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Oct. 26, 2018

Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame induction set for Nov. 4

Retired Col. Wayne L. Cline......

Oct. 23, 2018

Governor proclaims October is Zombie Preparedness Month

Zombies. Seems like they?re everywhere these days ?movies, books, television (including commercials). So, the best thing to do is be prepared for them. And if you are, you?ll be better prepared for any other emergency that life sends your way. Dur...

Oct. 19, 2018

President grants federal disaster proclamation for September storms

President Donald Trump has granted a request from Gov. Jeff Colyer, M.D. for a federal disaster declaration for several Kansas counties affected by severe thunderstorms, straight-line winds, and flooding from Sept. 1 through Sept. 8, 2018. ?I want...

Oct. 16, 2018

Morgan named to Emergency Management Accreditation Program commission

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Sept. 14, 2018

69th Troop Command welcomes incoming commander

Brig. Gen. Anthony Mohatt, commander of the Kansas Army National Guard , passes the brigade colors to Lt. Col. Michelle Hannah, incoming commander of 69th Troop Command, during a change of command ceremony held at the Museum of the Kansas National Gu...

Sept. 12, 2018

Secretary of Defense Freedom Award

Nominations will open October 1 for the annual Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, sponsored by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. The Freedom Award is the highest award that can be bestowed on an employer and the Secretar...

Sept. 12, 2018

Emergency Management 101: Planning and Mitigation

A new safe room (top) replaces the former outdoor safe room, a buried metal culvert, at Theodore Naish Scout Reservation near Bonner Springs. The new safe room was constructed with mitigation grant funding. (Photos by Jacob Gray, state mitigation o...

July 16, 2018

Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps

By Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Smith Command Chief Warrant Officer I hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer thus far. I would also like to wish happy birthday to the Warrant Officer Cohort. 100 Years! We will be celebrating our cen...

July 16, 2018

Keep moving forward

By Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams State Command Senior Enlisted Leader There?s one thing about being a leader that is a must: you have to keep moving forward. Otherwise, you soon find yourself behind the people you?re supposed to l...

July 16, 2018

Kansas National Guard makes investments in education

By Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli The Adjutant General Benjamin Franklin wrote "An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends." This is a fact that the leaders of our state and nation have long recognized. This is why way back in 1944 the U.S. C...