2014

12/18/2014 Contact: Public Affairs Office- Katie Horner Email: catherine.f.horner.nfg@mail.mil (785) 646-1192 www.kansastag.gov As an expression of its support for the state’s military families during the holiday season, Union Pacific Railroad donated $15,000 to the Kansas National Guard’s Military Emergency Relief Fund. Ben Jones, Union Pacific Railroad, presented a check to Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the adjutant general, and Mary Nesbitt, Family …

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12/17/2014 Contact: Public Affairs Office- Catherine Horner Email: catherine.f.horner.nfg@mail.mil (785) 646-1192 www.kansastag.gov Walmart and the Walmart Foundation donated holiday food gift bags to the Kansas National Guard today as a show of support for the men and women serving our state and nation.

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12/10/2014 Contact: Public Affairs Office- Catherine Horner Email: catherine.f.horner.nfg@mail.mil (785) 646-1192 www.kansastag.gov The Kansas National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery will celebrate its 135th birthday Friday, Dec. 19. The historic battalion is headquartered in Hiawatha with subordinate units located in Clay Center, Holton, Lenexa, Marysville, Ottawa and Paola. The battalion, which holds the lineage and honors of the 130th …

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12/8/2014 Contact: Public Affairs Office- Catherine Horner Email: catherine.f.horner.nfg@mail.mil (785) 646-1192 www.kansastag.gov The National Guard Bureau has informed Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the adjutant general of Kansas, that due to changing mission requirements, the mission of the 891st Engineer Battalion to West Africa has been cancelled.

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12/5/2014 Contact: Public Affairs Office- Catherine Horner Email: catherine.f.horner.nfg@mail.mil (785) 646-1192 www.kansastag.gov Capt. Hedrick Cintron will take command of the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, during a change of command ceremony Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Olathe Armory, 1601 W Old Hwy 56, Olathe, Kansas. During the 2 p.m. ceremony, Capt. Andrew Tapley …

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