United States National Guard

Unmanned Aircraft Systems have taken the Army by storm. While most units fly on a regular basis, easily meeting their hourly requirements, and becoming very proficient at these tasks. There are several National Guard Units that continuously fail to meet these requirements. I think that if every National Guard Unit was able to conduct flight operations where they held weekend drills. You would see a drastic increase in annual hours flown, as well as overall proficiency and retention of soldiers in these

Matthew was the largest National Guard response to a hurricane since 2012, when Hurricane Sandy struck New York and New Jersey. Nevertheless they stood firm and ready to take on what Hurricane Matthew had in store. Standing true to their motto “Always Ready Always There”. The events following October 6, 2016 would put the National Guard to the test. The National Guard response consisted of three phases: training, preparation, and execution. The stage was set for the National Guard’s plan to go into

support. The President and governor struggled over control of the National Guard. The city of New Orleans suffered economically and through loss of life. With the pullout of the police, they fell into a different category that called for implantation of martial law using an outside policing force. The actions of Governor Blanco are ill prepared at most. Post Katrina in Louisiana was painfully obvious as the total failure of state and federal government’s anger looms towards the revision of an outdated

Non-Commissioned Officer) there will be many obstacles that I will have to overcome to be the best recruiter I can be. I want to be able to give others the same opportunities the National Guard offered to me. I was not always supportive of the military, but in the end I owe all my success to the time I spent in the Army National Guard. Throughout this paper I will be showing different statistics or demographics of the high school I feel is the most important school I need to focus on. When I start to

This is a memo is in response the recent events at the San Onofre nuclear facility and the military’s capabilities in the region and potential responses to the problem. In the tri state area California, Nevada, Arizona. We have 29 military bases with several others in the surrounding states (Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon). This disaster is, depending on the wind, a serious threat to at least: southern California, central Arizona and northern Mexico. However we have reason to believe that this

On September 11, 2001, the United States (U.S.) experienced an act of overt terrorism unparalleled in its history. The extremist terrorist group, al Qaeda, attacked the U.S and briefly paralyzed a nation. This was a physical attack on the US, but in retrospect, a global attack on democracy. The U.S. and its coalition partners came to the realization that this act of terrorism was potentially a precursor to an asymmetric warfare campaign that had global impact. After carefully analyzing the magnitude

side for the President to make a large, yet fair decision. There may be two sides to the story, but what is the right option? This question of safety and gun control has become part of an on-going controversy due to views on The Constitution, the national gun control laws, as well as the fact that most Americans would like an updated background checking system. The discussions about citizens’ rights to bear arms go back to ancient times. Political theorists from ancient Rome, John Locke of England

In preparing for my quantitative research I reviewed three articles relating to the wellbeing of the milspouse. The first article, “Military Deployment and the Spouse Left Behind”, Asbury and Martin (2011) included both male and female milspouses who were civilians or they were active duty personnel themselves. They gathered their data via a voluntary online survey which measured the spouses’ depression, anxiety, perceived social support, and marital discord. They focused on the differences between

Title 10 and National Guard forces during domestic operations increases the threshold of a state’s capacity to respond to disasters or security requirements. Pre-event preparation is required to achieve efficient integration. This preparation requires three critical elements, building relationships, integrated planning and exercises. To successfully incorporate federal forces during a response, states must develop positive relationships with key Title 10 partners during steady-state operations. Building

and resources that are currently being used by human resource professionals in the New York Army National Guard. I surveyed human resource professionals at the battalion, brigade,