capacity to conduct joint and 

interagency training in a domestic environment. We can 

accomplish this by increasing the number of National 

Guard, state and local response forces, DoD, and federal 

agencies participating in the U.S. Northern Command 

(USNORTHCOM) and NGB Joint Interagency Training 

Capability (JITC) programs. 

Increased participation by these and other agencies 

will improve tactical interoperability as well as unity of 

effort among state, local, and federal agencies during 

catastrophic man-made or natural disasters. Increasing 

the number and scope of National Guard regional training 

centers (such as the Joint Interagency Training and 

Education Center (JITEC) in West Virginia) will also improve 

response proficiency and standardize tactics, techniques, 

and procedures for National Guard teams dealing with 

chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield 

explosives (CBRNE). 

Joint Interagency Exercise Program 

(VIGILANT GUARD) 

This exercise program conducts four National Guard 

regional exercises each year that provide valuable 

experience and training opportunities to the following 

force elements:

JTF Commander Training Course

This course prepares potential JTF commanders to 

operate, organize, and function in the unique federal 

and state environment. The four-day in-residence course 

is conducted twice a year at USNORTHCOM in Colorado 

Springs.

JFHQ/JTF Staff Training Course (JSTC)

This course provides comprehensive training and education 

for joint staff to support JFHQ and JTF missions in state or 

federal status. 

Wisconsin Army National Guard Spc. Joseph Prieto watches rows of monitors in a border patrol station in Yuma, Arizona, in support of Operation Jump Start.

Operation Jump Star
2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMENT | 

Collective CBRNE Training Program

Seventeen CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages 

(CERFPs) and 57 Weapons of Mass Destruction 

– Civil Support Teams (WMD-CSTs) learn to respond to a 

catastrophic CBRNE event in this program. 

Joint Interagency Training and Education Center 

(JITEC)

In addition to the Joint Interagency Training Capability, 

JITEC plays an integral part in continuing the National 

Guard’s transformation for the future by building 

relationships and capabilities with our interagency partners. 

Joint Interagency highlights include:

■	 Providing more than 30,000 duty-days of training 

and interaction in over 800 exercises to some 

90 different organizations and agencies since 

September 11, 2001

■	 Scheduling more than 200 training, exercise, or 

assessment activities in 2010

With continuing support from both DoD and Congress, 

the National Guard will continue to transform itself into 

a premier homeland security and defense organization, 

leveraging state and federal responses, capabilities, and 

expertise.

Local fire protection and emergency response teams train with the 

Nevada Army and Air National Guard in victim recovery, triage, and 

building-damage assessment during a Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise.

A Nevada Army National Guard Chinook picks up a mock victim from a simulated earthquake disaster in Virginia City, Nevada, as part of the Vigilant Guard 2008 training.

Lake Superior

Lake Michigan

Lake Huron Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

Gulf of

Mexico

PACIFIC

OCEAN

W E

N

S

Colorado

Florida

Illinois

Minnesota Massachusetts

Missouri

Nebraska Ohio

New York

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Washington 

CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package Locations

West 

Virginia

California

Georgia

HAWAII

ALASKA

SSG Michael Foster of the Joint Task Force 781st CERFP team in Georgia uses 

secure instant messaging software to communicate information to a CERFP team 

in Denver during the 2008 Democratic Convention.

VIGILANT GUARD
2    2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEM

Technology Revolutionizes 

Emergency Response 

and Training 

Technology has played a key role in enhancing the National 

Guard Joint Staff’s effectiveness in America’s emergency 

preparedness and response. Emergency response training, 

information exchange, and command and control activities 

are more robust than ever to support local communities 

during a time of catastrophic events. The following 

highlights our progress.

Joint CONUS Communications Support 

Environment (JCCSE)

The JCCSE is the National Guard Bureau and USNORTHCOM 

umbrella platform that establishes communications and 

information sharing for Homeland Defense and Civil 

Support missions from the national to the state or territory 

level. The JCCSE platform ensures the National Guard’s 

capacity to provide Command, Control, Communications, 

and Computer (C4) support necessary to carry out National 

Guard responsibilities. These capabilities directly supported 

FEMA operations during Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

First Lieutenant Michael Malloy, left, of the National Guard’s Joint Communication, 

Command, Control and Computer Coordination Center in Smyrna, Delaware, briefs 

Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, LTG H Steven 

Blum, and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England on current capabilities. 

Communications, situational awareness, and command 

and control were bolstered with the following JCCSE 

enhancements:

■	 NGB acquired 84 Joint Incident Site Communications 

Capability (JISCC) systems to be distributed to 

the 54 states and territories. These sets provide 

interoperable communications at the incident site 

along with a satellite link to command and control 

centers to share information and tools needed to 

request or direct support.

■	 NGB established a Joint Command, Control, 

Communications, and Computer (C4) Coordination 

Center (JCCC) to monitor the status of all 

National Guard communications to the Joint 

Force Headquarters in each state, FEMA, and all 

emergency agencies involved. During an incident, 

the JCCC provides help-desk and satellite link 

support to teams deploying with JISCC. 

■	 NGB established the Joint Information Exchange 

Environment (JIEE) as a web-based application to 

provide a common operating picture of all nonfederalized National Guard activities. JIEE provides 

the ability to monitor, track, and share operational 

information with mission partners in a trusted 

domestic operations environment that extends 

down to the incident level. This capability is not 

currently available in DoD programs of record.

The domestic information environment in which JCCSE 

must interoperate continues to evolve. Consequently, NGB 

will continue to request funding to both sustain and adapt 

JCCSE capabilities as the domestic response requirements 

emerge.

Emergency Management Staff Trainer 

(EMST)

The Emergency Management Staff Trainer is a new virtual 

training application that provides extremely low-cost, 

scenario-driven training that can be repeated as many 

times as needed. This capability offers training that is 

geographically specific, allowing National Guard and 

civilian emergency management personnel to engage in 

training specific to their own city or state.

EMST training software uses advanced graphic programs to customize disaster 

response scenarios to specific locations.

Scenarios developed to date include Hurricane Preparation 

and Response, Earthquake Response, Building Collapse, 

and Pandemic Influenza Response.

Regional and State Online Resource 

– Emergency Management (RaSOR-EM)

RaSOR-EM supports training activities by combining 

commercially available mapping programs with links to 

thousands of emergency management databases and 

other information sources, dramatically enhancing speed 

and access to this critical information. All 54 states and 

territories, numerous federal agencies, and personnel 

from the Department of Homeland Security currently use 

the program. Data layers have been added to include 

critical infrastructure data, locations of schools and reserve 

centers, and other valuable data. 
2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMENT | 

Supporting the Warfighter

An effective Citizen-Soldier or Airman is one who knows his 

or her family is safe, secure, and able to function efficiently 

while he or she is deployed. An effective Soldier or Airman 

also needs support in transitioning back to civilian life after 

long deployments. Keeping our Soldiers and Airmen ready, 

both physically and mentally, requires the National Guard’s 

support through programs for the individual and the family.

Transition Assistance Advisors

Sixty-two Transition Assistance Advisors (TAAs) were hired 

in the states, territories, and District of Columbia to provide 

personalized service to Guard and family members. They 

educate and assist them on constantly evolving benefits 

information, assist them in obtaining their federal and state 

benefits and entitlements, and help them file and track 

benefits claims. These personalized services include linking 

Guard members and families to behavioral health resources, 

disability claims filing, and obtaining disability 

compensation. These advisors work closely with 

the liaisons from the NGB and Department 

of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and have proven 

themselves invaluable by educating National 

Guard leadership, Guard members, and 

veterans on the myriad of complex benefits 

and entitlements earned through their 

military service. 

In one instance, the TAA, the Seattle Veterans’ 

regional office, and the Washington National 

Guard teamed up to test an idea that allows 

persons to file for Veterans Administration benefits 

and process them within six to eight days of their units 

returning from active duty – a method previously reserved 

only for returning active duty units. This is made possible 

by allowing access to military medical records, often a large 

factor for delays in claims. The units also complete medical 

benefits forms on site.

National Guard Joint Family Program

The National Guard Joint Family Program (JFP) provides 

direct support to the 54 state and territory family program 

directors, youth coordinators, and 92 Wing Family Program 

Coordinators. The JFP office provides guidance, resources, 

and support to National Guard families when Guardsmen 

are deployed at home or abroad. JFP conducts all training 

events and national-level seminars and workshops for all of 

the above positions as well as for an estimated force of over 

10,000 National Guard family volunteers.

The program office provides training to families via 

computer-based training modules, centralized classes, and 

locally provided training to help make families self-reliant 

throughout the deployment cycle process. 

Family Assistance Web Sites/Programs

■	 Army Families Online www.armyfamiliesonline.org 

■	 The Department of Defense (DoD) Military 

OneSource Program www.militaryonesource.com

■	 DoD MilitaryHOMEFRONT web portal 

www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil 

■	 Operation Purple www.NMFA.org

Family Assistance Centers

Consider these actual family situations:

■	 A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, training for deployment to Afghanistan, receives 

word that his family’s home is gutted by fire.

■	 A Soldier suffers from severe post traumatic stress disorder as he deals with his wife’s 

declining health and the threat of losing their 

home.

■	 A catastrophic auto accident has left a 

Soldier a quadriplegic.

These are just a few of the situations Family Assistance 

Centers (FACs) deal with each day to help our Soldiers. 

More than 300 FACs across the 54 states and territories 

provide information, referral, and outreach to families 

of geographically dispersed members from all services, 

whether active or reserve component. Family Assistance 

Centers are critical to mobilization and demobilization and 

to the long-term health and welfare of service members 

and their families. The FAC team believes that Soldiers 

who know their families are cared for, safe, and secure at 

home, can better concentrate on their tasks and missions in 

theater. 

Utah National Guard, 19th Special Forces personnel 

are lifted on board an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk 

helicopter during a Combat Search and Rescue 

Integration Exercise in Utah.
30 | 2010 NATIONAL GUARD POSTURE STATEMEN

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Progra

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program provides 

information, services, referrals, and proactive outreach to 

service members, spouses, employers, and youth from the 

beginning through the end of the mobilization lifecycle.

Life Professional Counselors Dudley G. Chewing of Bossier City and Laura S. Frye 

of Natchitoches teach children of Louisiana National Guard Soldiers how to channel 

emotions through writing, music, and art during sessions held at Camp Lagniappe in 

Pollock, Louisiana.

The program provides a flexible family support system to 

meet the service member and family readiness needs of 

the expeditionary service component and geographically 

dispersed families. The program focuses on ensuring service 

members and their families receive the information and 

tools necessary to cope during the mobilization lifecycle.

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program services include:

■	 Marriage Enrichment

■	 Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)

■	 Warrior Transition Unit Information

■	 Traumatic Brain Injury Information and Support

■	 Child Behavioral Counselors

■	 Veterans Affairs Information

■	 TRICARE/Medical Benefit Information

■	 Family Counseling

■	 Legal Counseling

■	 Financial Counseling

■	 Community Relations

■	 School Support

■	 Child Care Services

■	 Informational meetings and briefings

■	 Preparations for reintegration

■	 Employment opportunities

Division of Psychological Health

The newly created Division of Psychological Health will 

direct and manage a comprehensive psychological health 

service dedicated to Guard members and their families on 

a variety of conditions associated with post traumatic stress 

disorder(s) and/or traumatic brain injury. Fifty-four licensed 

mental health practitioners will cover all the states and 

territories.

The Psychological Health service goals include:

■	 Providing high quality services that are National 

Guard member-specific

■	 Overseeing an individual’s mental health and 

readjustment needs to civilian life

■	 Addressing individual health care situations that may 

hinder reintegration to civilian life

■	 Consulting state and territory National Guard senior 

management on specific mental health needs and 

trends based on membership demographics

The NGB Division of Psychological Health is committed to 

providing quality care and will develop and implement a 

program that is practical, meaningful, and beneficial for our 

Guard members and their families, thereby ensuring our 

maximum operational readiness. 

A Leader in Equal Opportunity

In 2008, the National Guard Bureau Office of Equal 

Opportunity and Civil Rights developed Reasonable 

Accommodations procedures that are a model for 

other federal agencies. The National Guard Bureau is 

also officially partnering with Operation War Fighter 

through job fairs, resume reviews from the internet, 

and participation in ongoing work groups to enhance 

employment opportunities within NGB for wounded service 

members during their rehabilitation. 

This office ensures the effective management of National 

Guard Affirmative Action programs to achieve a military 

and civilian work force structure that reflects the diversity 

of the 54 states and territories. 

With the on-going support from Congress and the American 

people, the National Guard will continue to secure the 

American homeland while defending her interests abroad. 

Your National Guard is “Always Ready, Always There.
Alabama

Major General Abner 

C. Blalock Jr.

Alaska

Major General 

Craig E. Campbell

Arizona

Major General (AZ) 

Hugo E. Salazar

Arkansas

Major General 

William D. Wofford

California

Major General 

William H. Wade II

Colorado

Major General H. 

Michael Edwards

Connecticut

Major General 

Thaddeus J. Martin

Delaware

Major General 

Francis D. Vavala

District of 

Columbia

Major General 

Errol R. Schwartz, 

Commanding 

General

Florida

Major General 

Douglas Burnett

Georgia

Major General 

William T. Nesbitt

Guam

Major General 

Donald J. Goldhorn

Hawaii

Major General 

Robert G. F. Lee

Idaho

Major General 

Lawrence F. Lafrenz

Illinois

Major General 

William L. Enyart Jr.

Indiana

Major General R. 

Martin Umbarger

Iowa

Major General (Ret.) 

G. Ron Dardis

Kansas

Major General Tod 

M. Bunting

Kentucky

Major General 

Edward W. Tonini

Louisiana

Major General 

Bennett C. 

Landreneau

Maine

Major General 

John W. Libby

Maryland

Brigadier General 

(MD) James A. 

Adkins

Massachusetts

Major General (MA) 

Joseph C. Carter

Michigan

Major General 

Thomas G. Cutler

Minnesota

Major General Larry 

W. Shellito

Mississippi

Major General (MS) 

William L. Freeman 

Jr.

Missouri

Brigadier General 

(MO) Stephen L. 

Danner

Montana

Brigadier General 

(MT) John E. Walsh

Nebraska

Major General (NE) 

Timothy J. Kadavy

Nevada

Major General 

Cynthia N. Kirkland

New Hampshire

Major General (Ret.) 

Kenneth R. Clark

New Jersey

Major General Glenn 

K. Rieth

New Mexico

Major General (NM) 

Kenny C. Montoya

New Yor

Major General 

Joseph J. Taluto 

North Carolina

Major General 

William E. Ingram Jr.

North Dakota

Major General David 

A. Sprynczynatyk

Ohio

Major General 

Gregory L. Wayt

Oklahoma

Major General 

Myles L. Deering 

Oregon

Major General 

Raymond F. Rees

Pennsylvania

Major General Jessica 

L. Wright

Puerto Rico

Brigadier General 

(Ret.) Antonio J 

Vicens-Gonzalez

Rhode Island

Major General 

Robert T. Bray

South Carolina

Major General (Ret.) 

Stanhope S. Spears

South Dakota

Major General 

Steven R. Doohen

Tennessee

Major General 

Gus L. Hargett Jr.

Texas

Major General 

Charles G. Rodriguez

Utah

Major General 

Brian L. Tarbet

Vermont

Major General 

Michael D. Dubie

Virginia

Major General 

Robert B. Newman Jr.

Virgin Islands

Major General (VI) 

Renaldo Rivera

Washington

Major General 

Timothy J. 

Lowenberg

West Virginia

Major General Allen 

E. Tackett

Wisconsin

Brigadier General 

(WI) Donald P. 

Dunbar

Wyoming

Major General 

Edward L. Wright

State 

Adjutants 

General
CPT Clayton L. Adamkavicius, KY

PVT Algernon Adams, SC

SGT Jan M. Argonish, PA

SFC Brent A. Adams, PA

SGT Leonard W. Adams, NC

SGT Spencer C. Akers, MI

SPC Segun F. Akintade, NY

PFC Wilson A. Algrim, MI

SPC Azhar Ali, NY

SGT Howard P. Allen, AZ

1LT Louis E. Allen, PA

SSG William A. Allers III, KY

SFC Victor A. Anderson, GA

SPC Michael Andrade, RI

SGT Travis M. Arndt, MT

SSG Daniel L. Arnold, PA

SSG Larry R. Arnold, MS

SGT Jesse A. Ault, VA

SGT Christopher J. Babin, LA

SFC Travis S. Bachman, KS

SSG Nathan J. Bailey, TN

SPC William L. Bailey, NE

SPC Ronald W. Baker, AR

SGT Sherwood R. Baker, PA

MSG Scott R. Ball, PA

1LT Debra A. Banaszak, IL

SGT Derek R. Banks, VA

1LT Gerard Baptiste, NY

SGT Michael C. Barkey, OH

1LT Christopher W. Barnett, LA

SPC Bryan E. Barron, MS

SGT Michael Barry, KS

SSG Robert J. Basham, WI

SPC Todd M. Bates, OH

SSG Tane T. Baum, OR

SPC Alan Bean Jr., VT

SGT Bobby E. Beasley, WV

SSgt Brock A. Beery, TN

CPL Joseph O. Behnke, NY

SGT Aubrey D. Bell, AL

SSG Keith A. Bennett, PA

SGT Darry Benson, NC

SPC Bradley J. Bergeron, LA

LTC Richard J. Berrettini, PA

SSG David R. Berry, KS

SSG Sean B. Berry, TX

SSG Harold D. Best, NC

SSG Richard A. Blakley, IN

SGT Dennis J. Boles, FL

SFC Craig A. Boling, IN

SSG Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr., CA

SSG Darryl D. Booker, VA

COL Canfield Boone, IN

SPC Christopher K. Boone, TX

CPL Samuel M. Boswell, MD

SSG Collin J. Bowen, MD

PFC Samuel R. Bowen, OH

SGT Larry Bowman, NY

SSG Hesley Box Jr., AR

SSG Stacey C. Brandon, AR

SPC Kyle A. Brinlee, OK

SSG Cory W. Brooks, SD

SFC John G. Brown, AR

SGT Lerando Brown, MS

PFC Nathan P. Brown, NY

PFC Oliver J. Brown, PA

SPC Philip D. Brown, ND

SPC Timothy D. Brown, MI

SGT Charles R. Browning, AZ

SFC Daniel A. Brozovich, PA

SSgt Andrew C. Brunn, NY

SPC Jacques E. Brunson, GA

PFC Paul J. Bueche, AL

CPL Jimmy D. Buie, AR

SSG James D. Bullard, SC

SPC Alan J. Burgess, NH

SGT Casey Byers, IA

SGT Charles T. Caldwell, RI

MAJ Jeffrey R. Calero, NY

SSG Joseph Camara, MA

1LT Jaime L. Campbell, WA

LTC David C. Canegata III, VI

SGT Deyson K. Cariaga, HI

SPC Frederick A. Carlson, PA

SSG Nicholas R. Carnes, KY

SPC Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo, NC

MSG Scott M. Carney, IA

SGT James D. Carroll, TN

SPC Dane O. Carver, MI

SGT Frank T. Carvill, NJ

SFC Virgil R. Case, ID

CPT Christopher S. Cash, NC

SPC Stephen W. Castner, WI

SPC Jessica L. Cawvey, IL

CPL Bernard L. Ceo, MD

SPC James A. Chance III, MS

SSG William D. Chaney, IL

MSG Chris S. Chapin, VT

SSG Craig W. Cherry, VA

SPC Don A. Clary, KS

MSG Herbert R. Claunch, AL

SGT James M. Clay, AR

SPC Brian Clemens, IN

SSG Thomas W. Clemons, KY

SGT Russell L. Collier, AR

SFC Kurt J. Comeaux, LA

SPC Anthony S. Cometa, NV

SGT Brian R. Conner, MD

SFC Sean M. Cooley, MS

SSG Travis S. Cooper, MS

SPC Marcelino R. Corniel, CA

SGT Alex J. Cox, TX

SFC Daniel B. Crabtree, OH

MSG Clinton W. Cubert, KY

SSG Daniel M. Cuka, SD

SPC Carl F. Curran, PA

CPT Patrick D. Damon, ME

SGT Jessie Davila, KS

SPC Daryl A. Davis, FL

SSG Kevin D. Davis, OR

SPC Raphael S. Davis, MS

SSG David F. Day, MN

PFC John W. Dearing, MI

SGT Germaine L. Debro, NE

MSG Bernard L. Deghand, KS

SGT Felix M. Del Greco, CT

SPC Daryl T. Dent, DC

SPC Daniel A. Desens, NC

CPT Bruno G. Desolenni, CA

PFC Nathaniel E. Detample, PA

CPL Scott G. Dimond, NH

SPC Joshua P. Dingler, GA

SGT Philip A. Dodson Jr., GA

SPC Ryan E. Doltz, NJ

SSgt Geronimo “Jerome” M. P.

Dominguez, NY

1LT Mark H. Dooley, NY

SPC Thomas J. Dostie, ME

SSG George R. Draughn Jr., GA

SGT Duane J. Dreasky, MI

SPC Christopher M. Duffy, NJ

CPL Ciara M. Durkin, MA

SGT Arnold Duplantier II, CA

Sgt Lance O. Eakes, NC

SFC Amos C. Edwards Jr., GA

CWO Corry A. Edwards, TX

SFC Mark O. Edwards, TN

2LT Michael I. Edwards, AK

SGT Michael Egan, PA

SGT Christian P. Engeldrum, NY

SGT Daniel M. Eshbaugh, OK

CPT Phillip T. Esposito, NY

SPC Michael S. Evans II, LA

SPC William L. Evans, PA

SSG Christopher L. Everett, TX

SGT Justin L. Eyerly, OR

SPC Huey P. Long Fassbender, LA

SGT Gregory D. Fejeran, GM

CPT Arthur L. Felder, AR

SGT Robin V. Fell, LA

SGT Christopher J. C. Fernandez, GM

SPC William V. Fernandez, PA

SPC Jon P. Fettig, ND

SGT Damien T. Ficek, WA

SGT Courtney D. Finch, KS

SGT Jeremy J. Fischer, NE

CPT Michael T. Fiscus, IN

SPC David M. Fisher, NY

SGT Paul F. Fisher, IA

CW3 William T. Flanigan, TN

CW3 John M. Flynn, NV

SSG Tommy I. Folks Jr., TX

SGT Joseph A. Ford, IN

SGT Joshua A. Ford, NE

SPC Craig S. Frank, MI

SSG Bobby C. Franklin, GA

SSG Jacob Frazier, IL

SPC Carrie L. French, ID

SPC Armand L. Frickey, LA

SSG Joseph F. Fuerst III, FL

SFC Michael T. Fuga, AS*

SSG Carl R. Fuller, GA

SPC Marcus S. Futrell, GA

CSM Marilyn L. Gabbard, IA

SGT Jerry L. Ganey Jr., GA

SGT Seth K. Garceau, IA

SPC Tomas Garces, TX

SGT Landis W. Garrison, IL

PFC Alva L. Gaylord, MO

SGT Christopher Geiger, PA

SPC Christopher D. Gelineau, ME

SPC Mathew V. Gibbs, GA

2LT Richard B. Gienau, IL

SSG Charles C. Gillican III, GA

SGT Terrell W. Gilmore, LA

SPC Lee M. Godbolt, LA

SGT Jaime Gonzalez, TX

CPL Nathan J. Goodiron, ND

SPC Richard A. Goward, MI

SGT Shawn A. Graham, TX

SGT Jamie A. Gray, VT

SGT Kevin D. Grieco, IL

SPC James T. Grijalva, IL

SGT Shakere T. Guy, CA

SGT Jonathon C. Haggin, GA

SFC Peter J. Hahn, LA

CSM Roger W. Haller, MD

SSG Jeffrey J. Hansen, NE

SGT Joshua R. Hanson, MN

SGT Joshua W. Harris, IL

SSG Asbury F. Hawn II, TN

SPC Michael R. Hayes, KY

CPT Bruce E. Hays, WY

SGT Paul M. Heltzel, LA

SPC Kyle M. Hemauer, VA

1LT Robert L. Henderson II, KY

SSG Kenneth Hendrickson, ND

SFC John M. Hennen, LA

SGT Gary M. Henry, IN

SPC Michael L. Hermanson, ND

SPC Brett M. Hershey, IN

MSG Michael T. Hiester, IN

SGT Stephen C. High, SC

CPT Raymond D. Hill II, CA

SGT Shawn F. Hill, SC

SFC Matthew L. Hilton, MI

SGT Jeremy M. Hodge, OH

PFC Derek Holland, PA

SFC Robert L. Hollar Jr., GA

SPC Eric M. Holke, CA

SPC James J. Holmes, MN

SPC Jeremiah J. Holmes, ME

SGT Manny Hornedo, NY

SGT Jessica M. Housby, IL

SPC Robert W. Hoyt, CT

SPC Jonathan A. Hughes, KY

SGT Buddy J. Hughie, OK

SGT Joseph D. Hunt, TN

MSG Julian Ingles Rios, PR

SSG Henry E. Irizarry, NY

SPC Benjamin W. Isenberg, OR

SFC Tricia L. Jameson, NE

SGT Brahim J. Jeffcoat, PA

SPC William Jeffries, IN

SPC David W. Johnson, OR

SGT Joshua A. Johnson, VT

SFC Charles J. Jones, KY

SSG David R. Jones Sr., GA

SFC Michael D. Jones, ME

SGT Ryan D. Jopek, WI

SGT Anthony N. Kalladeen, NY

SPC Alain L. Kamolvathin, NJ

SPC Mark J. Kasecky, PA

SSG Darrel D. Kasson, AZ

SPC Charles A. Kaufman, WI

SPC James C. Kearney, IA

SGT Michael J. Kelley, MA

SSG Dale J. Kelly, ME

COL Paul M. Kelly, VA

SSG Stephen C. Kennedy, TN

SSG Ricky A. Kieffer, MI

SSG Bradley D. King, IN

SGT James O. Kinlow, GA

PFC David M. Kirchoff, IA

SGT Timothy C. Kiser, CA

SPC Rhys W. Klasno, CA

SPC Chris Kleinwachter, ND

SGT Floyd G. Knighten Jr., LA

SPC Joshua L. Knowles, IA

SGT Brent W. Koch, MN

SSG Lance J. Koenig, ND

SGT Allen D. Kokesh Jr., SD

CW3 Patrick W. Kordsmeier, AR

SPC Kurt E. Krout, PA

SPC John Kulick, PA

SFC William W. Labadie Jr., AR

SGT Joshua S. Ladd, MS

SGT Dustin D. Laird, TN

SFC Floyd E. Lake, VI

SPC Charles R. Lamb, IL

SPC David E. Lambert, VA

SGT Denise A. Lannaman, NY

SFC Issac S. Lawson, CA

CW4 Patrick D. Leach, SC

SGT Terrance D. Lee Sr., MS

SGT David L. Leimbach, SC

PFC Ken W. Leisten, OR

SSG Jerome Lemon, SC

SPC Brian S. Leon Guerrero, GU

SPC Timothy J. Lewis, VA

SSG Nathaniel B. Lindsey, OR

SGT Jesse M. Lhotka, MN

SSG Victoir P. Lieurance, TN

SFC Daniel R. Lightner Jr., PA

SPC Justin W. Linden, OR

SSG Tommy S. Little, AL

SPC Jeremy Loveless, AL

SSG David L. Loyd, TN

CPT Robert Lucero, WY

2LT Scott B. Lundell, UT

SPC Audrey D. Lunsford, MS

PFC Jonathan L. Luscher, PA

SPC Derrick J. Lutters, CO

SPC Wai Phyo Lwin, NY

CPT Sean E. Lyerly, TX

SGT Stephen R. Maddies, TN

SPC Anthony L. Mangano, NY

SSG William F. Manuel, LA

SPC Joshua S. Marcum, AR

SPC Jeremy E. Maresh, PA

PFC Adam L. Marion, NC

PFC Ryan A. Martin, OH

Sgt Anthony L. Mason, TX

SGT Nicholas C. Mason, VA

SGT John R. Massey, AR

SGT Randy J. Matheny, NE

SGT Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., CA

SFC Randy D. McCaulley, PA

1LT Erik S. McCrae, OR

SPC Donald R. McCune, MI

SPC Bryan T. McDonough, MN

SGT John E. McGee, GA

SPC Jeremy W. McHalffey, AR

SFC Joseph A. McKay, NY

SPC Eric S. McKinley, OR

LTC Michael E. McLaughlin, PA

SPC Scott P. McLaughlin, VT

SGM Jeffrey A. McLochlin, IN

SSG Heath A. McMillan, NY

SSG Michael J. McMullen, MD

SPC Robert A. McNail, MS

MSG Robbie D. McNary, MT

SSG Jeremiah E. McNeal, VA

SPC Curtis R. Mehrer, ND

PV2 Bobby Mejia II, MI

SPC Mark W. Melcher, PA

SPC Jacob E. Melson, AK

SPC Kenneth A. Melton, MO

SPC Jonathan D. Menke, IN

SSG Chad M. Mercer, GA
SPC Chris S. Merchant, VT

SSG Dennis P. Merck, GA

SGM Michael C. Mettille, MN

SPC Michael G. Mihalakis, CA

SSG Brian K. Miller, IN

SPC John W. Miller, IA

SGT Kyle R. Miller, MN

CPT Lowell T. Miller II, MI

SPC Marco L. Miller, FL

PFC Mykel F. Miller, AZ

SFC Troy L. Miranda, AR

SGT Ryan J. Montgomery, KY

SPC Samson A. Mora, GU

SGT Carl J. Morgain, PA

SPC Dennis B. Morgan, NE

SGT Steve Morin Jr., TX

SGT Shawna M. Morrison, IL

SPC Clifford L. Moxley, PA

LTC Charles E. Munier, WY

SPC Warren A. Murphy, LA

SGT David J. Murray, LA

SPC Nathan W. Nakis, OR

SPC Creig L. Nelson, LA

SGT Paul C. Neubauer, CA

SPC Joshua M. Neusche, MO

SGT Long N. Nguyen, OR

SPC Paul A. Nicholas, CA

SFC Scott E. Nisely, IA

SGT William J. Normandy, VT

PFC Francis C. Obaji, NY

SGT John B. Ogburn III, OR

SGT Nicholas J. Olivier, LA

SSG Todd D. Olson, WI

1LT Robert C. Oneto-Sikorski, MS

1SG Julio C. Ordonez, TX

SPC Richard P. Orengo, PR

SSG Billy Joe Orton, AR

SGT Timothy R. Osbey, MS

SSG Ryan S. Ostrom, PA

SSG Michael C. Ottolini, CA

SSG Paul S. Pabla, IN

SGT Mark C. Palmateer, NY

PFC Kristian E. Parker, LA

SGT Richard K. Parker, ME

SSG Saburant Parker, MS

SGT Lawrence L. Parrish, MO

SSG Michael C. Parrott, CO

SPC Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., PA

SGT Theodore L. Perreault, MA

SSG David S. Perry, CA

SGT Jacob L. Pfingsten, MN

SSG Joseph E. Phaneuf, CT

PFC Sammie E. Phillips, KY

SGT Edward O. Philpot, SC

SGT Ivory L. Phipps, IL

SSG Emanuel Pickett, NC

CW2 Paul J. Pillen, SD

PFC Derek J. Plowman, AR

SGT Foster Pinkston, GA

SGT Darrin K. Potter, KY

SGT Christopher S. Potts, RI

SGT Lynn R. Poulin Sr., ME

SFC Daniel J. Pratt, OH

SFC James D. Priestap, MI

2LT Mark J. Procopio, VT

SGT Joseph E. Proctor, IN

SPC Robert S. Pugh, MS

SFC George A. Pugliese, PA

SPC Joseph A. Rahaim, MS

SPC Eric U. Ramirez, CA

PFC Brandon Ramsey, IL

SPC Christopher J. Ramsey, LA

SSG Jose C. Rangel, CA

SSG Thomas C. Ray II, NC

SSG Johnathan R. Reed, LA

SSG Aaron T. Reese, OH

SGT Gary L. Reese Jr., TN

SGT Luis R. Reyes, CO

SPC Jeremy L. Ridlen, IL

SPC James D. Riekena, WA

SGT Greg N. Riewer, MN

PFC Hernando Rios, NY

SSG Milton Rivera-Vargas, PR

CPL John T. Rivero, FL

SSG William T. Robbins, AR

SSG Christopher L. Robinson, MS

CPL Jeremiah W. Robinson, AZ

SGT Nelson D. Rodriguez Ramirez, MA

SSG Alan L. Rogers, UT

SFC Daniel Romero, CO

SGT Brian M. Romines, IL

SFC Robert E. Rooney, NH

SPC David L. Roustum, NY

SGT Roger D. Rowe, TN

CW3 Brady J. Rudolf, OK

SGT David A. Ruhren, VA

CW4 William Ruth, MD

SPC Lyle W. Rymer II, AR

SPC Corey J. Rystad, MN

SFC Rudy A. Salcido, CA

SGT Paul A. Saylor, GA

SSG Daniel R. Scheile, CA

SPC Ronald A. Schmidt, KS

SFC Richard L. Schild, SD

SGT Jacob S. Schmuecker, NE

SPC Jeremiah W. Schmunk, WA

PFC Benjamin C. Schuster, NY

SGT Andrew Seabrooks, NY

SPC Dennis L. Sellen, CA

SGT Bernard L. Sembly, LA

SPC Daniel L. Sesker, IA

SGT Jeffrey R. Shaver, WA

SGT Kevin Sheehan, VT

SGT Ronnie L. Shelley Sr., GA

SGT James A. Sherrill, KY

1LT Andrew C. Shields, SC

SPC Bradley N. Shilling, MI

PFC Ashley Sietsema, IL

SGT Alfred B. Siler, TN

SGT Alfredo B. Silva, CA

SGT Isiah J. Sinclair, LA

SPC Roshan (Sean) R. Singh, NY

SPC Channing G. Singletary, GA

SPC Aaron J. Sissel, IA

SSG Bradley J. Skelton, MO

1LT Brian D. Slavenas, IL

SGT Eric W. Slebodnik, PA

SPC Erich S. Smallwood, AR

SGT Keith Smette, ND

CW4 Bruce A. Smith, IA

CPL Darrell L. Smith, IN

SGT Michael A. Smith, AR

SPC Norman K. Snyder, IN

SGT Mike T. Sonoda Jr., CA

Lt Col Kevin H. Sonnenberg, OH

SGT Matthew R. Soper, MI

SGT Kampha B. Sourivong, IA

SFC Theodore A. Spatol, WY

SFC William C. Spillers, MS

SPC David S. Stelmat, NH

SGT Patrick D. Stewart, NV

SGT Jonnie L. Stiles, CO

SGT Michael J. Stokely, GA

Maj Gregory Stone, ID

MSG John T. Stone, VT

SPC Brandon L. Stout, MI

SPC Chrystal G. Stout, SC

2LT Matthew R. Stoval, MS

SGT Francis J. Straub Jr., PA

SGT Matthew F. Straughter, MO

SGT Thomas J. Strickland, GA

WO1 Adrian B. Stump, OR

SSG Daniel A. Suplee, FL

SSG Michael Sutter, IL

SGT Robert W. Sweeney III, LA

SGT Deforest L. Talbert, WV

SFC Linda A. Tarango-Griess, NE

SPC Christopher M. Taylor, AL

SPC Deon L. Taylor, NY

CPT Michael V. Taylor, AR

SGT Shannon D. Taylor, TN

SGT Joshua A. Terando, IL

MSG Thomas R. Thigpen Sr., GA

SGT John F. Thomas, GA

MSG Sean M. Thomas, PA

SGT Paul W. Thomason III, TN

CPL Michael E. Thompson, OK

1LT Jason G. Timmerman, MN

SGT Humberto F. Timoteo, NJ

SPC Eric L. Toth, KY

SSG Robin L. Towns Sr., MD

SPC Seth R. Trahan, LA

SPC Quoc Binh Tran, CA

SSG Philip L. Travis, GA

CW4 Chester W. Troxel, AK

SGT Robert W. Tucker, TN

SGT Gregory L. Tull, IA

SPC Nicholas D. Turcotte, MN

1LT Andre D. Tyson, CA

SPC Daniel P. Unger, CA

PFC Wilfredo F. Urbina, NY

SGT Michael A. Uvanni, NY

1LT Robert Vallejo II, TX

SGT Gene Vance Jr., WV

SGT Travis A. Vanzoest, ND

SGT Daniel R. Varnado, MS

SSG Jason A. Vazquez, IL

1LT Michael W. Vega, CA

SSG David M. Veverka, PA

SPC Anthony M. K. Vinnedge, OH

SPC Chad J. Vollmer, MI

PFC Kenneth Gri Vonronn, NY

SPC Jason E. von Zerneck, NY

SSG Michael S. Voss, NC

PFC Brandon J. Wadman, FL

SSG Gregory A. Wagner, SD

SGT Andrew P. Wallace, WI

SGT Daniel W. Wallace, KY

SFC Charles H. Warren, GA

1SG William T. Warren, AR

SFC Mark C. Warren, OR

SPC Glenn J. Watkins, CA

MSG Davy N. Weaver, GA

SGT Matthew A. Webber, MI

SFC Kyle B. Wehrly, IL

SSG David J. Weisenburg, OR

SPC Michael J. Wendling, WI

SPC Cody Lee L. Wentz, ND

SPC Jeffrey M. Wershow, FL

SGT Marshall A. Westbrook, NM

SPC Lee A. Wiegand, PA

LTC James L. Wiley, OR

1LT Charles L. Wilkins III, OH

SGT David B. Williams, NC

SPC Michael L. Williams, NY

SFC Christopher R. Willoughby, AL

SSG Clinton L. Wisdom, KS

SPC Robert A. Wise, FL

SPC Michelle M. Witmer, WI

SSG Delmar White, KY

SGT Elijah Tai Wah Wong, AZ

SPC John E. Wood, KS

SFC Ronald T. Wood, UT

SGT Roy A. Wood, FL

SSG James Wosika, MN

SPC Brian A. Wright, IL

SGT Thomas G. Wright, MI

SGT Joshua V. Youmans, MI

SPC Christopher D. Young, CA

*American Samoa
National Guard Bureau

1411 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202-3231

www.ngb.army.mil

National Guard

POSTURE S

America’s Indispensable For