Today we celebrate 74 years of the
#DoD
! 🎉
#DYK
that the Department of Defense is America's largest government agency, tracing its roots back to pre-Revolutionary times?
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Honored to engage in fruitful discussions w/
@nationalguardMS
Adjutant General Janson Boyles, Congressman
@RepTrentKelly
, & mayor
@toby_barker
at Camp Shelby JFTC. Talks emphasized our extensive p'ship, transcending military ties and venturing into businesses, EDU, AG, & beyond.
Honored to accompany
@nationalguardMS
Adjutant General Janson Boyles and Congressman
@RepTrentKelly
on a tour of Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. Together, we discussed ideas & initiatives to bolster the Uzbekistan-US bond, solidifying our commitment to partnership.
SSG Betts instructing Gun Slingers on Machine Gun Theory while attending Annual Training. Always learning and striving to be better scouts.
#GunSlingers
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and its partners will have a resource fair in Rolling Fork for ALL residents impacted by the severe weather and tornadoes on March 24th.
When: Saturday, June 24th
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: South Delta Elementary - 138 Weathers Ave.
Saturday, I had the privilege of addressing graduating Class 58 of the
@nationalguardMS
Youth Challenge Academy.
The academy gives young men and women from across our state a second chance, and I congratulate each of the graduates on this achievement.
June 19, known as
#Juneteenth
, is the newest federal holiday in the U.S. On this day in 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order
#3
:
"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free."
Had the privilege of engaging in an insightful conversation with Janson D. Boyles, Adjutant General
@nationalguardMS
. As part of our deep-dive discussion, we explored our shared goals and identified promising areas of partnership in the years to come.
The opening ceremony of the
#TrailofHonor
was hosted in Jackson, Mississippi last week. The VIPS, who included
#MedalofHonor
recipients, Ex-
#POWs
, and
#GoldStar
family members spoke about their experience during the conflicts they were a part of.
#MSNG
.
@nationalguardms
Soldiers provided short-range air defense assets at Exercise Balikatan 23, an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. 🔗
.
@nationalguardMS
Soldiers with the 20th Special Forces Group conducted embassy rescue training alongside Soldiers in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan during Southern Strike 2023.
🔗
📸
186 ARW ➕ 4 FW 🟰 Success
The
@nationalguardMS
supported the 4th FW exercise
#ACE
concepts at
#SouthernStrike2023
. ACE shifts generation of airpower from large, centralized bases to networks of smaller, dispersed locations to complicate adversary planning.