/tags/north-carolina-national-guard North Carolina National Guard en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:08:23 GMT /news/2024-10-01/supplies-north-carolina-helene-biden-deaths The death toll after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast has reached at least 132 across six states. A crisis is unfolding in the mountains of western North Carolina, where water, food and other supplies are being airlifted into places cut off by mudslides and washed-out roads. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:08:23 GMT /news/2024-10-01/supplies-north-carolina-helene-biden-deaths Associated Press /military/2020-01-08/why-north-carolina-is-sending-so-many-troops-to-the-middle-east Iranian airstrikes on two U.S. military bases in Iraq yesterday marked a response to the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. In the past鈥� Wed, 08 Jan 2020 17:19:20 GMT /military/2020-01-08/why-north-carolina-is-sending-so-many-troops-to-the-middle-east Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio, Jay Price /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-08/why-north-carolina-is-sending-so-many-troops-to-the-middle-east Iranian airstrikes on two U.S. military bases in Iraq yesterday marked a response to the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. In the past鈥� Wed, 08 Jan 2020 17:19:20 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-08/why-north-carolina-is-sending-so-many-troops-to-the-middle-east Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio, Jay Price /military/2019-08-23/uniformed-head-of-north-carolina-national-guard-to-retire The top military leader of the North Carolina National Guard is soon leaving the post he's held most of this decade.Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week鈥� Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:10:54 GMT /military/2019-08-23/uniformed-head-of-north-carolina-national-guard-to-retire Associated Press /military/2019-07-18/nc-guard-preps-for-middle-east-deployment Nearly 3,000 members of the North Carolina National Guard are in the middle of a massive training exercise near Death Valley, California.The Guard's 30th鈥� Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:16:50 GMT /military/2019-07-18/nc-guard-preps-for-middle-east-deployment Jay Price /military/2018-05-27/ft-bragg-stories-i-looked-into-that-soldiers-eyes As a young man, David Goforth served in the National Guard throughout the 1980s. He enjoyed weekends practicing drills at Fort Bragg until he came upon a鈥� Sun, 27 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT /military/2018-05-27/ft-bragg-stories-i-looked-into-that-soldiers-eyes Elizabeth Friend /politics/2015-08-05/lawmakers-look-to-arm-nc-national-guard-members North Carolina legislators are considering a bill that allows the North Carolina National Guard to arm its service members at recruiting centers.State鈥� Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:49:10 GMT /politics/2015-08-05/lawmakers-look-to-arm-nc-national-guard-members Rebecca Martinez /military/2015-07-23/national-guard-honors-top-world-war-ii-veterans-in-raleigh The N.C. National Guard will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with a ceremony Friday honoring 16 members of the 30th Infantry鈥� Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:48:57 GMT /military/2015-07-23/national-guard-honors-top-world-war-ii-veterans-in-raleigh Rebecca Martinez /military/2013-10-31/nc-national-guard-tries-to-make-up-for-lost-drills-during-shutdown More than a hundred North Carolina Air and Army National Guard units are trying to reschedule training time they missed during the government shutdown.鈥� Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:07:42 GMT /military/2013-10-31/nc-national-guard-tries-to-make-up-for-lost-drills-during-shutdown Will Michaels /military/2013-09-17/same-sex-marriage-benefits-for-north-carolina-national-guard-members When the United States Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, it opened a lot of doors for gay couples. In its wake, President鈥� Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:27:18 GMT /military/2013-09-17/same-sex-marriage-benefits-for-north-carolina-national-guard-members Alex Granados, Frank Stasio